The more we talk about grip the worse it gets

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  • @tommorgan7431
    @tommorgan7431 7 месяцев назад +120

    "Free your mind and your ass will follow" applies to an astonishing number of things.

    • @javiersp15
      @javiersp15 7 месяцев назад +6

      Great tip for your next prostate exam. I’m sure that was your #1 idea.

    • @markbroad119
      @markbroad119 7 месяцев назад +1

      George Clinton. Good thoughts bad thoughts

  • @PatricTheSpartian
    @PatricTheSpartian 7 месяцев назад +125

    It's me, I am the overthinker, and exactly as you said, I did focus on minute details in hopes that "another simple trick" will fix my grip. At the end of the day I noticed that I shoot better when I don't think at all and just do the thing. It is especially noticeable during stages where I don't have time to consciously control all of the things I thought were important for a proper grip.

    • @nyptbfan
      @nyptbfan 7 месяцев назад +3

      💯

    • @Libertarian_Neighbor
      @Libertarian_Neighbor 7 месяцев назад +9

      “You can’t think and hit at the same time” (Yogi Berra, hall of fame baseball player and coach).

    • @kdworak4754
      @kdworak4754 7 месяцев назад

      Same

    • @keenanschouten2582
      @keenanschouten2582 7 месяцев назад

      The words “feel” and “predictable”cannot occupy the same sentence and be true.

    • @oleg63204
      @oleg63204 6 месяцев назад

      Exactly...

  • @bendehaemersshooting4707
    @bendehaemersshooting4707 7 месяцев назад +46

    Spent the last two days on the range. New to working the Ben Stoeger material. Grip and Vision Focus have been my focus for the last couple weeks. Crushing support hand and specifically look at a specific part of the target. Its not completely at my command yet, but when its there, its so simple. When its not, its very complicated! Stoeger and those associated with him are finding what really matters.

    • @BenStoeger187
      @BenStoeger187  7 месяцев назад +19

      That’s what we are trying to do

  • @jsin713
    @jsin713 7 месяцев назад +238

    Secret process to grip:
    1. See fast shooters on RUclips
    2. RUclips how to shoot fast
    3. Watch 10 recoil control videos
    4. All say the problem is: grip
    5. Hyper focus on grip
    6. Try to apply newly learned info at the range
    7. No success
    8. Search more videos. Finally think you stumbled on the “secret tip”
    9. Repeat steps 5-8 (20 times or so) - using the scientific process to isolate the logical variable in your grip.
    10. Stumble across Ben/Hwansik/Jerry/Yong Lee who all say “I dunno, I don’t really do much but hold the gun”
    11. Focus on other things like vision
    12. Improve
    13. Full circle understanding of grip
    14. Improve grip now that other fundamentals are aligned (the ACTUAL variables)
    15. Feel personally attacked by this comment.

    • @kojoe6984
      @kojoe6984 7 месяцев назад +4

      Ding ding ding 🛎️ 😂 so simple but sometimes the 5-8 is a forever process 😂

    • @kojoe6984
      @kojoe6984 7 месяцев назад +4

      Well put btw 👏🏼

    • @spamin8r
      @spamin8r 7 месяцев назад +3

      I was talking #3-7 with a buddy who's at #10 and was just flabbergasted. Good shooters literally don't think about this.

    • @kojoe6984
      @kojoe6984 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@spamin8r ya it becomes something that just happens it’s the only way you grab a gun 😂 all depends on what info your getting and what your doing

    • @dan_taninecz_geopol
      @dan_taninecz_geopol 6 месяцев назад +1

      How fucking DARE you. /Jk.
      Also optional step 16 is buy a px4 and just avoid barrel flip altogether.

  • @DaveJackalope
    @DaveJackalope 7 месяцев назад +39

    Definitely been in a class where accuracy degrades horribly after the instructor teaches some grip method from another dimension. And then proceeded to encourage an entire class to keep doing it. Weird times in the training world.

    • @userJohnSmith
      @userJohnSmith 7 месяцев назад +2

      I just see so much of this goofy shit online that it made me completely give up on the benefit of a course.

