Humans are unique because they have thumb. For some reason all of the Glock shooters think that sticking your thumb up improves your grip. When in reality it doesn't. I don't think there's a racecar driver a motorcycle racer or anyone has better grip control by neutralizing your thumb using the thumb up your butt grip. Obsession with the high grip is 95% obsession with almost no real effect. Using the stupid movie gangster horizontal 90 degree hold does more to line the bore with your bone structure.
Context matters. He said not to drop on empty chamber by only defeating the slide stop, which is fairly well known to not do even on polymer guns. Be better smh
I just grip my gun hard. None of the 70/30 80/20 60/40 crap you always hear. I just grip it hard with both hands in a thumbs forward grip. The only thing I might concentrate on is torquing up on the tang (beaver tail) and that’s it. Kind of like milking a cow in reverse if you know what I mean. I know, weird analogy. I don’t think about fighting recoil or muzzle flip. I just grip hard and let the gun do what it does. I have no problem with fast follow up shots or distance shots. Then again, I’m not a competition shooter. I’m just a real world self defense type shooter.
I'm retired but worked in law enforcement for close to 30 years. It's amazing the way the various gun smiths/range masters/firearm instructors taught me to shoot weapons. I just tried yours this morning, and it is unconventional, but man was I more accurate than ever at the range today. Thank you!!
@WilsonCombat907 So do I. It's 6 inches long, made of steel, and will create a hole on the other end of your head that's at least 4" wide. Knock off the scamming!!
Mind, I'm no expert, but I would say that if you are getting slide bite, you are holding the gun wrong. I would also say that the real test of one's ability to shoot a handgun is how well he does it one-handed. That is a nice-looking pistol. Way beyond my budget, though, so I'll never have the pleasure of owning one.
It's the context that is different. He doesn't get slide bite cause he doesn't know how to grip it, he tries to perform at the extremes and goes to the edge of his high grip accepting potential slide bite to get that a little better performance.
A self professed non-expert, telling an expert who competes on a national level, that he's holding the gun wrong 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Never change boomers. Never change.
This is not a technique I teach. The action shooting sports focuses on faster recovery time between shots, which is critical to winning a match. When I teach defensive shooting I emphasize the need to get in the first good shot. Placing your hand with the thumbs forward does not add support, but it does increase the likelihood of a malfunction if your hand contacts the slide during recoil. In addition, many folks still prefer revolvers where such a technique will injure your support hand.
Agreed. I still use the "thumbs down" "thumb-over-thumb," or "double action revolver" grip I learned in the '80s, whether actually shooting a revolver or a semi auto. It allows me to hold my strong hand in the same position whether firing one handed or two for good consistency, increases grip strength (and retention) on the gun (as displayed by Mas in another vid), and, as you said, doesn't put either thumb in a perilous position relative to the slide or slide stop (or the barrel/cylinder gap on a wheelgun).
You can literally squeeze your high grip into the slide. You will not impede function. And slide bite only happens at the rear of the gun if you don’t have a beaver tail and the web is above the frame. Literally the only thing you have to worry about is slide lock back on an empty mag. And as far as comp shooters go, you should never even reach that point and reload before then.
@@damonspinelli1352 I only teach defensive shooting, which includes rapid reloading and clearing jams. I do not teach round counting because there are far more important things to focus on. I seriously doubt anyone is counting shots in a real gunfight, particularly one involving high capacity pistols and carbines. I have noticed a disturbing trend among law enforcement officers who use such firearms. They either shoot rapidly until the gun is empty (often missing) or they reload after firing a partial magazine.
@@Paladin1873Oh, I don’t disagree with your methods as far as defensive shooting goes. I was just making a point. I figured I was being clear when I mentioned comp shooters when referencing reloads and round count. Sorry if it wasn’t.
