Deerhuger,If you are consistently shooting 2 or 3 inches to the right maybe you need a little adjustment to your scope,your fathers hold or sight picture may be slightly different than yours.If you determine that you are flinching a bit at the range,invest in a better recoil pad,or do as I do use a recoil pad.I just stuff a piece of foam rubber under my shirt when doing range work.It may not be macho but I'll take the tighter groups and no sore shoulder over macho any day.And yes I shoot a 12 gauge with high velocity slugs and it nocks the snot from your nose,but I don't have to enjoy it