Okay...this is long, and maybe a little strange - at least I have not heard of or read anything about it. My brother-in-law who, in his telling, was once a serious trap shooter starting at a young age, and whose father was notorious in local circles, swears by using his middle finger to pull the trigger. He pointed out (pun intended) that, together with your forend hand, you have both index fingers pointing at where your eyes go.
I am a fairly new trap shooter, and have a grandson I am just starting in the sport. As a lark, we both experimented with this technique on our Jordan Wall Chart before heading to the range. He seemed to like it, and it felt surprisingly natural and comfortable to me.
We both used it on our second round and did pretty well (for us). Although I missed a few, the feeling was that if I didn't let a hard right get away, I could break anything I pointed at with both index fingers.
After the round, the trapper pulled us aside and asked somewhat incredulously, "Why were you shooting with your middle finger? I saw your grandson doing it, then realized you were too."
I told her we're just experimenting. She expressed her concern that the bolt handles on our semis could slam into that fingers. I assured her that we both quickly realized that we must index our finger below the bolt handle to avoid getting bit.
Anyway...is this even a thing? I'd never heard of it before. I suppose, someone may respond suggesting, "Do a search - this has been done to death!" But I just wanted to recount our initial experiment and get some current feedback.
I appreciate any comments or suggestions.
I am a fairly new trap shooter, and have a grandson I am just starting in the sport. As a lark, we both experimented with this technique on our Jordan Wall Chart before heading to the range. He seemed to like it, and it felt surprisingly natural and comfortable to me.
We both used it on our second round and did pretty well (for us). Although I missed a few, the feeling was that if I didn't let a hard right get away, I could break anything I pointed at with both index fingers.
After the round, the trapper pulled us aside and asked somewhat incredulously, "Why were you shooting with your middle finger? I saw your grandson doing it, then realized you were too."
I told her we're just experimenting. She expressed her concern that the bolt handles on our semis could slam into that fingers. I assured her that we both quickly realized that we must index our finger below the bolt handle to avoid getting bit.
Anyway...is this even a thing? I'd never heard of it before. I suppose, someone may respond suggesting, "Do a search - this has been done to death!" But I just wanted to recount our initial experiment and get some current feedback.
I appreciate any comments or suggestions.
