Why won't the drill bit remove the screw?

I know this may be hard to troubleshoot online but

***The screw is NOT stripped.
***The drill and drill bit DO go together.
***100% sure the drill is not in reverse

When I go to remove the screw, the bit bounces off it, so I cannot remove the screw.
This happens even when j go as slowly as the drill allows.

The bit retracts into the drill and bounces off the screw...

What am I doing wrong?

I have probably near 100 screws that need to be removed and I will not do them all by hand

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ThePerfectUsername · 70-79, M

Press down [b]hard[/b] on the drill while you gently squeeze the trigger.

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@ThePerfectUsername I tried that. It still bounces.
But like someone said. Maybe I need an extractor. Not sure what the drill bits are for then if they can't remove a screw

Jasondf · M

No such thing as an extractor for a flathead bit@iamnikki

ThePerfectUsername · 70-79, M

I think what's most likely happened is that the hardened screwdriver bit has worn the sharp edges of the screw head through multiple failed attempts to unscrew it.

It's a common enough scenario that's happened to me dozens of times in the past and unfortunately the more failed attempts you have the more worn the screw head becomes and the more likely it is that the driver will loose it's grip.

It may take a man's strength and weight to do it. Or maybe try a different screw driver - larger rather than smaller. Sometimes holding a good screw driver firmly in position and giving it and almighty blow with a hammer (or three) is enough to shock the screw into releasing.

Good luck. At least if you're in lockdown you'll have plenty of time to experiment. :-)
@iamnikki

ThePerfectUsername · 70-79, M

Correct. @Jasondf