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Ball and Dummy (Flinch Check)
beginnerThe definitive flinch detector. A partner randomly loads snap caps — you cannot know which press will fire. Any movement on a snap cap is a flinch.
Fire the string as if every round were live. On a snap cap (no discharge), your rifle should not move at all. Zero muzzle dip, zero trigger yank, zero body flinch. If it does move, that same movement was present on every live round.
You need a partner. Load a magazine with live rounds and 2–3 snap caps (inert dummy rounds) randomly mixed by your partner without telling you the order. Assume a supported firing position. Your partner observes your muzzle and trigger hand.
Pass: zero observable movement on snap cap presentations. Fail: any muzzle dip, jerk, or body movement. If you fail, repeat dry-fire trigger press drills before returning to live fire. Note what specifically moved (muzzle low = flinch anticipation, muzzle right = pushing, etc.).
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