Salsantini Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 A few months ago a friend suggested I apply more pressure with my support hand. It has worked very well. I apply less pressure with the strong hand. This allows me to isolate the trigger finger. I have much better control of my shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 +1. Great idea - wish I had thought of it - read it here few years ago, works very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueknight749 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 (edited) +1. The Firearms instructors at work always harp on that. There is a whole formula on where the rounds impact that will tell you how you are holding the pistol. Edited August 8, 2015 by Blueknight749 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawmangr Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I've just started listening to that advice myself and it has worked great! Now, I just have to remember it and make it standard operating procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunBugBit Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I'm in agreement that this works well. I do keep the strong hand pretty firm, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reshoot Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 +1 Yep, you are on the right track! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maleman000 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 It sounds so simple but was easy to overlook on my end. Just recently how lazy I have been getting with my grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a matt Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 (edited) It can be overlooked as easy as holding your breath running a field course. Lol holding my breath and relaxing my weak hand after a long movement where I release the gun was one of my issues. Im getting much better at breathing and squeezing the gun now. Edited August 17, 2015 by a matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g.willikers Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Here's one of the best descriptions of the grip we should use for effective shooting, especially with speed. Shannon Smith explains all the details in this 8 minute video. There's more to it than just grip pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasyad Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Great Grip Instructional Video. Thanks, Rasyad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashDodson Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 (edited) Watched this earlier today. Very similar grip to the shannon smith explanation but vogel talks about twisting the hands in, creating an opposing force type of deal. Anyone use this technique? Edited August 28, 2015 by CrashDodson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimitri Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I "try" to use both techniques. I say I try, because if I forget and the support hand is not tight, the 2nd technique does not work. If I use the 60% support hand, 40% strong hand, then the opposing forces technique works very well. One more thing that helped a lot is using the Shotmaxx (I suppose any type of wristband fitted shot counter will work as well) on the support hand. I set it to accelerometer and if the support hand is loose, then it does not pick up some of the shots. This way I can see when I lose the grip and try and fix it (just for FYI, I noticed that about 70% of the time I have a weak support hand on the first shot after a draw and 30% on the shot after atransition from target to target, so I'm working on this) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannybot Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 (edited) +1. The Firearms instructors at work always harp on that. There is a whole formula on where the rounds impact that will tell you how you are holding the pistol. Edited August 28, 2015 by Dannybot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunBugBit Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Yes, that's the formula! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balakay Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 A few months ago a friend suggested I apply more pressure with my support hand. It has worked very well. I apply less pressure with the strong hand. This allows me to isolate the trigger finger. I have much better control of my shots. I read Stoeger's book over the weekend. This is his recommendation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciolist Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Vogel's lateral pressure technique is effective, but I think less intuitive. What I do in that regard is to focus on bringing my elbows up higher. Camming the weak index finger under the trigger guard is also very effective for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 That chart is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewHewes81 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 When my shooting goes down hill its usually because I don't have enough support hand. It would also help if I look at my sights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankdiesel Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I sometimes catch myself being lazy with a weak grip/support hand as well...More dry fire practice engraving muscle memory will help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V2plus25 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 A few months ago a friend suggested I apply more pressure with my support hand. It has worked very well. I apply less pressure with the strong hand. This allows me to isolate the trigger finger. I have much better control of my shots. I read Stoeger's book over the weekend. This is his recommendation Yeah and in his DVD he re-emphasizes this. It has worked wonders for my accuracy when I apply it. Lots of dry fire sometimes leads to lazy weak-hand grip for me. I guess that's why it's a good idea to back up dry fire with some live fire to ensure I consistently practice correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunBugBit Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 ...More dry fire practice engraving muscle memory will help... Totally agree. It's really helping me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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