JD45 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I've always tried to lock my wrist joint I guess, but I'm rereading Brian's book again.I had missed the part about keeping your wrists flexible the first few times. Could you explain this , benos? Do top guys do this now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaGunner Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Different techniques, try both and see which one works best for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunBugBit Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I might have missed something along the way, but I don't even quite get the concept of locking the wrists. I can tense the muscles in my hands, or in my forearms, but can't consciously lock my wrists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortBus Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I might have missed something along the way, but I don't even quite get the concept of locking the wrists. I can tense the muscles in my hands, or in my forearms, but can't consciously lock my wrists. I'm with this guy. Both my wrists are jacked up but now that somebody else has said it maybe I'm not so specail. I can lock a knee, elbow, finger maybe a few other joints but I have yet to figure out how to lock a wrist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 (edited) By "locked" I believe folks mean keeping the support hand in your two handed grip at the downward limit. Thumb more aligned with forearm. Extend your support hand in a handshake and tilt hand to downward limit... add to firing grip...tense muscles up...."locked wrists." Edited May 6, 2015 by Yeti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunBugBit Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Thinking about it, grip pressure effectively locks the wrists, or makes them less prone to moving. Forearm muscles are involved in exerting grip pressure, and forearms are connected to the hands through the wrists. If I relax my hand, the wrist is also relaxed. If I exert grip pressure, the wrist becomes more rigid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sup38 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Locked lots of luck with that my big paws I squeeze the crap out of gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetdriver71 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I read an article from the " Great One". He suggests locking the wrists for better recoil control and muzzle flip. I tried it and seemed the front sight returned faster and the same spot on the target a lot faster. As someone suggested. Try it. Works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetdriver71 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Oh yeah. Roll that support hand forward so your thumb is pointed at the target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric nielsen Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunBugBit Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Squeezing the crap out of the gun, I understand. Locking the wrists, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glockified Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Rolling support hand as far down as possible and pointing thumb at target and squeezing the gun I understand, but I'm wit GunBugBit on "locking the wrists." I don't think it's really possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunBugBit Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I think the intent of the locking of wrists instruction is to keep the wrists from flexing during recoil. So with the muscles in the hands and forearms firm, recoil shouldn't make the wrists break upward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWSixgunner Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 You can lock the wrists somewhat by tensing your forearms. This naturally tenses the hands somewhat since the forearm muscles controls the hands. That plus a tight grip locks the wrists as much as they can be locked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortBus Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I think my issue ( haven't had a chance to test this with live fire yet) is not gripping hard enough. I have a firm grip but I'm thinking and hoping clamping down on it will make a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunBugBit Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Now I think the intent of "lock the wrists" is to keep them as immobile as you can. I do better when I do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_striker Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 By "locked" I believe folks mean keeping the support hand in your two handed grip at the downward limit. Thumb more aligned with forearm. Extend your support hand in a handshake and tilt hand to downward limit... add to firing grip...tense muscles up...."locked wrists." This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunBugBit Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 WristS. Plural. Rotating the support hand forward affects one wrist. And even when the support hand is canted forward, that wrist can still move. If consensus is that support hand forward-canting is what is meant by locking the wrists, fine. If you need to cant your support hand forward to mitigate your muzzle flip sufficiently, of course you should do that, and a lot of shooters do. Whether I use a fully forward-canted support hand or simply increase my support hand grip, I get the same muzzle-flip-mitigating effect. Anyway, the angle of my hand is scarcely different between when I consciously cant fully forward, or not. My thumb tends to stick up and if I simply relax it, my grip looks just the same as the fully-canted version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunBugBit Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Anyway, I really have no religion about it. I use shooters like CHA-LEE as models for what I'm striving for. Near-zero muzzle flip, as he shows in a video on the forum, would be nice. I practiced yesterday with runs using consciously fully forward-canted support hand gripping, and then my more "natural" support hand grip. The two are not far apart. Muzzle flip is evident in this video but I'm hitting all A's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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