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Shoot weak hand first. It will force you to concentrate on technique and you’ll be less likely to forget.
Good tip, thanks
Shoot weak hand first. It will force you to concentrate on technique and you’ll be less likely to forget.
But I only dry fire using snap caps.and a follow-up question should be: "who dry-fires who (weak hand only)?" (not me!)
although i'm going to start,
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and a follow-up question should be: "who dry-fires who (weak hand only)?" (not me!)
although i'm going to start,
"Weak hand" is just a figure of speech, it's not literal. I'm right handed but due to making my living with a chainsaw for twenty years, (for those not familiar, most of the weight of a saw is supported with the left hand) my left hand is actually stronger. My left would still be considered my "weak" hand for shooting purposes. I prefer the terms dominant and non dominant or support hand for that reason.I didn't have a weak hand until I damaged my left at work, then it got weaker last summer with nerve damage. I still shoot with it, just not quite as fast or as good. I was actually better with the left, being left eye dominant.
One of the games we'll play at the end of a range day is "PIG", played the same way as the basketball version. Each person in turn attempts to make a shot and the next person in line must make the same shot or they get a letter. Whoever lasts the longest without spelling "PIG", wins. It leads to some interesting challenges, including things like shooting while standing on one leg, shooting backwards while using a mirror to sight with, shooting backwards between the legs and all kinds of other variations, using both or either hand. Obviously there's not a lot of practical application of some of those things but it's fun and it gets you more used to using the weapon in awkward positions.I think shooting standing on one leg would be hard. Maybe that means I should try it.
"Weak hand" is just a figure of speech, it's not literal.
^^^^This is me!^^^^This thread has made me realize that I don’t do enough.
I shoot with my left hand, even if just a few rounds, every range trip. What I don’t do is practice reloading, manipulating the gun, etc., with my left hand.
I’m gonna need to fix that.
Great suggestion that’s something I will for sure be doingYou also need to practice drawing off hand (behind the back works best). And reloading one handed — do this before barrel gets hot.