Hey,Hey Indiana,
I just wanted to let you in on a little secret to shooting I just discovered: How to eliminate your flinching with one simple trick!
I was down at the range practicing with my 1911 model .45 handgun and my .300 win mag hunting rifle a couple of months ago.
I had on my traditional ear muff hearing protection which was fine, though I don’t love the bulk of old style ear muffs as they often get hot and get in the way of the stock of my rifle.
But more importantly that day than my ear muffs, is that when firing my .300 win mag or especially my .50 cal, that I was flinching more than I cared for.
I usually take this as a sign of my confidence in shooting, though at 49 years old, I’ve been shooting my whole life with great success on long range shooting and hunting everything from waterfowl to big game. But yet this still tripped me up a bit.
But on the range that day, I stopped and took a break and walked around the range a bit and noticed something interesting. All the guys who were using ear muffs were still flinching a bit. But then I noticed guys shooting who had in ear protection and They Were Not Flinching... AT ALL.
I asked one of my fellow shooters that day, who was using in-ear protection, about it and he commented that he had a friend who was a hearing specialist and founder of a hearing protection company who had educated him on this exact issue 2-3 years earlier and forever cured his ‘flinching problem.’ “Wow!” I exclaimed “Can my ear pro really be the cause of my flinching?” I asked.
He continued and explained something to me that day, I’ve never heard hearing protection articles refer to. It’s simply the pain effect of the gunshot on your eardrum! So obvious, yet no one’s talking about this. He continued to share what his hearing specialist friend shared with him.
The inside of our ear canals with the eardrum and associated inner ear is the most sensitive part of the external body. You can take the strongest man in the world and make him cry like a little baby when pushing a simple Qtip in his ear too far... Tears start flowing and he’ll be dying to get away ASAP!
This is why enemies in warfare jam bamboo shoots into their enemy’s ears in the past as a method of torture.
Crazy, right? Yet us as shooters never consider this in relation to hearing protection.
He showed me his ear pro that day, which was super cool. They were tiny buds I’d never seen before. Check them out here Simply put, these earbuds offer: - A pair of small in-ear buds for ear pro allowing you to bypass bulky ear muffs.
- Sound/hearing enhancement technology to let you hear sounds on the range and in the field to maintain your hearing, your directional hearing and situational awareness
- Automatic hearing protection to shut out loud sounds while allowing you to maintain great hearing
- Turn Bluetooth audio on or off as you want music, or audio from your phone.
- All of these advantages in one pair of earbuds.
Essentially these will allow you to leave your ear muffs, audio earbuds and noise cancellation headphones home and just take your new EAR PRO buds as your new ‘Go To’ Ears!
The best part- I haven’t flinched while firing my firearms since I’ve been using these!
That’s it! A great seal in your ear canal is the best hearing protection you can get- Hands Down!
Do this and watch your flinch disappear!
Travis Johnson
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