@@damonspinelli1352No need to apologize; I understood your point and agree with you. I was only trying to clarify mine. Over the last half century I've watched a lot of competitive shooting games evolve into something that gets further and further away from reality in terms of rules, ammunition, guns, techniques, and shooting scenarios. I think this is because of the emphasis on speed and accuracy. It's only natural that participants would look for any advantage they can gain in order to win, but it often reaches the point of absurdity even in cowboy action shooting. As with automotive racing, some of it percolates into the real world (red dots come to mind). But some of it should remain in the competitive world (race guns and certain shooting techniques). Divining the line between competition and real world is a never ending process.
My problem with the thumbs forward grip is gun retention. Without your dominant hand's thumb touching your other fingers the "gate" is essentially open. It's far too easy for someone to pry a gun out of your hands when your grip is not closed. Ayoob and Wilson demonstrated a low thumb technique which has the greatest retention of all and is better for real-world situations. Thumbs forward is fine for competition shooting. I would not use it against someone on the street. The last thing I need is to get popped by my own gun. Plus you can go from a single handed grip to double without changing the grip it all.
Very informative. Thanks much. I always struggle with proper grip. Too many varied handguns of different proportions. I'm sure it will work on some of them.
Great video, Thanks. I changed my grip to something similar a few years ago after acquiring my 10mm. Your video is a great addition to my current grip.👍🏾
I was taught to fire a pistol at the FBI Academy in the 80s (I was a Marine Security Guard). They taught me something very similar, the only big difference is we were taught to put both our right and left fingers on the trigger, if possible. I always qualified as an Expert in pistol year after year, but everyone told me I was doing it wrong. Glad to see the attitude is changing. I haven't tried the slight differences you present yet, but I think they will improve my shooting. Many thanks for the info.
I've had a very similar hold for many years now, but as I don't have a safety to worry about, I don't need to have my right thumb worrying about where it is in relation to a safety.
Great advice! Several years ago, I took a pistol class at the Custer Sportsmens Club in NW Washington. The instructor marked my non-dominant hand with a sharpie to indicate how I should support my pistol. I kept re-marking that position for several weeks until it finally became instinctive.
Excellent grip to control the recoil. I have seen videos of another UA-camr boy, Pew View has him on his channel and he also shows that hacker with the high support hand and you can see the big difference that when he puts the support hand low you can see more of the recoil I'm currently practicing that grip
As your shooting a 9mm I guess Grip technique is the same for a more powerful 45acp. In sometime comeback and show us how you grip 1911 4in barrel in 45acp +P. And take that anchor off the front.
YTs do not use or poo-poo the finger on the trigger guard because...WMLs are there, in the way. Finger on the trigger guard works extremely well. That is why many pistols have the texturing on the trigger guard. Gun pimps have to come up with new ways of doing things so they can sell new techniques and products, whether they are beneficial or not to the user.
Great tutorial. Until somebody explained this me, I always thought I needed something for my pinky to grip to control recoil. Correcting grip issues is definitely a work from the top down process.
SOS, Hey all, I've got a fun puzzle to solve. I took my SIG P320c chambered in 45, out to the forest recently to try out some +p rounds before I went camping. Well turns out that it was too much for her, cause after 2 perfect shots, the 3rd round "which is live" is now stuck in the chamber, the slide only moves 1/4" or so, not enough to spit out the round. So here's the quiz, how do I SAFELY remove this round?
There are basic rules to follow but it all depends on the person, size and ability of their hands and what type of gun they’re using (revolver vs. semi auto - large vs small). Different combos of all will effect safety, reliability and accuracy. Everyone should fire a gun before purchasing. Just because it feels good in you hand doesn’t mean you’ll shoot it well. Good luck.
a lot of times i find i shoot better with a looser grip. it seems to me letting the gun do what it wants lends to more accuracy for me. Im not sure why that is though. could just be lack of practice
What if you have massive gorilla hands and your support hand really doesn’t fit in that spot and you get little to no frame contact with it? Nobody seems to mention a solution for this
I far prefer Massad Ayoob's take on proper grip. If your interest is defensive rather than competition shooting, Mass has a better method. It also means never having to relearn grip when you change firearms. Revolver, auto, external safety or not, the same universal grip is used. One grip to rule them all.