    • @DaveJackalope
      @DaveJackalope 7 месяцев назад

      @@userJohnSmith I stepped away from classes for a long time also. Recently I am seeing some places that I may be on the same page with. I’d like to check out valor ridge and a Ben Stoeger class in 2024

  • @rays9033
    @rays9033 7 месяцев назад +11

    Wow, spot on! I remember going home after shooting classes, and being exhausted from the instructor constantly saying “grip harder” and then my shooting got worse. Ben makes so much more sense than any instructor I’ve had, brilliant!

  • @MrBhcole
    @MrBhcole 7 месяцев назад +10

    Soooooo, I, in fact, DON'T need to spend countless hours researching the Master Grip on RUclips. All of the grip talk and technique reminds me of the first time as a kid hearing tales of the "mythical" G Spot or thinking your parents had it all figured out when they raised you. Thank you for this. Very refreshing take. Instantly make ls my next range trip more relaxing.

    • @paddypibblet846
      @paddypibblet846 7 месяцев назад +6

      Bro, the G spot is real. It's more easily hit when going doggy. If you're going missionary you need an to come in from a downwards angle pointing upwards.

    • @MrBhcole
      @MrBhcole 7 месяцев назад

      @@paddypibblet846 hahahahahaha... It seemed like such a mystery as youngster, lol. Not so much when you get under the hood.

    • @paddypibblet846
      @paddypibblet846 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@MrBhcole holy hell my comment actually got posted?!? Lol. I thought the algorithm wouldn't allow it hahahaha

    • @stevenrodriguez9655
      @stevenrodriguez9655 7 месяцев назад +1

      Lmfao. This is a great little thread…

  • @paulherbst752
    @paulherbst752 7 месяцев назад +10

    Indeed. I’ve allowed myself to go down this bottomless pit several times. Thanks for the thoughts on the issue.

  • @patmaloney1140
    @patmaloney1140 Месяц назад +1

    This is the kind of instruction that is hard to appreciate or understand until you are in the weeds of seriously improving. Thanks Ben.

  • @felipeduque6437
    @felipeduque6437 4 месяца назад +2

    In other words…, “learn the way, then forget the way, then find your own way”. Thanks coach👊🏼

  • @John.VanSwearingen
    @John.VanSwearingen 7 месяцев назад +25

    It’s the same as any hobby or sport. The world is full of dudes that want an analyzed, engineered solution to a human problem-and full of secret sauce methods (to buy or sell). It’s why the signal-to-noise ratio on forums is so insane.
    They want someone to tell them “70/30, crush grip, pinky pressure, and gas pedal the support thumb.“ That way, they can shortcut past all the expensive, time-consuming, ammo-burning experience of shooting enough to find and burn in their best grip. Why train to find YOUR grip when someone else can describe “THE” grip so simply?
    It’s like a golf swing. Technical perfection isn’t a realistic goal-repetitive consistency is. It is a marketable goal, but not a real one. If your golf swing is technically imperfect, but perfectly repeatable over thousands of thoughtful repetitions, then you can control where the ball goes.

    • @Rubeless
      @Rubeless 7 месяцев назад +1

      Check out Charles Barkley and his golf swing, but, not a bad golfer.

    • @John.VanSwearingen
      @John.VanSwearingen 7 месяцев назад +3

      @@Rubeless Barkley’s swing should be studied by scientists.

    • @Rubeless
      @Rubeless 7 месяцев назад

      He doesn’t have much of a brain.

    • @ChucksSEADnDEAD
      @ChucksSEADnDEAD 7 месяцев назад

      Isn't there a golfer who broke his arm and then couldn't keep his arm straight, but he just mastered the new biomechanics?

    • @ChucksSEADnDEAD
      @ChucksSEADnDEAD 7 месяцев назад +2

      Looked it up, Calvin Peete. Broke his arm as a child and it didn't heal properly. So he kept the arm position consistent relative to the torso during the swing.

  •  7 месяцев назад +2

    Ben, these videos are gold. Keep them coming. Much appreciated.

  • @dan-bauer
    @dan-bauer 7 месяцев назад +2

    I've been struggling with this for a few months--overthinking all the oppositional schools of thought, that is. Thank you!

  • @billyg532
    @billyg532 7 месяцев назад +4

    I have listened to you on this topic before. I want consistency. The only way you’re going to get that is to find it in live fire. My consistency comes from shooting more and experiencing it. Now my grip is fine. I found out what works best for me. Its a combination of what all of you teach but its geared toward me.

