Dr Says...sing a little song

[SeanMP]

A week ago I was at the Dr's for biannual medicals and we got on the topic of sports that require a lot of mental focus and that involuntary twitch that seems to happen when your concentrating really hard and your brain send the signal to do execute the action...in our case it's pull the trigger. He is into similar sports.

Apparently that little twitch is called an autonomic seizure. It's normal and it occurs when one area of your brain is being used very intensely. Your brain sends out signals which are far too strong for the action required and they start bouncing all over the place causing random jerks and twitches. While your brain is sorting this out it follows that it takes two or three times longer for the signal to get to your finger to squeeze the trigger.

Here's the good part

He told me to sing a song in my head. Really belt it out and it prevents that synaptic misfire. I've tried it and it instantly pushed my shooting into a new level.

I thought it was cool enough to share

[PACTOO]

So you twitch before you shoot guns, eh?

[SeanMP]

Uh Yup

[AirGunEric]

Boy, I am relieved- I thought it was just me that had premature trigger pull-ation.

Is this common among men over 40? Or applicable to anyone?

Can we start a support group?

[MSEO1]

I'm just glad that it turned out the Sean wasn't going to talk about a certain rather intimate examination.

[SeanMP]

I'm just glad that it turned out the Sean wasn't going to talk about a certain rather intimate examination.

Nope they don't do that. The physical part of the physical is beyond bogus. Looks in my throat ears and has me read the red/green book...thats it thats all. Then of course there is three audio exams.

You could be on deaths door and still be fit enough to go out on search and rescue....but heaven forbid your hard of hearing

[Doc Sharptail]

but heaven forbid your hard of hearing

It's been about ten years since my last comfortably intelligible phone conversation. It happens to the best of us, especially in the over 50 group. If it were'nt for wife's interperter duties, I'd get nothing meaningful accomplished. She comes along with me for the important documentation things, so it's done right the first time.

My hearing loss is about a 50/50 split between being born that way, and over exposure to damaging loud noise.... If it wasn't for the inter-net, I'd be a total recluse when it comes to the social aspect of shooting...

If you've got some hearing left, take care of it. It really is irreplacable. Once it's gone, we don't get it back.

As for the rubber glove exam, it depends on your doctor. If he's anything worth his salt, specimen collection, front and rear, should occur at every physical. If those are clear, then glove test once every 5 years...

As for the pre-mature firing pin release- having a trigger I'm familiar with, that has a tiny amount of predictable pull weight goes a long way in eliminating those yanked fliers. Developing an intimate knowledge of a trigger takes time and practice. I do try and get them the same across all my airguns as much as possible.

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

[SeanMP]

Boy, I am relieved- I thought it was just me that had premature trigger pull-ation.

Technically the topic of the original post is delayed trigger pull-ation....but in the spirit of inclusion ( see all you HR people...I am actually listening) yes I think a support group would be good.

[SeanMP]

Nice

It's been working really well for me too

[Hammer Sandwich]

I've heard that having a song get stuck in your head can also be some sort of sympathetic nerve response that can help one's mind focus, and deal with stressful events.

I've read about troops in combat, and often hear about things like time seeming to slow down or speed up, details becoming ultra sharp, and yes, having a song stuck in the head.

(In the book "Generation Kill" by Evan Wright, which tells the story of the U.S. Marine First Recon Division, and their invasion of Iraq, one of the protagonists gets "sundown" by Gordon Lightfoot stuck in his head every firefight.)

Maybe doing this on purpose can mimic the brain's coping mechanisms, and lead to a higher degree of focus.

Or somethin' like that.