@DJ_BROBOT Not missing the point whatsoever. Combat handgun craft against hostile opponents rather than inanimate objects makes firearm retention a big deal. Mass covers this in detail, and I find his reasoning to be well thought out. Each of us has to make their own decisions. I have made mine.
Well I use a similar grip. Problem is at 71 years young I seem to have lost some grip strength. However, I shoot with a high as possible grip and my finger wrapped around the trigger guard. That took some practice since I was pulling with my finger to the side. I did notice after I figured my grip that Lena Miculek used the finger on the trigger guard. You competetive shooters take countless hours and investment to get to where you are. Hats off to you! Best to ya',,,,!
Thats all good and great , if you have normal range movement in the wrist area, for people like myself I do not have the full rage of movement , so I have to use what ever grip that I can use
I put a strip of non slip like what you would apply to a stair or a boat gunwale onto the front of my trigger guard. I even took a heat gun to the front of my P320 trigger guard and formed it at an angle to match my index finger of my left hand with the anti-slip applied to it. This allows me to comfortably apply downward pressure with my left finger while at the same time apply upward pressure with my right-hand middle finger under the trigger guard. This technique was a discovery that improved my return to target time dramatically. The SFT9 with 5 inch barrel is on my wish list. A bit pricey for me though so someday. I really wish manufacturers would extend their beavertails to accommodate shooters like myself who also try to grip as high as possible. It's not like it changes the way you carry in the way a rail with something attached to it does. I personally have no use for a rail or anything that could be put on it. But that's me, to each their own.
I would be curious to see how this would work in an actually self defense shooting ? Its just my thoughts and I am not a professional but growing up with family who were in the military, and were taught to shoot 1911s and revolvers one handed , this looks odd to me .. Do not remember anyone saying they got callouses from shooting their pistols. Maybe the occasional hammer bite. Well I guess times change.
That's competition shooters of which some go through 3k rounds a training session. Lots of them with taped up hands cause they touch something wrong after lots of sub second draws or they get ho spots or blisters of the friction. It's just in the extremes. If you callus by 2-300 rounds at your usual range day, it's something different.
Any serious shooter knows already what works best for them. Someone elses techniques might not be right for them. Many factors to consider. Hand size, strength, lefty vs righty blah blah. Do your thing stop trying to convince others your way is best.
Austin, great review, and i really enjoyed it. I've been using the c-clamp and sometimes going with the push-pull method. However. I want to modify to try this grip to see if it will make it easier with having carpol tunnel in both hands.
Excellent, if I had to grade your presentation I would give you a 6 out of 5! As an old guy it is great to hear that an effective grip doesn’t require a lot of strength. My only point of disagreement is I love my SFT with the classic dust cover.🙂
I'm definitely going to try this grip technique out the next time I go target shooting. It definitely makes a lot of sense and I had even tried gripping my handgun, after unloading of course, as you were explaining it in the beginning of the video and I can totally see how it can help mitigate more recoil then with my current grip technique which does honestly work pretty well for me right now even though I am running a 40 S&W with nothing but 180 grain ammo, but I'm going to try this technique out and give it quite a bit of practice to see if it improves my shooting. Thanks for the video :-)
The concept of applying side clamping adds icing on the cake. I would think even more important is to apply rearward pulling force from the fingers of the offhand onto the face of the grip & trigger-guard, essentially the same concept as the proven Weaver (Stance) Grip; that vice gripping force is applied rearward in opposition to counter the strong hand’s forward gripping pressure. …both combined mitigate muzzle rise. Clearly, like martial arts styles, individuals experiment to adopt what works best for them.
Humans are unique because they have thumb. For some reason all of the Glock shooters think that sticking your thumb up improves your grip. When in reality it doesn't. I don't think there's a racecar driver a motorcycle racer or anyone has better grip control by neutralizing your thumb using the thumb up your butt grip.
Obsession with the high grip is 95% obsession with almost no real effect. Using the stupid movie gangster horizontal 90 degree hold does more to line the bore with your bone structure.
Where are you going to put your thumb on a Glock? Or any firearm without a big safety to lay your thumb on?
