Ok you Pro Range Masters I have a ? . When shooting and hitting in the 9-12 oclock position . You are anticipating the recoil . ,ok . But what is meant by not following thru ? My buddy has this going on but we do not know what is meant by this . Any pointers besides relax ?

First off, if you're using that old clock diagram as a suggestion of the problem, it's only intended for use with one (right) hand on the gun. If you're left handed, reverse the 9/3 o'clock comments.

Follow through refers to maintaining sight alignment & picture, stance, grip and muscle tension after the trigger releases the sear.

It sounds like the grip on the weapon isn't tight enough, could also be sight alignment. If using two hands, remember the weapon arm pushes forward, the support arm pulls back to create isometric tension to stabilize the weapon

Makes sense . Thanks . And yes right handed . But point made .

It's the gun, not YOU.

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Still Running Against the Wind

I agree with the previous poster's remarks. I'm sure you can find the "clock" target he refers to on one of the free target internet sites. There is one for both left and right handed shooters.

Follow through is maintaining all alignments after you break the shot. You might notice some shooters bringing the gun down out of the line of sight the instant they break the shot. This can cause inconsistant results in you marksmanship.

Practice, practice, practice.

LTC

This one:

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Still Running Against the Wind

Yes this is the one he was looking at . Just was not sure on the follow thru . Got some pointers here ,thanks . I was watching him to see if I could see anything . I thought he was just not not getting his right elbow in a locked position ( he is right handed with a dominate left eye ) . Now for a lot of trigger time .

An old tried and true method of helping correct flinching and yanking the trigger is called the "Ball and Dummy" drill.
On a revolver, load 3 live rounds and 3 snap caps (or fired cases) in a staggered order and let him shoot.
On a semi auto, stagger live ammo with snap caps.
He'll quickly see that he's jerking in anticipation, or yanking the trigger, and it'll help him slow the trigger squeeze and concentrate on his sight picture.
On a semi auto there's the additional benefit of learning the malfunction drill (tap, rack, reasses, bang).
The mantra of every Firearms Instructor is smooth trigger squeeze, and focus on the front sight.

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Hold my beer and watch this!

Many years ago, I was a believer in the "wheel of misfortune", but have been converted to believing that one should simply focus on the proper fundamentals and then the groups will shrink and be in the right place on the target. This is the positive approach. The wheel only give negative feedback. IMHO, throw away the wheel and start over with a clean slate focusing on the right things to do.