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| View Poll Results: Do you routinely practice weak hand shooting? | |||
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55 | 44.72% |
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50 | 40.65% |
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15 | 12.20% |
| What's a weak hand? |
  
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3 | 2.44% |
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February 12th, 2007, 08:19 AM
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Weak hand practice
OK, we all like to talk about practicing our shooting skills with our weak hand but how many actually do it? I had tried it off and on and was pretty bad at it. A few months ago I decided to start making it a dedicated part of every range visit. Amazing what a little practice can do for a weak hand group! DA with a snub is still a little rough though...
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February 12th, 2007, 09:18 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Little Rock
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Weak hand practice
I never considered weak hand practice as crucial until I shot a few IDPA matches that had this type senario. I sucked. But when I added this routine to my practice, I was amazed at how well I improved.
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February 12th, 2007, 09:38 AM
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Added to "To Do" list......
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February 12th, 2007, 10:19 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Spokane area, WA
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Something I don't do enough of, but know I should. I am encouraged by the comments that it gets better quickly. I'll be putting more time into it.
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February 12th, 2007, 10:22 AM
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Location: Ohio
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I hate shooting off hand, but its a necessary evil.
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February 12th, 2007, 10:49 AM
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A friend and I had a little "match" we would shoot each time we went to the range. It was a timed sequence of both slow and rapid fire with each hand. After a couple of weeks I was impressed with how little difference there was between left handed and right handed. For us it was just a matter of getting out and doing it enough.
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February 12th, 2007, 11:14 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: levittown PA
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I'm left handed but right eye dominate so i learned. on a weird day, with a hand gun, i shoot better with my weak hand even though it feels kinda funny.
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February 12th, 2007, 04:59 PM
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Location: South Florida
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I hate it too, but necessary.
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February 12th, 2007, 05:06 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Alexandria, Va.
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For now, I practice offhand occasionally, both two-handed and singlehanded.
It's my goal for the new year to spend a bit more time each range session working on my offhand stances, positioning, and execution. |
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February 12th, 2007, 05:19 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Alexandria, Va.
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I call it my offhand. Granted, offhand typically means one-handed shooting, but when I shoot left handed, I'm "off" a little bit!
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