Also no one thinks sticking the thumb up improves grip. It gets it out of the way.
This is the guy that says to not let slides close on empty chambers
Context matters. He said not to drop on empty chamber by only defeating the slide stop, which is fairly well known to not do even on polymer guns. Be better smh
I just grip my gun hard. None of the 70/30 80/20 60/40 crap you always hear. I just grip it hard with both hands in a thumbs forward grip. The only thing I might concentrate on is torquing up on the tang (beaver tail) and that’s it. Kind of like milking a cow in reverse if you know what I mean. I know, weird analogy. I don’t think about fighting recoil or muzzle flip. I just grip hard and let the gun do what it does. I have no problem with fast follow up shots or distance shots. Then again, I’m not a competition shooter. I’m just a real world self defense type shooter.
Thanks for the tips. I am definitely trying some of this stuff out on the range.
I'm retired but worked in law enforcement for close to 30 years. It's amazing the way the various gun smiths/range masters/firearm instructors taught me to shoot weapons. I just tried yours this morning, and it is unconventional, but man was I more accurate than ever at the range today. Thank you!!
"At the range."
@WilsonCombat907 So do I. It's 6 inches long, made of steel, and will create a hole on the other end of your head that's at least 4" wide. Knock off the scamming!!
Mind, I'm no expert, but I would say that if you are getting slide bite, you are holding the gun wrong. I would also say that the real test of one's ability to shoot a handgun is how well he does it one-handed.
That is a nice-looking pistol. Way beyond my budget, though, so I'll never have the pleasure of owning one.
It's the context that is different. He doesn't get slide bite cause he doesn't know how to grip it, he tries to perform at the extremes and goes to the edge of his high grip accepting potential slide bite to get that a little better performance.
A self professed non-expert, telling an expert who competes on a national level, that he's holding the gun wrong 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Never change boomers. Never change.
I enjoyed this lesson very much. I am certainly going to try your suggestions. Thank you.
Excellent job of explaining and displaying the why's and what to look for both good and loose. Thank you so much!
I've had these for 57 years, And I don't use that grip, Think Massad Ayoob, I've been followed him for 40+ years.
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This is not a technique I teach. The action shooting sports focuses on faster recovery time between shots, which is critical to winning a match. When I teach defensive shooting I emphasize the need to get in the first good shot. Placing your hand with the thumbs forward does not add support, but it does increase the likelihood of a malfunction if your hand contacts the slide during recoil. In addition, many folks still prefer revolvers where such a technique will injure your support hand.
Agreed. I still use the "thumbs down" "thumb-over-thumb," or "double action revolver" grip I learned in the '80s, whether actually shooting a revolver or a semi auto. It allows me to hold my strong hand in the same position whether firing one handed or two for good consistency, increases grip strength (and retention) on the gun (as displayed by Mas in another vid), and, as you said, doesn't put either thumb in a perilous position relative to the slide or slide stop (or the barrel/cylinder gap on a wheelgun).
You can literally squeeze your high grip into the slide. You will not impede function. And slide bite only happens at the rear of the gun if you don’t have a beaver tail and the web is above the frame. Literally the only thing you have to worry about is slide lock back on an empty mag. And as far as comp shooters go, you should never even reach that point and reload before then.
@@damonspinelli1352 I only teach defensive shooting, which includes rapid reloading and clearing jams. I do not teach round counting because there are far more important things to focus on. I seriously doubt anyone is counting shots in a real gunfight, particularly one involving high capacity pistols and carbines. I have noticed a disturbing trend among law enforcement officers who use such firearms. They either shoot rapidly until the gun is empty (often missing) or they reload after firing a partial magazine.
@@Paladin1873Oh, I don’t disagree with your methods as far as defensive shooting goes. I was just making a point. I figured I was being clear when I mentioned comp shooters when referencing reloads and round count. Sorry if it wasn’t.
