In this video I want to cover a couple simple training drills. First will help you determine if a student has a flinch. The second drill will help you break that flinch.
Why do new shooters flinch? Well, they are scared of the gun. Not so much the recoil in their hands, but rather the overpressure concussion of that shock wave hitting them in the face. For some, maybe Daddy started them off at 10 years old shooting a double-barrel 12 gauge. For others, maybe they had poor hearing protection. Don’t laugh at them, because I can put you behind a Barrett .50cal (with the muzzle brake removed) and after a dozen rounds, your body wont be wanting you to pull the trigger either. Whatever the cause of the flinch; first you have to identify it, then you have to eliminate it.
Most shooters don’t flinch when they are just dry-firing, because their subconscious mind knows that they aren’t going to get slapped in the face by a loud shock wave. Also, you can’t really see a flinch while someone is shooting live ammo. That’s where Dummy Rounds come in. They work great for surprising that shooter. They think they are going to get popped. Then, when they hit the dummy round, that you hid in their magazine, they jerk the living hell out of the firearm.
Once you have identified that the shooter has a flinch; try to take away as much of the cause as possible. Use double ear pro. Use good wrap around glasses or even goggles. Use a pistol with a smaller caliber or lighter loads. A 44 magnum is not the best pistol to start out your 12 year old daughter on.
One of my favorite drills for fixing a Flinch, is called “Alternating Ball & Dummy.” Every other round is a dummy round and the shooter knows it. I even remind them. My thought process is that, even though they flinch on every live round, they are not flinching on the dummy rounds. Their subconscious mind is at least seeing what “correct” looks like 50% of the time (when they are shooting the dummy rounds). After a while, they relax, and the subconscious mind begins to flow with the line that they know is correct. It works. It might take a few magazines, but it does work.
So, the next time you are out at the range with a new shooter that is missing terribly; instead of just bashing them, give them some constructive criticism. Help them identify if they have a flinch. They might not even know it. Then, if they do, try my “Alternating Ball & Dummy” Drill to help them break the habit.
Thanks for watching. Strength & Honor, TR.
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Great lesson!
In think flinching is directly related to ones anxiety.
He literally looks at the open chamber ever time. Lol. Awesome drill
His stance is horrible.
This dude is hilarious. I like his style but I did learn a lot. Thank you, for the tutorial.
I usually put a few dummy rounds in my mags when training.
I like Karl, but can't watch full video cause his student looks hes gonna take a shit
Good drill. 👍 I like the concept of dissecting each aspect of what it takes to get rounds on target, but one aspect at a time so the shooter can see the issue, correct the issue, then move on to the next skill. (Rather than trying to fix 3 or 4 issues all at the same time).
6:20 hahahaha, me with my instructor the first time shooting
I like the cure 👍
Just make sure they have trigger dicipline because i can see some getting use to racking the dummy round out and pulling trigger trying to rack a live round amd hitting hand with slide when trigger pulled on mistake great vid i have did this before and it helps
That was Awesome
Need to train how to not to that butt wiggle everytime you draw
I think the way for someone shooting alone to do this is to load the mags before the range, maybe a day before and by then you probably forget where the dummies are. Otherwise even at the range eyes closed you can tell by how they feel
This guy reminds me of bully beat down lol I died laughing while learning 👍🏼
Hello how do I get a Internet ninja T-shirt
“Keep shootin’ you need all the practice you can get.” The guy talking is a savage 😂
That’s not a jerk down; it’s an attempt to stop recoil. But the explanation of shock wave is real good.
I love this drill
“Keep shooting, you need all the practice you can get!” 😂 …don’t we all, lol…
“Trust me you need all the practice you can get.” Lol. Hey we’ve all been there. Took me a while to get my flinch to go away. Just keep on practicing my man you’ll be good!
Drooping your head is a huge reason why shots land center low. If he stood straight up and brought the sights to the eyes it would fix that problem. Not a flinch problem necessarily, it could be his stance.
I tend to flinch at the first shot the rest is fine. 🤣 the recoil is the most notorious in my bad accuracy so I learned to aim a little lower to get the bullet to go where it needs to go.
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Happy new year!
I've been pulling trigger to rear & letting the shot be a surprise & low & behold no more low left but got some dummy rounds & going to try this next range session. Thanks again Carl. God Bless.
I’m actually excited to try this out. I already know I have a flinch. When I squeeze the trigger, I go so slowly that I can’t predict when the gun is going to actually fire, and my shots are dead on. But when I hurry through the trigger pull, I flinch in predicting the gun going off and my shots pull left. I want that flinch gone asap! Thanks!
When we run our local American Rifle Challenge our shooting partner loads our mags… In every series we get at least one dummy and up 5 depending on the level of challenge we want.
I enjoy watching these over again. Thanks for sharing…
I used to never flinch and then I hit a deer on a drive back home. Since then I’ve noticed I’ve been flinching a lot
Ball and dummy drill showed me just how anticipating the recoil is pointless. The more you do that, the worse the result downrange will be. I’ve been trained by Royal Marines on the Glock 17 and I had it clearly shown to me why it’s so bad. You will drag shots low all the time. The instructor stood behind me and asked me to take a few shots, focussing on the front sight, then he told me to secure, took the gun from me, then handed it back and said carry on and keep focussing on the front sight. When I pulled the trigger, the chamber was empty and the front sight dipped down violently out of the rear sight. That was where the bullet was going to end up. I had just had it shown to me via the ball and dummy drill that I was flinching. You can’t anticipate the recoil. Nobody has the reflexes to do that. The bullet leaves the end of the barrel and is at the target before anyone can react. If you pre-empt that and effectively point the muzzle at the ground, the gun won’t rise up to be on target – you’ll dump the round low. He then told me to do nothing but aim at the target and hold my finger on the trigger but not to squeeze. He then drew my finger back onto the trigger while repeating “aim, aim, aim” over and over, the gun went off and the round hit dead centre on a black target patch from 20 metres. He then said, “now you now what to do, just hold the foresight on the target, squeeze the trigger and do nothing else”. Yes the gun recoiled but because I had a firm grip, it reset the sight picture and the round went straight in the same place.
I'm so mad that sometimes, but not always, I anticipate so badly.
Instructor is a D-bag
6:19 – Lol
Awesome video on practicing shooting
As a lifetime shooter and relatively new firearm instructor thank you
Good video for beginners. Thank you.