Are you capable with your off hand?

[markand]

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MamaLiberty wrote:

Take a look at http://www.TacticalShootingAcademy.com if you are willing to rethink pretty much everything you ever learned about grip and stance.

Do you mean http://www.tacticalshooting.com

The other one brings up a wood carving site.

 

[longwatch]

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I just read the OP. Now I feel real bad about teasing you this weekend. But I do hope you recover soon.

As for weak or offhand carry, I'm kind of a revolver fan. A simple, ultra reliable gun, not subject to limp wristing induced failures seems ideal if my dominate hand goes down.

 

[markand]

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longwatch wrote:

Now I feel real bad about teasing you this weekend. But I do hope you recover soon.

Not to worry. Surgeon took the pins out this morning. I can almost make a fist. Said it was the best possible result. May yet be months of physical therapy, but so far very good!

 

[FightingGlock19]

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MamaLiberty wrote:

I'm a handgun and self defense instructor. I especially teach a lot of women, often novices, to shoot.

Most of them are not very strong in either hand. They must have a grip and stance that will provide the best and most stable platform for accurate shooting. Since self defense is not about target shooting, they mostly learn "point and shoot" at close range.

Most handgun instruction - usually by and for men - teaches an inherently unstable grip and stance which puts the gun at the full length of the arms.

Many of the men initially INSIST on holding the gun out at full arm's length. That's the way they were first taught, and they are shocked to find how much better control they have if they don't do that!

It is especially important when shooting one handed, no matter if it is the strong or weak side.

Take a look at http://www.TacticalShootingAcademy.com if you are willing to rethink pretty much everything you ever learned about grip and stance.

Also look at the book, "Fist-Fire" Defensive Speed Shooting, techniques for self defense, executive protection and concealed carry

Might see some things that interest you!

what does stance have to do with self-defence shooting?

 

[FightingGlock19]

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markand wrote:

MamaLiberty wrote:

Take a look at http://www.TacticalShootingAcademy.com if you are willing to rethink pretty much everything you ever learned about grip and stance.

Do you mean http://www.tacticalshooting.com

The other one brings up a wood carving site.

I checked their site, they like crowding cover, huh? - example in the pics @ http://www.tacticalshooting.com/testimonials.html

 

[ImChad]

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I shot 200 rounds with my right the other day and it feels odd. I think it'll take a lot of getting use to being so very left handed, but this thread raises a lot of good points.

 

[ODA 226]

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I 'm getting surgury done on my strong-side shoulder on the 29th, so I reckon I'll be shooting lefty for a while!

 

[icode]

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I a lefty, when I was young they didn't make many things for lefties so I had to learn to do a lot of things right handed. Because of that I'm very ambidextrous, so I'm capable with my NDH, not great but very capable. In fact I sometimes carry on my right.

ETA: Of course carrying on the right has a lot to do with the fact that I can't get a molded paddle holster for my guns for a lefty:cuss:

 

[markand]

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Some good news to report. The pins came out of my hand on Monday, September 15. 6 days later, I am able to type and, to my delight, am able to get a full, left-handed grip on my SIG P-220! Going to hold off shooting it, for a while, though.

 

[longwatch]

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Good to hear.