@@damonspinelli1352No need to apologize; I understood your point and agree with you. I was only trying to clarify mine. Over the last half century I've watched a lot of competitive shooting games evolve into something that gets further and further away from reality in terms of rules, ammunition, guns, techniques, and shooting scenarios. I think this is because of the emphasis on speed and accuracy. It's only natural that participants would look for any advantage they can gain in order to win, but it often reaches the point of absurdity even in cowboy action shooting. As with automotive racing, some of it percolates into the real world (red dots come to mind). But some of it should remain in the competitive world (race guns and certain shooting techniques). Divining the line between competition and real world is a never ending process.
My problem with the thumbs forward grip is gun retention. Without your dominant hand's thumb touching your other fingers the "gate" is essentially open. It's far too easy for someone to pry a gun out of your hands when your grip is not closed. Ayoob and Wilson demonstrated a low thumb technique which has the greatest retention of all and is better for real-world situations. Thumbs forward is fine for competition shooting. I would not use it against someone on the street. The last thing I need is to get popped by my own gun. Plus you can go from a single handed grip to double without changing the grip it all.
Best video on grip that I have seen!
I saw this title and knew I needed to go pop a fresh batch of popcorn before opening the comments section 😁
Nice video Austin! We share the exact grip.
Thanks for that excellent tutorial on grip. It should help me with my grip method.
I'm not sure if I was more impressed with his shooting technique or his ability to completely ignore the bug heading straight towards his mouth. 😀
The protein just keeps you going.
Very informative. Thanks much. I always struggle with proper grip. Too many varied handguns of different proportions. I'm sure it will work on some of them.
That's a REALLY good technique. Thanks! Good ergonomics, physiology and physics.
Austin, you are The Boss.
Great video, Thanks. I changed my grip to something similar a few years ago after acquiring my 10mm. Your video is a great addition to my current grip.👍🏾
I was taught to fire a pistol at the FBI Academy in the 80s (I was a Marine Security Guard). They taught me something very similar, the only big difference is we were taught to put both our right and left fingers on the trigger, if possible. I always qualified as an Expert in pistol year after year, but everyone told me I was doing it wrong. Glad to see the attitude is changing. I haven't tried the slight differences you present yet, but I think they will improve my shooting. Many thanks for the info.
Looking forward to trying this technique at the range.
I've had a very similar hold for many years now, but as I don't have a safety to worry about, I don't need to have my right thumb worrying about where it is in relation to a safety.
Good job.
Howdy , for the rhythm
Great video and VERY well presented.
Great advice! Several years ago, I took a pistol class at the Custer Sportsmens Club in NW Washington. The instructor marked my non-dominant hand with a sharpie to indicate how I should support my pistol. I kept re-marking that position for several weeks until it finally became instinctive.
Excellent grip to control the recoil. I have seen videos of another UA-camr boy, Pew View has him on his channel and he also shows that hacker with the high support hand and you can see the big difference that when he puts the support hand low you can see more of the recoil I'm currently practicing that grip
Really appreciate all the details. Will be working on this.
As your shooting a 9mm I guess Grip technique is the same for a more powerful 45acp. In sometime comeback and show us how you grip 1911 4in barrel in 45acp +P. And take that anchor off the front.
YTs do not use or poo-poo the finger on the trigger guard because...WMLs are there, in the way. Finger on the trigger guard works extremely well. That is why many pistols have the texturing on the trigger guard. Gun pimps have to come up with new ways of doing things so they can sell new techniques and products, whether they are beneficial or not to the user.
Thank you, Austin! Extremely helpful!
Great tutorial. Until somebody explained this me, I always thought I needed something for my pinky to grip to control recoil. Correcting grip issues is definitely a work from the top down process.
Very good period of instruction. Well done.
Wow he hooks two fingers of his off hand around the trigger guard ......just like Lena Michuleck wonder who did it first ???
Enjoyed presentation.
Old revolver guy that’s always about proper grip.
Will share with Mrs who shoots the semi auto’s…
Im not sure what's up with this guy and his "talk at you" method of delivery. Its kind of off putting and Im not able to focus on the message.
