The biggest thing I got out of this is that I need to work on my trigger finger dexterity. I never realized how stiff my second knuckle is until I tried the thing with the pen from the video. Lots of other good stuff in here.
The biggest thing I got out of this is that I need to work on my trigger finger dexterity. I never realized how stiff my second knuckle is until I tried the thing with the pen from the video. Lots of other good stuff in here.
This short video is one of the most helpful I have seen. His style of teaching broke through some barriers for me.
My trigger control will definitely improve.
Any chance that you would wanna type up some of the info you shared on the phone? (i.e. how the finger muscles work and how it relates to Voigt's explanation on the video) I know I have been guilty of trying to press the trigger with the distal phalanx with a curling motion. Concentrating on bending the second knuckle to press the trigger has made an immediate difference in my one handed shooting.Originally Posted by Enel
Massively helpful. Thanks.
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I also noticed the difference most one handed.
Essentialy as he describes trigger motion, he is bending his PIP joint only. To do this you use the flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) muscle. This muscle is independent to each finger. The FD profundis (FDP) muscle is not independent and bends the distal joint. I can easily learn to just relax the index finger and focus on bending just the PIP joint. In this case, the distal joint may be a little floppy, but it doesn’t really matter, the trigger is going straight back.
I think this is what a lot of instructors mean when they say “isolate the trigger finger” they just haven’t explained it this clearly. I find this a little easier to do if I extend at the MCP joint. This is really easy to practice, even without a gun in hand.
I was with you right up until here. What's that mean?
Way cool, thank you.
I am afraid I still haven't grasped what it means to "extend" at the MCP joint.
Extend= move away from palm, Flex= move toward palm.
Close hand to fist, extend index MCP til nearly straight. Hold it there while flexing and extending index PIP. This is the motion Voight recommends we use for activating the trigger. I like it.
Last edited by Doc_Glock; 11-04-2018 at 09:40 AM.
Alright, cool. I am doing it right. Thanks for the details and sorry for being a little dense on that one. Just wanted to make sure I understood completely.Extend= move away from palm, Flex= move toward palm.
Close hand to fist, extend index MCP til nearly straight. Hold it there while flexing and extending index PIP. This is the motion Voight recommends we use for activating the trigger. I like it.
Last edited by cornstalker; 11-04-2018 at 10:13 AM.
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