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by Kahrry
Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:00 am
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Need suggestion for a bad habit
Replies: 18
Views: 3884

Re: Need suggestion for a bad habit

WildBill wrote:
Kahrry wrote:Ok, so hear's what I figured out. After attending the Defensive Pistol course from KR training, I found that my grip was all wrong. As a matter of fact, I found a lot I was doing wrong. My stance was a bit off and I was no where near close to gripping the gun correctly with my left hand (weak hand). This fixed my shot placement immediately.

I still need to train my muscles to automatically assume the correct grip once I draw from my holster but I've been working on it since the class. Basically, I have to retrain the past 25 years or so of muscle memory I developed from holding my first toy gun like Chuck Norris and the like did in the movies. I guess self-taught isn't always good :fire

Thanks for all the feedback and I'll keep practicing.
I hope Kahrry isn't your real name. It's never good to criticize Chuck Norris' teaching abilities on a public forum. You never know when he'll be reading it. :mrgreen:

Now I have a serious question. When say that your grip was "all wrong" exactly what was wrong with it? And what did you learn was the "right way" to grip a gun?
Of course it's not my real name and I would never critisize Chuck Norris publically. I just hope he doens't track me down. :boxing

So my grip... I was placing my left hand too far around the front of my right hand. The heels of my hand were open and I was tucking my right thumb in under the heel of my hand. It's hard to describe but basically I was taught to lock my left wrist downward and point both thumbs forward. What made sense to me the most is when I was told that the majority of my grip should come from my left (weak) hand and the right hand should grip be be more focused on being the hand that operates the gun. I was also dragging the frame with my right trigger finger from time to time.
by Kahrry
Mon Dec 13, 2010 5:44 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Need suggestion for a bad habit
Replies: 18
Views: 3884

Re: Need suggestion for a bad habit

Ok, so hear's what I figured out. After attending the Defensive Pistol course from KR training, I found that my grip was all wrong. As a matter of fact, I found a lot I was doing wrong. My stance was a bit off and I was no where near close to gripping the gun correctly with my left hand (weak hand). This fixed my shot placement immediately.

I still need to train my muscles to automatically assume the correct grip once I draw from my holster but I've been working on it since the class. Basically, I have to retrain the past 25 years or so of muscle memory I developed from holding my first toy gun like Chuck Norris and the like did in the movies. I guess self-taught isn't always good :fire

Thanks for all the feedback and I'll keep practicing.
by Kahrry
Fri Dec 10, 2010 4:49 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Need suggestion for a bad habit
Replies: 18
Views: 3884

Re: Need suggestion for a bad habit

I'm taking Defensive Pistol 1 from Karl at KR Training this weekend. That's what got me thinking about my technique today.
by Kahrry
Fri Dec 10, 2010 4:43 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Need suggestion for a bad habit
Replies: 18
Views: 3884

Need suggestion for a bad habit

I've shot pistols for some time but with every gun I tend to shoot a little high and left. It's not really that far off and I do well with hitting the center mass target area. If I know I want to be real accurate and shoot a little slower I just compensate a little and can usually get a good bullseye group.

With the slight high and left situation with everything from my 9mm to my .40 and even the .357 I just figure I must have some bad habit that is causing this.

I know there are a lot techniques and I try to practice not jerking the trigger, releasing the trigger after the round, and I've never really had any issue with anticipating recoil.

So, any ideas?

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