Hitting left when shooting

[OlderThanDirt]

You subconsciously want to shoot leftists?

Make sure your grip aligns straight from your eyes through to the target. The consistent error seems to imply a death grip on the firearm, with a slight misalignment in the hands/wrists. Flinching and trigger finger errors usually result in a wider pattern. Your natural sight alignment might have a slight bias that is consistent and correctable.

[ninja750r]

Snap caps aren't the answer for your problem. If you were flinching the shot group would not be as tight as it is. I've never seen anyone have a consistent repeatable flinch. It's more than likely trigger control or grip problem.

Somewhere someone said move right foot back a bit. I tried doing it in the living room and found that my point of aim shifts right.

Now that I think prior to my left hitting I did have my foot back a bit and for whatever reason I squared up my feet and started hitting left.


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[russ69]

.....That was 10 yards....

Use your pistol

[ninja750r]

Use your pistol

Like throw it? [emoji23]

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[P5Ret]

Somewhere someone said move right foot back a bit. I tried doing it in the living room and found that my point of aim shifts right.

Now that I think prior to my left hitting I did have my foot back a bit and for whatever reason I squared up my feet and started hitting left.


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Foot positioning is probably the least important factor involved. Take for example how people shoot barricade positions. Depending upon how you are positioned in relationship to the barricade dictates your foot placement. Now if we go with the theory that foot placement is throwing your shot's off you would see a wide variance in people who shoot competitions involving barricades. Not to mention shooting while moving.

Realistically you should be able to hit what your shooting at even if your flat on your a&&. Grip, trigger control fundamentals and proper sight picture are the most important aspects of shooting. Honestly diagnosing a shooting issue without actually seeing what's going on is going to be hit and miss. Hands on coaching from someone who knows what they are doing and knows how to teach (not a skill set that everyone has) will go a long way to correcting minor issues.

[Springfield45]

Hey guys,

I'm hitting left about 2 or 3 inches when firing. I've tried moving my finger over the trigger more and it doesn't seem to matter. Doesn't matter what gun I use. Wife shoots dead nuts center with said guns [emoji35] [emoji35] [emoji35] [emoji35]

I dry fire don't seem to jerk. A friend says I'm dipping the front of the gun when I pull the trigger.

Am I not pulling the trigger hard enough or something? Any ideas on what to do? Am I trying to hard to shoot good and messing things up?

What can I do to isolate the concern.

Picture attached shows my problem.

I'm right handed.

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Honestly your pattern is not that bad. You are minute of bad guy all ready. Here is the flinch target again. But I do not think your trigger finger is the problem.


I have not seen anyone say it but it may be your eyes. You have different vision than your wife dose. This is why guns need to be sighted in for the intended user. If the gun you are using is primarily yours I would sagest you adjust the sights to you. You seem to be consistent on your target. Just move the sights.

[hambam105]

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[SoCal1911]

I have the same issue, and have taken videos with no help. Have determined that my problem is with my eyes. I have talked with my eye doctor about this problem. He confirmed that I do not see the same as most other people even with glasses. Each eye has a different focal point. I have to use adjustable sights, or aim high right to hit were I want. For me it is not a trigger control or flinching problem, been shooting for many years. My wife's Python is spot for her, but when I shoot it my hits are low left. Same with my shooting buddy. I have learned to live with it. Just my findings, but yours could be trigger control which you should work on first, which is the most common issue with most people, as others here have pointed out. Good luck.

[Mike0904]

Heres another Grouping analysis