An old but good tip on Flinch!
| Itʼs not always easy to determine whether or not youʼre having a problem with flinching. Many of my fellow shooters and some of my students were flinching and didnʼt even realize it. This is because the eyes can blink in an incredibly short time — 0.07 to 0.09 of a second. |
| Have someone check to see if youʼre flinching by loading a magazine randomly with dummy rounds. Then shoot the gun. If you clench or jump the gun it will be totally obvious not only to you but to the observer. Have the observer also watch your eyes for a couple of groups. They will notice if you blink your eyes or tighten your face or shoulder muscles while shooting. |
| Some suggestions for overcoming flinch: |
√ Try to focus more intently on the sights and recondition yourself not to tense up
√ Improve your hearing protection — lower the amount of discharge noise youʼre hearing
√ Switch to a .22 for a while and concentrate on the basics; then, switch back and forth from your competition gun and the .22 and see if it helps.
√ Work Burkett Timing Drills to over come it. Remember you can’t flinch as fast as you can shoot!