{"id":1338,"date":"2019-10-31T07:43:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T07:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/?p=1338"},"modified":"2020-06-29T16:58:05","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T16:58:05","slug":"getting-over-jerking-the-trigger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/getting-over-jerking-the-trigger\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Over Jerking The Trigger"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stop Jerking The Trigger\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n

As we\u2019ve said before on this blog, going to the range and shooting guns is fun<\/a>, as in \u201cput a big smile on your face that lasts for hours and hours\u201d kinds of fun. This is the reason why millions and millions of Americans own guns and take them to the shooting range. Pulling the trigger and hearing the bang and seeing where you hit your target (or didn\u2019t hit your target) is fun. However, just as skiing is more fun if you don\u2019t fall down all the time, golf is more fun if you\u2019re not dropping every shot into the water, and bowling is more fun with fewer gutterballs, shooting is a lot more fun if you hit your target.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What Do We Mean By \u201cJerking The Trigger\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

To be honest, I\u2019m not that big of a fan of the phrase \u201cjerking the trigger.\u201d It has become a bit of a catch-all phrase for \u201cI\u2019m shooting low and left, and I can\u2019t figure out why.\u201d Let\u2019s begin with the obvious: The sights on your pistol are set properly, and it\u2019s not because of the ammo you\u2019re shooting either. Chances are, you\u2019re simply impatient and you\u2019re rushing to take the shot, as World Champion pistol shooter Rob Leatham will now explain. <\/span><\/p>\n