wide45 Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 The gun was floating tonight. That was not the accomplishment, as I know I can't make it happen again. The accomplishment was allowing it to occur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 1988...Mesa Arizona...first trip away from Upstate NY....attending a shooting class at Rio Salado (sp) sportsmens club...teacher, none other than TGO. When discussing the relationship between the hands and the gun during the firing process he says, " You should get the sensation that your hands are "steering" the gun in the direction you want it to go. If you were to release your grip on the gun...it would float away like a helium filled balloon." Your getting somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 In the old days we used to call it driving the gun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 "Driving" sounds more forced than "floating". "Floating" to me sounds like a more "natural", "easy" way of handling the gun. Don't know how to better describe what I am trying to say, am I making sense ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 I discovered the "float" sensation LOOOOONNNGGG ago... But... can't make it happen consistently, even today. It seems to be a matter of balanced grip pressure--the relationship one hand has to the other... all the while isolating that trigger finger. When I do it all correctly, I can't even feel the recoil--because there isn't much. It's an odd sensation--but one of the best there is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 Driving the gun as in driving your car. You get the tactile input but you don't fight it like you do with manual steering.. Oh forgot, you probably never drove a big sedan without power steering... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 "Floating" the gun is like HAVING power steering...! The caliber of the gun/car suddenly makes no difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wide45 Posted April 23, 2004 Author Share Posted April 23, 2004 Power steering is a little imprecise, and isolated. I prefer unassisted. Just did a quick review of the Book, and (re)discovered that BE talks of driving the gun, like driving a car. I have always thought of driving the gun, like driving a nail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 I discovered the "float" sensation LOOOOONNNGGG ago... But... can't make it happen consistently, even today. Same here. That's an elusive 'lil devil. It's seems to manifest much more often when I abandon all hope of shooting "well" and just drive the friggin gun. It's like that bumper sticker aimed at cell phone users, "SHUT UP AND DRIVE." (note to brain: SUAD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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