SRD Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I know this sort of thing has been discussed before, but I wanted to share my personal experience. Recently I've been frustrated by a tendency for my shots to string left when shooting at speed, not to mention that my sights never seemed to track consistently. After reading the online article The Combat Handgun Grip (it compares/contrasts the techniques used by benos and Dave Sevigny) I decided to move my support-hand thumb off the pistol completely. Wow, what a difference! My shots are well centered and the sights are much easier to track in recoil. I've still got plenty to work on, but this small change to my grip is really paying off. Brian, thanks for pointing the way! Link for those who haven't already read the article: http://www.handgunsmag.com/tactics_training/combatg_100306/ Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagger10k Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Yep! I used to think that the thumb was supposed to sit on the frame during the grip, and tried to hold it on by pressing. Just having it floating in the air next to the gun is so much better it's hard to describe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HICKMAN Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Good read, makes it pretty for noobs like me to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10ring Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I gained this clue from reading Brian's book, (i.e. the neutral grip). Then I experimented with applying pressure with the thumb versus no pressure. I saw quite a difference and have therefore trained my thumbs to just float. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor_R Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Thanks for bringing this to my attention. That article made me realize I was gripping the gun the wrong way. After reading it I put on my gear and tried it out. It's going to take some practice but my grip felt more firm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRev1911 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 On thing which helped me was to get more of the palm of the support hand on the grip. To do this I know cock my wrist so if I extend the fingers of my support hand they point down at a 45 degree angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch1911 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Very good... I'll have to go with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Im in the process of re-reading Brian's book (its amazing what you can glean the 2nd time through now that Im actually involved in the sport. first time was when i wa getting intersted). I actually hit the page on this today and realized ive been holding my strong thumb on the safety and the weak thumb had been pushed up against the slide. Im heading to the range tomorrow to work on timing drills and what not and am going to make myself keep my thumbs off the gun while shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffWard Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Me too.... floating thumbs. Both of em. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlk45 Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 I still don't understand what you guys mean by floating thumbs, do your thumbs touch when your gripping your firearm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor_R Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 I still don't understand what you guys mean by floating thumbs, do your thumbs touch when your gripping your firearm? It means your weak hand thumb isn't toughing the frame of the gun and your strong hand thumb isn't pushing down on the safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric4069 Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 After reading this string and the article, and re-reading Brian's book I decided to give floating thumbs a try again. (Previously tried it for 10 minutes last yr). Even my bench rest groups improved significantly with floating thumbs this year so I will keep working on it. Thanks guys. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martine4161 Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Actually everybody have their own style to catch the gun and getting the target but sometimes if they shares their ideas with us then we can use them and get the best result from our side. This article gives me the same as I said here. I have also use this and the improvement is positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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