Shooting to the left with Glock 34

[4wheels]

The 34 is a double stack 9mm and I am shooting to the left. It's not the gun, it's me.

How do I break this? Pretty sure I am twisting my hand while pulling the trigger.

I am a one handed shooter - the old hand holds me steady in the wheelchair. Shooting two handed throws me off balance.

I am a great shot with my 1911 .45 cal springfield.

[Rakkasan2187]

You are putting to much finger on the trigger. Back out a little and see if that works.

[M16]

Dry fire works wonders. More dry fire even works more wonders.

[Bullydog]

Work on your trigger reset. If you want more info I can PM and break it down.

[TXSTDU]

Also take a hard look into your grip. I had the same issue and I had to really rock my left wrist forward for a proper left hand grip.

[sierracharlie338]

Every response is more than likely true. You REALLY have to focus on your trigger mechanics with glocks.

[tvc184]

Get some snap caps (dummy rounds) and have someone else load your mags, staggering the rounds are various places. Don't simply do it real/dummy/real/dummy but vary them like 2/1/3/3/1, etc.

It will probably quickly show that you are anticipating the recoil and pushing to the left. When you squeeze the trigger on a snap cap, you will see if you are pushing in anticipation. I teach the police academy firearms a couple of times a year and that seems to be the most common problem of causing right handed shooters consistently sending rounds to the left.

Dry firing helps a lot but even then, you know the gun isn't going to go Boom! and it is a lot easier to not anticipate when you know there is no reason to do so. Dry fire, dry fire, dry fire but get some caps and see if you are pushing to the left when you are firing. Too much finger might do it also but that seems to be less of a problem in our basic firearms.

To emphasize it, we sometimes have a cadet that is having problems fire a .22 pistol and they usually fire consistently in the bulls eye. Switch them to a big boom-boom gun and their shots start pushing. They will swear that they are not anticipating but when we go to snap caps, I have seem some almost fall on their face from pushing forward in anticipation.

[4wheels]

Ya'll are great. So why am I so accurate with my 1911 vs Glock. To me you should not have to focus on trigger mechanics at all - shooting should be natural. Yes practice, helps. I will take all this awesome advice.

[tvc184]

Also check your grip. People with short or long fingers tend to rotate the pistol in their hands to make it feel more comfortable on where their finger meets the trigger. Instead of moving their finger in or out as needed, they will rotate the pistol making their natural point of aim off. You should be able to shut your eyes and draw your pistol from a holster and point at a target. If it is canted left or right when you open your eyes, your grip is likely wrong. While maintaining the improper grip you can twist your wrist left or right to compensate for it to line the sight up with your eyes but when you start shooting your wrist will naturally rotate back to its normal feeling position and the pistol again canted left or right. It is like getting a grip on a golf club and then rotating it after you address the ball. When you go to your swing, your arms are going to naturally rotate back to what is normal or comfortable.

If your grip is not correct from the start, everything else that you do is trying to correct for the grip. You will have to build in other flaws to correct the grip flaw.

[Rakkasan2187]

TVc you know your stuff

[KHoes203]

I have posted this before but it helped me and got me shooting good. Have a friend go to the range with you close your eyes and have the friend either load how ever many rounds or no rounds and you will never know if the gun is going to go off or not and if so how many times it will. Get the gun back make it feel comfortable like your going to shoot then open your eyes aim and shoot. You will quickly learn if your pulling it or what exactly you are doing.

[sierracharlie338]

Ya'll are great. So why am I so accurate with my 1911 vs Glock. To me you should not have to focus on trigger mechanics at all - shooting should be natural. Yes practice, helps. I will take all this awesome advice.

Completely different platform and your situation is usually the case for most people. Some say it has a lot to do with grip angle.

IMHO I think it is the only design flaw in a glock (trigger mechanism). Try upgrading to a better trigger and see what happens??

[hellbndr23]

Ya'll are great. So why am I so accurate with my 1911 vs Glock. To me you should not have to focus on trigger mechanics at all - shooting should be natural. Yes practice, helps. I will take all this awesome advice.

I've got the same issue. For me its length of trigger pull and trigger weight. Glock is MUCH longer than the 1911, also glock is a little heavier depending on 1911 trigger.

I have to concentrate much more on the glock. I also try and pull the trigger to the right (right handed) a bit. Not sure if that makes me put less finger on the trigger, or if it makes me keep from torqueing my hand with the trigger pull.

[TacticalCowboy]

You're not used to the long sweeping travel of the Glock trigger.

[Kill zone]

Trigger control is very important . I think the 1911 as a more natural grip when the glock
as a more angle grip.