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I did notice the stance on most of these, and they do have one foot ahead of the other. And it does not matter as long as you are comfortable and are shooting very well. And all these stances are well and good, but, should one not practice as if someone was shooting back at you? Make yourself as small of a target as possible? And by standing somewhat sideways, you are dividing the bg's target in half. Yes it is possible to receive a shot to the side and directly to the heart. But by standing straight on, knees bent slightly, you are also giving the bg a larger target. And is it not just as easy to hit the head as the heart? After all, the head is only about three times bigger.
If, and lets hope none of us ever find out, it is yor turn in the cage, the stance is going to have nothing to do with it. Practice as if someone is shooting back at you. The bg is not going to give you time to get into your stance.

gigag04 wrote:

gwtrikenut wrote:I know or have heard the stance one should take when shooting is feet apart, side by side, and lean a bit forward. But to me, I feel a little better and more balanced with one foot slightly behind the other. In my instance, being right handed, my right foot behind the left. To me I feel better and in control more. Standing a bit off square and a smaller target. Or more narrow if you will.

All the training I have been through advocates what you describe, commonly referred to as a fighter's stance. Narrow isn't always better though if you're wearing a vest or plate carrier. A bullet getting sucked into the armpit is very deadly since it's a straight path to the heart/important stuff.

I agree about the bullet getting sucked into the arm pit area. But if one were unlucky enough to actually get into a shoot out with the bg, do these guys really do much practice? I doubt it. So with the practice I do, I figure I am puting myself into a much better situation and have the upper hand, so to speak. I am not going to get into a shoot out with an arms instructor or a police officer. And the way the "gangsta" holds his gun, he is most likely going to shoot to my left or right side by a mile and even more the more quick shots he takes.
So the best "stance" is to keep from getting into that situation in the first place.

I know or have heard the stance one should take when shooting is feet apart, side by side, and lean a bit forward. But to me, I feel a little better and more balanced with one foot slightly behind the other. In my instance, being right handed, my right foot behind the left. To me I feel better and in control more. Standing a bit off square and a smaller target. Or more narrow if you will.