shooting while moving

[countryboy223]

looking for tips on how to shoot a rifle/handgun while moving?my sights bounce all over the target and i cant seem to keep them steady at any speed

[Jesse Tischauser]

Bend your knees, get low, roll your feet from heal to toe when moving forward.

Start moving backwards it's much easier.

[OUshooter]

Practice in a hallway at home. Focus on a single point and change up the length of your steps.

As JT suggested heel to toe is the "instructed" method. Get your platform and practice. What works for you may not work for most.

I'm 6'5" and realized that if I a chop my steps up into lots of short steps, then my front sight didn't move a tick. The speed with which I move seemed to not matter as much as the physical distance between steps.

Try varying your cadence and distance to see what works.

Edited July 5, 2011 by OUshooter

[George]

I practice shooting while moving using a treadmill at home.

[R-Bros_JLR]

I practice shooting while moving using a treadmill at home.

Finally....a good use for that damn thing other than a clothes rack in the middle of my room!! YAY!!

[Kyle O]

Just walk around aiming at various "things" and holding the sights on target.

Oh, and you have to make "pow, pow, pow" sounds under your breath, it's mandetory if you want to fully develop the skill.

[George]

Just walk around aiming at various "things" and holding the sights on target.

Oh, and you have to make "pow, pow, pow" sounds under your breath, it's mandetory if you want to fully develop the skill.

I just work the trigger slack while acquiring post-it targets on the walls around me. My wife made me stop the "pow-pow" sounds right after I started practicing at home

[Graham Smith]

Have a look at this video, in particular, the smooth "rolling" gate. This keeps the torso level and keeps the gun from bouncing. Get an inexpensive laser pointer and attach it to your gun with rubber bands or something. Try and move from position to postion while keeping that dot as steady as you can.

[combat tupperware]

Here is how I learned to "move" while shooting. Believe it or not it was marching band. In it they teach you move your lower body while keeping your upper body stiff. If possible, I suggest that you go to the local high school band director and ask if they will teach you how to march. Just a suggestion.

[flannigun]

If you go to youtube and search for

Todd Jarret move and shoot

this will pretty much cover it.

HTH

[Dan Sierpina]

Two words....Groucho Marx! Watch the old movies, Groucho has it down perfectly. Not to mention you have a few laughs.

[krayons]

Marching band way seems to work well. A skill useful after high school lol

[wi shooter]

I was taught to shoot on the move by taking a water bottle, and pouring out enough water to get to the wide part of the bottle.

Then, hold it out in front of you with both hands (bottle upright with both thumbs upright on the back of bottle) and then start walking. The ususal, get low, short steady steps. But, don't let the water slosh around. Keep it level. It sounds easy, but it does take a little practice.

It will really let you see what your sights would be doing. This was for pistol training but will help for rifle and shotgun also.

[EkuJustice]

Marching band way seems to work well. A skill useful after high school lol

+1

"Crab walk" from drumline is a great way to shoot and or load a shotgun moving right to left especially