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Air Rifle Position and my lower back

  • 11-08-2008 1:59am
    #1
    FowlerC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭


    Hi guys, I've been working on rebuilding my position lately now that the rifle I use is setup totally different. Today I was concentrating on the correct shouldering of the rifle and making sure there was no tension in my trigger arm (I have a tendency to tense it up to try and steady a wobbly position).

    One thing I've noticed lately is that my current position isn't very comfortable in my right lower back. It's not hurting per se, but I bet I'd be sore after a 60 shot match. Is this something I should worry about? Am I doing something fiundamentally wrong? I'm trying to keep myself as square to the target as possible with my shoulders, feet and hips all pointing at it. My previous position was a bit more open and as a result I definitely had a tendancy to sway left to right. Today it was the opposite with an up and down bias to shots. Now the rifle config is totally new so I suppose that could be me just being not used to the trigger..


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,589 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Re the pain - are you using shooting trousers that fit? You can also be over-arching your back. However, if you haven't shot in a while or trained your endurance it will hurt a bit. The rifle will weigh around 4kgs so it get quite heavy after a while. I'll be training tomorrow so, if you want, pop down and I'll take a look.

    Up and Down fliers could be:
    a)Breathing
    b)Snapping the trigger

    I would say its more B if this is a new position as I have noticed that happen to me a few times. Again, if you pop down I will take a look at it.


  • #3
    Sparks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,038 ✭✭✭✭Sparks


    If you're getting lower back pain, then yes, there is definitely something wrong and we need to change your position. Don't try to "tough it out" - a lot of the ex-US Women's team members have developed serious back problems as a result of trying to tough it out with an experimental position a decade or so ago. Personally, there's a large patch on my right leg that is totally numb because of nerve damage thanks to "toughing it out". Basicly, bad idea.

    Also, if you're totally square to the target it sounds like you'll have a savage bend in your lumbar spine, which isn't really that great.

    I'll be down at the range tonight as well if you want a hand with it.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
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    From the last time I saw FowlerC, it wasn't an 'overbent' position. Could have changed though.


  • #5
    Sparks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,038 ✭✭✭✭Sparks


    Not bent in the forward/backward plane zara, but bent in the side-to-side plane. Plus, if he's square to the target, there's a risk of excessive lumbar twisting as well. That's not to say you can't shoot square to the target - lots can - but that there's a risk of it.
    Really, you'd need to see the position to know. Without that data, you can really only suggest areas to look at.


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