Back in the days when I used to have to maintain marksmanship proficiency, I learned a great deal about how difficult it can be to maintain your aim. At the time, I was able to hit a man-sized target at 250 meters 80% of the time.
One of the key lessons was to remain steady. It takes the proper coordination of a number of activities. Your rifle requires "zeroing" to ensure that the bullets will end up where you are aiming. You have to ensure that you have correctly placed the target in your sights. You have to keep your breath rate steady and apply firm pressure without jerking your rifle off target. One tiny twitch which moves your rifle by a few millimeters could cause you to miss a target at 200 meters by a meter or more. Tiny errors get magnified because of the distances involved.
In some ways, there are projects that we are all working on that also require similar attention to details. While the results may not be as immediate or dramatic, there are many occasions where small errors can cascade through larger systems resulting in major errors.
Steady the target at the top of the sights. Exhale. Squeeze slowly. You should be surprised when the round fires....
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