Forum:Tiger dragon vs Recall

Please excuse my ignorance, I'm new to the game and am still learning about timing and chains. So I was playing with my boyfriend and I tributed a dragon for my Tiger Dragon to use its effect to destroy two of his facedown traps. One of the cards I chose was his Recall which he flipped to negate my effect and destroy my dragon. Was this correct? I would see how if one of his other trap cards (not one of the two targeted by my effect) was Recall he could use it, but doesn't my effect destroy his card before he has a chance to flip it?