Method touchesBegan: is only called on a "long press" about hmsegmentedcontrol HOT 5 CLOSED

UITapGestureRecognizer *tapGestureRecognizer = [[UITapGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(handleTapFrom:)];
[self addGestureRecognizer:tapGestureRecognizer];

- (void) handleTapFrom: (UITapGestureRecognizer *)recognizer{
    //Code to handle the gesture
    CGPoint touchLocation = [recognizer locationInView:self];
    if (CGRectContainsPoint(self.bounds, touchLocation)) {
        NSInteger segment = touchLocation.x / self.segmentWidth;
        if (segment != self.selectedSegmentIndex) {
            [self setSelectedSegmentIndex:segment animated:YES notify:NO];
        }
    }
}