dbagwell Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 I've been practicing some dry fire drills and I noticed that as I draw from my holster I noticed myself moving my finger to the trigger as I'm extending my arms toward the target, just before I acquire my sight picture. I would like to correct this now if it's a bad habit. So my question/concern is whether or not it's acceptable to get my finger on the trigger before I'm completely on target and ready to shoot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 So my question/concern is whether or not it's acceptable to get my finger on the trigger before I'm completely on target and ready to shoot? If it's not on the trigger by then you are late to the party. In my opinion you are not ready to shoot until your finger is on the trigger. You keep your finger in the guard when you transition from one target to another right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbagwell Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 So my question/concern is whether or not it's acceptable to get my finger on the trigger before I'm completely on target and ready to shoot? You keep your finger in the guard when you transition from one target to another right? Yes, definitely. It certainly feels natural to move my finger into position as I'm taking aim, just wanted to be sure that it wasn't a DQ-able offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reichebrown Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 I continue to press the trigger all the way through extending my arms while acquiring my sight picture. My goal is to break the shot at full extension with good sight picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Anderson Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 That's commonly called "prepping" the trigger and is a good thing. Having your finger on the trigger and waiting to press it is the essence of gun control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sin-ster Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 When I actually had real take-up on my competition gun, I had all of the slack out of the trigger by the time it sounds like you're just starting to engage it. (Once the muzzle was oriented towards the target, my finger was on the trigger face. During press out, I was taking up slack.) Now that just touching the trigger takes up the slack, I find myself doing the exact same thing that you are-- and my draws definitely aren't slow in the grand scheme of things... IOW, it sounds like you've naturally arrived at the desired result... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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