recoil control

Steadying after firing

Recoil control is a shooting skill—managing the kickback of a firearm to maintain accuracy across multiple shots.

In video games, especially first-person shooters, it refers to counteracting the upward drift of your aim when firing: His recoil control is insane—he beams people from across the map.

Good recoil control separates skilled players from beginners.

Related

compensation · steady · aim · burst · tracking · pulldown · pull down · weapon · gunfire · accuracy · stock · attachment · vertical · horizontal · pattern · muscle memory · drag · shooter

Opposites
shooting stability

recoil controlloss of control

Inability to direct outcomes

recoil · flinching · bucking · jerking · spray

firearm operation phase

recoil controltrigger pull

Force needed to fire

trigger control · sight picture · aiming · target acquisition · breath control

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated PG