GLOCK 17 Accuracy - shots landing left

The period I owned my Glock 17 saw me doing the same thing.

I came from shooting a DA/SA CZ 75 to the Glock, and the triggers are different enough that I was using weird muscles in my hand, and twisting the pistol without noticing. Very consistently, mind you, but definitely me, not the gun.

TONS of dry-fire practice, and slow, deliberate shooting helped me figure out and train my hand so I was pulling straight back on the trigger.

Then I sold it. Go figure.
 
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Maybe this will help????

Let us know.

Paul
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now is that for a right handed shooter or a lefty cause they are different
 
I had the same problem with my G17. Try this, if the index finger of your support hand rests on the trigger guard, take it off. rest the entire support hand below the trigger guard. Second. when the trigger breaks, hold it down all the way through the recoil, then only when you have re-aquired your sights, release the trigger only enough that it "clicks" back into engagement. less travel=less muzzle movement. Aside from that, concentrate on your front sight when fireing. I tried the dry firing solution, but found that the sight radius was to short to notice any movement, even though it was throwing my shots. Glocks are difficult pistols to shoot, combine a striker fired pistol with a heavy trigger pull and a lot of travel and you're bound to have problems. take heart that you are not alone, it took me over a year to learn how to shoot mine properly.
 
When I got my 17 I was shooting to the left. After awhile it straightened out.

I would take painfull amounts of time to shoot a few rounds off concentrating on proper shooting technique.

The wife picked it up for her first shooting over 3 years and shot 2 really impressive targets with it.

A member at my club had an adjustment period with his Glocks. He was a 1911 fan. Took him some time to get good with the Glocks.
 
I've had my Glock-17 for years. Never was a able to shoot a target at ten paces without it hitting low left and most of those shots were off the target and into the back stop.
Scott Little of TDSA took me aside and coached me with my stance and hold of the pistol. Some dry firing was done. Then after ten minutes I shot the best group I have ever shot with any pistol. I had lots of two shot holes in my groups. The transformation of my shooting skill was magical.
He had me doing fast (for me) double taps. My ten rounds were in the area of a coffee cup. This guy is incredible. Thanks Scott.

So the Glock 17 is a very good pistol but is only as good as the shooter holding it.
 
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Here's two of the freebies that helped me the most.

http://www.handgunsmag.com/tactics_training/combatg_100306/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa50-plo48

On top of this I'd say that by far the worst enemy is the ol' flinch. It'll make a mess of the best set up sights. Shooting some .22 will do a lot for learning through that as well as having a buddy put in a snap cap or two in each mag. The snap caps won't actually cure the flinch like shooting some .22 but it will sure point out if it's a problem or not.

As for the slip on grips I have to wonder why you think you need them. The Glock frame is already quite fat even for my large hands. Adding something that makes it harder to get the proper finger wrap AND that is apparently slipping all at the same time sure seems counter productive.
 
remington700 said:
I had the same problem with my G17. Try this, if the index finger of your support hand rests on the trigger guard, take it off. rest the entire support hand below the trigger guard. Second. when the trigger breaks, hold it down all the way through the recoil, then only when you have re-aquired your sights, release the trigger only enough that it "clicks" back into engagement. less travel=less muzzle movement. Aside from that, concentrate on your front sight when fireing. I tried the dry firing solution, but found that the sight radius was to short to notice any movement, even though it was throwing my shots. Glocks are difficult pistols to shoot, combine a striker fired pistol with a heavy trigger pull and a lot of travel and you're bound to have problems. take heart that you are not alone, it took me over a year to learn how to shoot mine properly.
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What do you smoke?? 5.5 lbs is rather light compared to any DA/SA pistol. .5 inches of travel is rather short considering the 3/5 of that is slack or take up. Striker fired pistols produce linear movement of parts inline with the bore with fewer parts and less moving mass. The belief that Glocks are difficult to shoot comes from the fact that it takes proper training and SKILL to shoot a pistol effectively. Single action pistols like the 1911 with their very light triggers, short trigger travel and increased mass aid the untrained in getting shots on paper.

The rest of your post is correct. The serrated part of the trigger guard(the front) is there for looks not your fingers. What you describe with the trigger "click" is known as trigger reset. The technique is called "working the reset". The kool-aid that yyyyy mentions above is a good place to start but a video doesn't replace hands on professional training and many thousands of rounds at the range.

TDC
 
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Never have problems again is pretty awesome. Is the holy grail in the DVD case?

Usually the videos come with the message: "The DVD is not a substitute for hands on training with an experienced instructor"

The DVD's might have helped you prevent a bad habit, but if you are well into a routine and still shooting one way, you probably aren't going to be able to self correct as readily starting over based on watching a DVD (even a magic one!) as you are from getting an half hour of professional or experienced coaching.

Look for someone who is an experienced shooter/competitor at your local range and ask for an evaluation of stance, grip, etc...

One thought.. try a half/quarter step back with your right foot. Adjust as required.
 
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The belief that Glocks are difficult to shoot comes from the fact that it takes proper training and SKILL to shoot a pistol effectively. Single action pistols like the 1911 with their very light triggers, short trigger travel and increased mass aid the untrained in getting shots on paper.
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That made me laugh out loud. You make it sound like the 1911's are some kind of "cheating" rather than just admit they that are just easier to shoot well than a Glock. Hehehe.
 
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