Bubber, that is exactly what I did. I put a big ridge behind the fingertips of my strong hand, so my weak hand palm has something to grab a firm hold of. I also made it grippier by applying sand mixed with paint. Cool, this is like a second parallel evolution to fix the same problem
Flex, that is the exact focus I had when I continued after seeing my sight stayed up. I shot the drill to see how the gun acted with different amounts of pressure of the hands. What I saw was that the return isn't fluid, like with an auto. The whole return has to be done by me. It doesn't quite matter if I grip it hard. That makes the front sight rise less high, but it also seems to make the return (plus triggering) less smooth.
No matter what I tried, it made no real difference in the amount of work I had to put in to return the gun. The only differences it made was how I had to work to get it back on target.
Of course, I realize I will have to put in lots of work to learn how my FS rises and what the most effective way of returning it is. I just find it weird that it took so long for me to realize my gun actually did that. Especially while the whole recoil/FS picture is the most in-your-face visual input you have when firing a gun.
Bountyhunter, what you say feels like a good description of what I (and everyone else) is dealing with. Brian, you follow up nicely with the whole learning thing. Of course, very true. But there's not a lot of info on this whole subject, is there? I have Jerry M's tape, but I somehow feel that his theories (with him being a self-taught man and all) are very specialized to his body (Popeye sized forearms etc.)
I guess I'll have to work out a lot of this sh...stuff myself.