trigger control
Measured pressure technique
Trigger control is the technique of pressing a firearm's trigger smoothly and steadily to fire without disturbing the aim.
Poor trigger control—jerking or flinching—pulls shots off target.
The skill is fundamental to marksmanship: His trigger control improved after months of dry-fire practice.
The term appears in shooting sports, military training, and firearms instruction.
- front sightForward aiming post
- follow-throughCompleting what you began
- marksmanshipAccuracy in shooting
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- gripSecure manual hold
recoil management · firearm · live fire · flinch · patience · wall · reset · focus · discipline · squeeze · slack · restraint · break · finger placement · dry firing · stance · practice · muscle memory
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- marksmanshipmarksmanship, dry firing, accuracy, aim, target practice
- shooting rangesshooting range, gun range, lanes, firing range, firing line
shooting technique quality
trigger controlflinching
Involuntary recoil response
spray and pray · anticipation · pulling shots · pulling the trigger · negligent discharge