Thread: Bad technique

Hi team,

So it's been a long while since I spent any serious time shooting and I realised after a very (rare) quick visit to the range that my technique has become incredibly poor. Now, I'm not saying that it was particularly great to start with but now.................

Anyway, aside from spending some serious time shooting, which I am struggling to find due to family and work commitments. What are some other things I can do to help work on and improve my technique?

Cheers

Nathan Foster has a very good book on shooting technique and related issues. You can buy it on his website at ballistic studies.

Check out some of member Norway's long range video's, fantastic, no bull shit video's on both shooting technique and drills. They make me think about what I am doing from the basics through to mental approach and dealing with misses etc.
Highly recommended viewing.

Dry firing seems to be recommended a lot. Haven't tried it myself

What @viper said!

Cheers
Pete

Well, it seems that Nathan Foster calls the cross brassing technic ( used by norway and many of us,with weak hand under the stock and free recoil off bipod)in his book Bullshit. NF seems an adept of the sling shooting technic over a back pack.
I have seen Norway DVD and read Nathan Foster books. It is easy to make a video to tell the public exactly what you want it to hear.( like shooting a plastic duck at 800 m in bad conditions , if you throw enough lead toward it you will eventually get it).
On the other side the credential of NF with more than 7000 head of game shot and all the shooting and reloading experience with a multitude of rifles and caliber ,make me think that he is not on the wrong path either.
So I am opening the pop corns and watching the debate :-)

Originally Posted by Friwi

Well, it seems that Nathan Foster calls the cross brassing technic ( used by norway and many of us,with weak hand under the stock and free recoil off bipod)in his book Bullshit. NF seems an adept of the sling shooting technic over a back pack.
I have seen Norway DVD and read Nathan Foster books. It is easy to make a video to tell the public exactly what you want it to hear.( like shooting a plastic duck at 800 m in bad conditions , if you throw enough lead toward it you will eventually get it).
On the other side the credential of NF with more than 7000 head of game shot and all the shooting and reloading experience with a multitude of rifles and caliber ,make me think that he is not on the wrong path either.
So I am opening the pop corns and watching the debate :-)

Hold that Forend! I tend to agree with what he says,that is how i was taught to shoot.

Originally Posted by Friwi

It is easy to make a video to tell the public exactly what you want it to hear.( like shooting a plastic duck at 800 m in bad conditions , if you throw enough lead toward it you will eventually get it).

I think you will be very happy to see that a large segment of the new "Longrange 2" (for lack of better title) is about me tearing down my own reputation, exposing my weak sides, showing how transferable shooting skill is and lifting up other shooters.
Since I am well aware of the "duck theories", it was also deemed prudent to demonstrate the more effective/accurate during an official match. Shooting in front of three judges and an audience encouraged to film (to create unabridged versions of the shooting) was a very effective way to negate further duck theories and maintain some credibility as a shooter.

This is my technical source, it is the book I used to recover my shooting after the accident. Although everything is not relevant for a hunter (like the "last 10 seconds"), Olympic level shooters are the manifestation of technical perfection. It's not magic or special skills, it is just work routines. Ways of the Rifle 2009 (£36.00)Edinkillie Sport Services

For the record: There was nothing faked about the longrange duck shot I did for Zeiss. It was a true first shot hit. They had to do a re-take on the closeup after the shot due camera limitations.

+1 on Ways Of The Rifle. It is and has been for some time the go to book on correct positions/techniques. I got my copy locally here Books - Accessories

It is expensive but well worth the money for both learners and experienced alike.

All written by European experts.

Dumb military. They taught me all wrong.
That fella should go to every western military and teach them the right way to shoot.







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Originally Posted by R93

Dumb military. They taught me all wrong.
That fella should go to every western military and teach them the right way to shoot.







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Yeh, as well as the military, people we regularly see on video eg Norway, Greg Duley etc have obviously got it wrong wrong wrong, along with all benchrest shooters (alright, not heavy recoil but same principles of consistency of hold, trigger release, follow thru), F Class shooters, free recoil shooters, by-pod shooters.

Originally Posted by zimmer

Yeh, as well as the military, people we regularly see on video eg Norway, Greg Duley etc have obviously got it wrong wrong wrong, along with all benchrest shooters (alright, not heavy recoil but same principles of consistency of hold, trigger release, follow thru), F Class shooters, free recoil shooters, by-pod shooters.

Springer air rifle shooter.

Re reading Nathan foster book's conclusion last night, the issue is not do much with heavy rifles but with heavy recoiling light rifles .

Originally Posted by Friwi

Re reading Nathan foster book's conclusion last night, the issue is not do much with heavy rifles but with heavy recoiling light rifles .

Who is dumb enough to expect good results, when trying precision shooting with a light but heavy recoil rifle, without a break or at least a suppressor?



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Originally Posted by R93

Who is dumb enough to expect good results, when trying precision shooting with a light but heavy recoil rifle, without a break or at least a suppressor?



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Unfortunately most people that by a modern synthetic rifle or light weight rifle.
Look at for sale threads and the likes, the first question is usually how heavy is it.
Everyone that owns a rifle wants precision don't they...