SOS, Hey all, I've got a fun puzzle to solve. I took my SIG P320c chambered in 45, out to the forest recently to try out some +p rounds before I went camping. Well turns out that it was too much for her, cause after 2 perfect shots, the 3rd round "which is live" is now stuck in the chamber, the slide only moves 1/4" or so, not enough to spit out the round. So here's the quiz, how do I SAFELY remove this round?
My gun keeps flying to the right when I fire it
There are basic rules to follow but it all depends on the person, size and ability of their hands and what type of gun they’re using (revolver vs. semi auto - large vs small). Different combos of all will effect safety, reliability and accuracy. Everyone should fire a gun before purchasing. Just because it feels good in you hand doesn’t mean you’ll shoot it well. Good luck.
Thank You Guys 👍
Very useful video but those tips are better for intermediate shooters rather than beginners
a lot of times i find i shoot better with a looser grip. it seems to me letting the gun do what it wants lends to more accuracy for me. Im not sure why that is though. could just be lack of practice
What if you have massive gorilla hands and your support hand really doesn’t fit in that spot and you get little to no frame contact with it? Nobody seems to mention a solution for this
This guy practices for hours in front of a full-length mirror.
Hi Austin, please share your SFT X9 Lightbearing holster setup.
ive had that high support hand keep my slide stop from engaging.
Wonder if get red-dot cut sft9 with light rail what bill charges
Put both thumbs all over the slide so you get a malfunction. Got it 👌
Israeli grip. Been using it for 40 years. For me it’s a far superior grip
Jerry and Lena both wrap fingers over the trigger guard too I have seen.
he is describing the Bob Vogel grip.
I far prefer Massad Ayoob's take on proper grip. If your interest is defensive rather than competition shooting, Mass has a better method. It also means never having to relearn grip when you change firearms. Revolver, auto, external safety or not, the same universal grip is used. One grip to rule them all.
Agree. When I’m defending myself I don’t need my gun biting me lol
I think you're missing the point....his style is used to minimize recoil.
@DJ_BROBOT Not missing the point whatsoever. Combat handgun craft against hostile opponents rather than inanimate objects makes firearm retention a big deal. Mass covers this in detail, and I find his reasoning to be well thought out. Each of us has to make their own decisions. I have made mine.
Think I missed that video, I assume it's on this channel?
I’ve seen this guy wreck masters in CCP in IDPA by nearly a full 60 seconds in overall time. He’s good. He’s fast. He’s also a really nice in person.
Tx! Understandably explained.
John Lovell has used this grip for years, however I think John's is a little more extreme. You can see his elbows actually turn outward.
I'm going to apply your technique to my little p365 see if I can tame it more.
Well I use a similar grip. Problem is at 71 years young I seem to have lost some grip strength. However, I shoot with a high as possible grip and my finger wrapped around the trigger guard. That took some practice since I was pulling with my finger to the side. I did notice after I figured my grip that Lena Miculek used the finger on the trigger guard. You competetive shooters take countless hours and investment to get to where you are.
Hats off to you!
Best to ya',,,,!
I'm one of those small women! I'm gonna try this. Now I want to go to the range😅
Thumb over thumb for me. Never have to worry about changing grips with a revolver.
Show how you grip the pistol without the light please.
What holster do you use for a pistol with a light/arrangement under the barrel?
That bug was so close to giving a kiss! Thanks Austin 😂
@WilsonCombat907 no you don't, eff off bot
Pretty much the Bob Vogel grip.
Good info.
Thats all good and great , if you have normal range movement in the wrist area, for people like myself I do not have the full rage of movement , so I have to use what ever grip that I can use
Glad to see you in action at matches like CASA this year. I’m a big fan of your videos, so thanks for your contributions to our community.
Very interesting. I'm old and used Masaads grip from learning from him and others. I will try this though. Very cool. Great video. Love this channel.
What holster do you use for that gun? Does anyone make them for sale or was it custom made?
