Posted: 1/30/2007 3:31:56 PM EDT
| Okay so I am having a problem with my grip. I am gripping my pistols the way the Todd Jarrett video shows and that is how the academy firearms instructors are teaching as well. My left (support) hand keeps slipping forward after each shot and I have to readjust. This happens on my 1911 in .45 as well as my department issued P226 in 9mm. We fixed the problem by putting a rubber slip-on over my P226 grip, but I was wondering if I am specifically doing something wrong that neither the instructor or I can figure out? Thanks in advance. |
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Push forward with your gun hand; pull back with your support hand. Drop your support arm elbow toward the ground, and put a little bicep into it. The spaces between the fingers of your shooting hand are "finger grooves." Lock the fingers of your support hand into the "finger grooves" and push forward/pull back. |
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Keep practicing...remember your support hand should be doing more "gripping" than your shooting hand. I do not use the push pull method, as it doesn't work well for me with this type of grip. Just find the comfortable spot, and you will adapt. Seems to be pretty common for shooters new to the grip. Also, make sure the back of your left hand is contacting the left grip portion of the handgun. With your 1911, it also helps to keep your strong hand's thumb on top of the safety, to keep your hand as high up as possible. This will reduce muzzle flip...and help keep the forces of the recoil going straight back instead of up. |
+1 to all, esp the red |