shooting hand grip

[js82]

I have a problem when I try to grip the gun with my shooting hand using front to back pressure (with finger and palm). When I do that a gap starts appearing on the palm side of the grip. Not only that, it changes the neutrality of my support hand grip and causes tension on my right wrist. When there's some tension on my shooting hand wrist the recoil feels heavy and the sights don't go back down onto target. But we're supposed to lock the shooting hand wrist, right?

When I relax my shooting hand wrist the recoil feels so light with my 9mm that I don't even bother shifting my weight forward much anymore.

[Flexmoney]

I don't lock my shooting hand wrist, and I believe I have a gap on the right side of the grip as well (right handed).

I really don't think "locked" for anything grip-wise. I think "firm". My strong hand does little of the work. I want to allow it freedom to work the trigger.

Recoil-wise...recoil is going to happen. If you try to really lock it out...your hands will want to stay put while the gun recoils anyway. That will mean you will lose your grip and have to adjust.

I want my hands to be part of the gun, kind of married to it. Then my wrists elbows, shoulders...they all can work to absorb the recoil and allow the gun to return with neutrality.

[js82]

I don't lock my shooting hand wrist, and I believe I have a gap on the right side of the grip as well (right handed).

I really don't think "locked" for anything grip-wise. I think "firm". My strong hand does little of the work. I want to allow it freedom to work the trigger.

Recoil-wise...recoil is going to happen. If you try to really lock it out...your hands will want to stay put while the gun recoils anyway. That will mean you will lose your grip and have to adjust.

I want my hands to be part of the gun, kind of married to it. Then my wrists elbows, shoulders...they all can work to absorb the recoil and allow the gun to return with neutrality.

Thanks Flex. I don't know what's up with my memory but I thought BE said the shooting hand wrist should be locked. So how do I grip the gun with my shooting hand applying front and back pressure without locking my wrist?