Strong Hand and Weak Hand...

[spook]

I have been thinking about this for some time now. If a stage is strong hand only, what exectly is required? Where can you put the weak hand? Can you grab the strong hand wrist for instance (Dirty Harry style? ), or is no contact with the shooting arm allowed? This could make a difference in my technique I think. At least it would be something worth expirimenting with.

[Vince Pinto]

Spook,

Under the IPSC 2004 Edition rulebook, the following should answer your question:

10.2.8 If a course of fire stipulates shooting strong or weak hand only, a competitor will not be penalized for using the other hand to disengage an external safety, to reload or to safely correct a malfunction. However, the competitor will be issued 1 procedural penalty per shot fired while:

.... 10.2.8.1 Touching the handgun with the other hand while firing shots;

.... 10.2.8.2 Using the other hand to support the handgun, wrist or shooting arm while firing shots;

.... 10.2.8.3 Using the other hand on a barricade or another prop to increase stability while firing shots.

However there's a proposal being considered to amend the above as follows:

.... 10.2.8.1 Touching the handgun with the other hand or arm while firing shots;

.... 10.2.8.2 Using the other hand or arm to support the handgun, wrist or shooting arm while firing shots;

.... 10.2.8.3 Using the other hand or arm on a barricade or another prop to increase stability while firing shots.

[spook]

Crystal Clear Vince, thanks!

I should try reading the rules more thoroughly sometimes

[Garfield]

I should try reading the rules more thoroughly sometimes 

yes you should !

Shame on you for asking such a straightforward question !