js82 Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Hi. I'm a newbie and I use a steyr m9-a1. Is the gripping force applied on a pistol with the hands supposed to be isometric such that it doesn't exert a lot of squeezing tension on the gun, or is it supposed to be concentric such that if the gun suddenly disappeared the hands would close into a fist? I feel like I've had better luck with the former. I've read through some posts on the internet and keep seeing the word "vise" but I haven't seen anybody talk about the tension in the fingers being isometric. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirveyr Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I use a 70% weak hand 30% strong hand grip. I think that the weak hand does most of recoil control. I try to remind myself that the strong hand is there only to squeeze the trigger. YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 If my grip was around an egg, I would not be looking to crush the egg...just grip it firmly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38supPat Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I think I see what you are saying. Most of the force with the strong hand is front/rear and the support hand is side/side though i do find that my fingers on the strong hand will bear on the grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js82 Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 I think I need to restate my question. BTW, sorry, I just realized that I started this topic in the wrong section. Should one grip their gun such that if the gun magically disappeared out of their hands there'll still be a gap left in their hand where the gun used to be, or should the hand become a fist? I'm trying to figure out whether I should be continuously squeezing the gun or whether I should just form a platform of sorts for the gun to sit in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanexp Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 If my grip was around an egg, I would not be looking to crush the egg...just grip it firmly. It's difficult to articulate a question about my own grip, but, So you're suggesting to "hold" the gun firmly as opposed to "grip" the gun? The grip emphasis being on "hold" rather than "squeezing" the grip with either hand? I'm asking because I have been exploring a change that seems to be evolving in my grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Post Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 (edited) If you were gripping a hammer ready to use and it magically disappeared out of your hands will there still be a gap left in your hands where the Hammer used to be, or should the hand become a fist? Edited January 11, 2011 by George Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oak hill Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Tough to answer as my opinion is that it varies for each shooter, but in a nut shell you need a good grip and fluid trigger control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 the hammer analogy is not that good. sorry, but when was the last time you saw somebody swing a hammer with both hands? my left hand is there squeezing my right hand into the gun. I want my right hand not so tensed up that it interferes with my trigger pull. like others have said here it is like a 60/40 or 70/30 split. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js82 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 I'm not asking how hard to grip the gun though. But from the hammer question and word "squeezing" I guess that means the force applied by my fingers should be a constant press rather than a hold. Funny thing is that the sight seems to track up and down more consistently when I don't squeeze. Gotta experiment some more I guess. Thanks for the answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirveyr Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 If you were gripping a hammer ready to use and it magically disappeared out of your hands will there still be a gap left in your hands where the Hammer used to be, or should the hand become a fist? I think this was in one of the Maku Mozo e-mails last week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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