Read over this, heck print it out ant take it to the range with you. Just go slowly, take your time and your shooting will improve.
Next time you go to the range take some time and concentrate on the principles.
PRINCIPLES OF SHOOTING.
The two firing tasks.
(1) Properly point the weapon (or insert any projectile launching device) at the target.
(2) Fire the weapon without moving it.
A. FIRST PRICIPLE OF SHOOTING.
(1) SIGHT ALIGNMENT.
Sight alignment is the clear tip of the front sight in the rear sight both vertically and horizontally. All to often people believe that sight picture is more important than sight alignment. This simply is not true, if you have bad sight alignment yet a good sight picture (Center Mass), your bullet will not hit where you think it will. It makes no difference what weapon you are shooting; always concentrate on proper sight alignment.
(2). SIGHT PICTURE.
(a) Correct sight picture is simply the introduction of a target, into properly aligned sights.
(b) Unfortunately we easily become fixated on the target and look past the alignment. Since we already established sight alignment we could easily look past it.
(c) The eye can only focus on one thing that focus needs to be on the front sight, ensuring the Continuous process of sight alignment
Focus on the front sight, NO EXCEPTIONS.
B. Second Principle of Shooting.
(1). Trigger Control
Trigger control is the movement of the trigger to the rear, in such a way as to not disturb sight alignment.
• The most important thing about trigger control can be summed up with one word SMOOTH!
• By not moving the trigger smoothly, we misalign the sights when the weapon fires.
• This can happen because the weight of the trigger that we’re moving to the rear has to go somewhere when the hammer is released.
• Often this disturbance is masked by recoil, or your perceived anticipation to the recoil.
• Remember even the slightest misalignment will throw the projectile off course.
(2). Follow Through:
• Continuing to apply the two principles until recoil has ceased.
• Keep your head pressure on the weapon the same (when firing a rifle).
• Keep your grip pressure the same.
• Keep visual focus on the clear tip of the front sight.
• Keep your aiming eye open through recoil.
• Ensure that all of these are held until recoil ceases.
C. Shooting is:
(1). Properly pointing the weapon with consistent Sight Alignment.
(2) Firing the weapon without moving it utilizing SMOOTH Trigger Control.
Remember the Principles of Shooting apply to any projectile launching device!
Acceptable movement:
Now I will add a little bit more here. It is time to talk about acceptable movement. No one can hold a weapon perfectly still to achieve a perfect sight picture, but we can attain perfect sight alignment. The only way you could attain a perfect sight picture is if the weapon is locked in a vice, or your clinically dead. So now you have to figure out what does your acceptable movement look like.
For some the front sight will appear to be moving on the target in a vertical motion, horizontal motion, diagonal motion, circle, figure eight, or even like an infinity symbol ( I've seen/heard it all). Now once you have figured out what your acceptable movement looks like you want to try and minimize it(or make the movement smaller), and pick a definitive spot in that movement. Once you have that figured out try to make all of your shots break at the same point every time. This is were the old adage of "Aim small Miss small" actually comes from. I hope this helps.