preparatory marksmanship (SMA - RRU).pptx

Basic skills for marksmanship training.

1. Preparatory Marksmanship Training

2. Objectives: 1) To teach trainees the essential of good shooting

3. Objectives: 2) To develop and fix correct shooting habits

4. Elements of Preparatory Marksmanship Training 1. Sighting and aiming exercise 2. Position exercise 3. Trigger squeeze exercise 4. Sustained fire exercise 5. Instruction of wind effects, sight changes & use of score card

5. Correct sight alinement – the relationship between the front sight and the rear sight

6. Correct sight picture – includes the correct sight alinement and the bull’s eye

7. Importance of sight alinement – the correct relationship of the front sight and the rear sight is more important than the relationship between the bull’s eye and the sight.

8. Holding the breath – draw in a little more air, let out a little, hold the remainder, squeeze the trigger.

9. Single target

10. Short exposure targets

11. Kinds of aiming positions

12. Standing position

13. Kneeling position

14. Kneeling position

15. Kneeling position

16. Squatting position

17. Sitting position: open leg

18. Sitting position: open leg

19. Sitting position: cross leg

20. Sitting position: cross leg

21. Sitting position: cross ankle

22. Sitting position: cross ankle

23. Flenching – is the movement of the body caused by the firer tensing his/ her muscles in anticipation of the recoil

24. Marksmanship Fundamentals S – steady position A – Aim B – Breathing T – Trigger Squeez

25. Sequence of action that makes up the trigger squeeze B – Breathe R – Relax A – Aim S – Slack S – Squeeze