Running with the gun

[rupture]

Does anyone run with both hands on the gun? I don't mean the little 1 to 5 foot runs I mean the longer ones. I was ruuning some dryfire drills in the backyard and it just seemed quicker to setup a shot instead of finding my weak hand grip.I guess I'll try it on the timer and see if I lose speed getting from point A to B.

[pjb45]

I think I saw a video by Todd about this issue. I believe his thought was short distances both hands on the gun. Long distances your weak arm is driving the pace of the run much like that of a sprinter.

I have a friend who took a class at USSA and they told him to pump his weak arm like a locomotive, it is driving the movement.

[remoandiris]

I took a Manny Bragg course a few years ago. Few steps, both hands on gun. Many steps, weak hand off gun and run hard.

[fred fague]

On long runs I engage the safety. If you fall at least the pistol will be on safe.

[sdm74]

Yes would be quicker with both hands I would imagine. But 9 times outa 10 your reloading anyway so hands off gun already

[Hi-Power Jack]

I've been taught that for longer runs,

you take your finger out of the trigger guard,

take your weak hand off the gun, use it to

run as fast as you can, with the gun in front

of your eyes.

When you get two steps to your next shooting

position, you bring your finger back into the

trigger guard and start bringing the gun down

to the next target.

As soon as you arrive, you pull the trigger.

At the next IPSC match, watch some people will

run with both hands on the gun - like a shuffle.

Takes forever.

Other mistake we make is to get to the position

and then take 1-2 seconds bringing the gun up

into firing position - do that in your last

two steps - be ready to fire when you land.

Jack

[Chris Keen]

I've also been working on this idea in live-fire practice lately myself. I've found it depends on how far you need to go, (and whether or not you have to reload) but I've been finding that even if I have to go 10-15 feet, I still like to keep both hands on the gun. I can run just as fast by keeping both hands on, and using the same sort of pumping action your weak hand/arm would do when taking 1 hand off the gun. Obviously this changes if I have to run 20-30 feet, because I'm going to be putting more effort into running,. than I normally would. But I've been finding that I have faster 1st shots in the next position if I keep both hands on the gun.

Certainly everybody's different, and different instructors will teach their preferred methods, but this is what works for me.

[rupture]

Exactly , I can run just as fast on those medium runs with both on the gun and I'm "more" set up when I get there. Going to continue practicing this way