Great nuggets. Couldn’t be plainer
I put a strip of non slip like what you would apply to a stair or a boat gunwale onto the front of my trigger guard. I even took a heat gun to the front of my P320 trigger guard and formed it at an angle to match my index finger of my left hand with the anti-slip applied to it. This allows me to comfortably apply downward pressure with my left finger while at the same time apply upward pressure with my right-hand middle finger under the trigger guard. This technique was a discovery that improved my return to target time dramatically. The SFT9 with 5 inch barrel is on my wish list. A bit pricey for me though so someday. I really wish manufacturers would extend their beavertails to accommodate shooters like myself who also try to grip as high as possible. It's not like it changes the way you carry in the way a rail with something attached to it does. I personally have no use for a rail or anything that could be put on it. But that's me, to each their own.
I would be curious to see how this would work in an actually self defense shooting ? Its just my thoughts and I am not a professional but growing up with family who were in the military, and were taught to shoot 1911s and revolvers one handed , this looks odd to me .. Do not remember anyone saying they got callouses from shooting their pistols. Maybe the occasional hammer bite. Well I guess times change.
That's competition shooters of which some go through 3k rounds a training session. Lots of them with taped up hands cause they touch something wrong after lots of sub second draws or they get ho spots or blisters of the friction. It's just in the extremes. If you callus by 2-300 rounds at your usual range day, it's something different.
The kiss of death for any relationship is getting the tattoo, dude!
What? Lol
I enjoyed your lesson.
Will try some of your suggestions
More lessons if possible
I learn so much from this channel
Excellent advice. Thanks for posting this.
Any serious shooter knows already what works best for them. Someone elses techniques might not be right for them. Many factors to consider. Hand size, strength, lefty vs righty blah blah. Do your thing stop trying to convince others your way is best.
Thank you
Excellent video. I’m going to practice in dry fire and next trip to range. I have SFX9, which is very similar to gun in video.
Austin, great review, and i really enjoyed it. I've been using the c-clamp and sometimes going with the push-pull method. However. I want to modify to try this grip to see if it will make it easier with having carpol tunnel in both hands.
Excellent, if I had to grade your presentation I would give you a 6 out of 5! As an old guy it is great to hear that an effective grip doesn’t require a lot of strength. My only point of disagreement is I love my SFT with the classic dust cover.🙂
I'm definitely going to try this grip technique out the next time I go target shooting. It definitely makes a lot of sense and I had even tried gripping my handgun, after unloading of course, as you were explaining it in the beginning of the video and I can totally see how it can help mitigate more recoil then with my current grip technique which does honestly work pretty well for me right now even though I am running a 40 S&W with nothing but 180 grain ammo, but I'm going to try this technique out and give it quite a bit of practice to see if it improves my shooting. Thanks for the video :-)
I like it.. I gleaned some things from this that I see will help.i never plan on shooting competition..just effectively.
Austin, I have the left thumb bump to show my grip . 65 years old, been shooting since I was 16. You go , Brother!
@WilsonCombat907 , thank you So much for reading and responding to my comment !!
Thank you for your time in making this video!
Great presentation! Definitely need to work on my grip!
Nice!
That was some great info. I've got a lot a practice to do. Thanks
Enjoyed the video! Learning from a champion. Now that said, X Macro grip module?
@WilsonCombat907 Thank you! The Wilson Combat grip module is the best on the market.
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I thought this was a great video. Thanks for sharing!
fantastic grip instruction.
Excellent video.
The concept of applying side clamping adds icing on the cake. I would think even more important is to apply rearward pulling force from the fingers of the offhand onto the face of the grip & trigger-guard, essentially the same concept as the proven Weaver (Stance) Grip; that vice gripping force is applied rearward in opposition to counter the strong hand’s forward gripping pressure. …both combined mitigate muzzle rise.
Clearly, like martial arts styles, individuals experiment to adopt what works best for them.
I 100% agree
Only in a low recoil caliber firearm. Works well with 9mm does not work with 10mm or 45acp.
Great video
Best explanation on how to grip a pistol have seen.
Thanks for sharing!
Good stuff !
"unbend a horseshoe" 👍
One of W/C’s very best videos!
great
@WilsonCombat907
This is the level of detail I needed to see and hear. Incredible. Thank you, Austin.
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Thank you! Will try this next range trip.