  • @andrewmn3024
    @andrewmn3024 7 месяцев назад +2

    Great video! Thanks! Im a relatively new competitive shooter (2 years) and in my journey this video would have been super helpful right at the beginning.
    I did find that I needed to work on my grip for 3 things along the way, none of them were recoil control.
    1. Consistency (in both draw and transitions.
    2. Trigger control, that is not disrupting the sights with other parts of my hand while pulling the trigger
    3. Excessive, reactionary pinky pressure when shooting through a string that caused my shots to drop toward 6 oclock the more rounds I fired.

  • @lililililililili8667
    @lililililililili8667 7 месяцев назад +6

    When I stopped thinking I had to hold it extra tight to control the recoil and let things move more fluid and relaxed things improved greatly and the dot would reset super consistent.

  • @jerrymarcos9271
    @jerrymarcos9271 7 месяцев назад +1

    I just learn so much and appreciate the little tips you give. God bless you!

  • @jason11286
    @jason11286 7 месяцев назад +4

    "It's like trying to explain the color pink to a blind person"
    THANK YOU
    Jesus Christ I don't know what your grip feels like, or Vogel's, or Racaza's, because those hands aren't attached to my arms. I've gone down this rabbit hole so many times and at the end of the day what works for me, is doing what works for me. I'll never be at the level of shooting you guys are because that's not my job - I just want to be consistent and proficient.

  • @rustyreckman2892
    @rustyreckman2892 7 месяцев назад +1

    New to shooting: came for the drama stayed for the incredible coaching.

  • @Echo-xe5gj
    @Echo-xe5gj 7 месяцев назад +4

    this is helpful. it might have been even more helpful if i had heard it when i first started shooting and was trying something new every single week looking for the key that would fix everything.

  • @konform_
    @konform_ 7 месяцев назад +2

    just starting out and grip is immediately a wall for me to break through. i’ve read and watched everything there is to try and form my own technique but it still changes day to day with what i might be thinking about that day to focus on. So hearing you say that there is no secret and that you just need to work it out for yourself and not think about it too harshly gives me some relief.

  • @gregoryferguson3575
    @gregoryferguson3575 7 месяцев назад +6

    Not trying to control my recoil in my pistol has absolutely changed everything about the way I shoot

    • @XJ290
      @XJ290 5 месяцев назад

      Yeah I’ve never heard that before and I think it’s going to be a game changer.

  • @nathanjames329
    @nathanjames329 7 месяцев назад +6

    Here's what Im getting from this:
    1. Successful shooters grip very differently from one another.
    2. Its nigh impossible to communicate the feeling of gripping the pistol to someone else.
    3. With any of the reasonable grip methods, consistency is everything.
    4. The only way to develop consistency is to paying attention to grip while shooting.
    Most of my questions are some form of "really though?"
    Does this advice apply across all skill levels?
    Assuming consistency, is there a split time that would differentiate between reasonable grip and unreasonable?
    How would I know if I'm not gripping hard enough?
    I will try putting all this aside next range trip and shoot only for consistency.

    • @onpsxmember
      @onpsxmember 6 месяцев назад

      On the second to last one. If the pistol moves without the hands moving too, losing contact with the trigger guard is what I've heard. But to see that you need a trainer, buddy or a camera with high frame rate and a range that lets you film.

    • @kizzmequik70four
      @kizzmequik70four 3 месяца назад

      People at lower skill levels need this advice most of all. If we take “consistent, predictable, and doable” as the standard for a good grip, lower-skilled folks will have only some (or none) of those adjectives apply to their grips.
      An easy example is someone whose grip falls apart halfway into a bill drill - the first three shots might be in a nice cluster, but 4 and 5 would get thrown into the C-zone high or low left before 6 goes back into the middle of the A-zone. The grip is predictable and consistent enough, but it just isn’t durable enough.

  • @midwestpews7757
    @midwestpews7757 5 месяцев назад

    thank you man, im one of those that picked up lil things here and there and went a whole season overthinking my entire process. your videos help alot.

  • @Patrick_Bateman____
    @Patrick_Bateman____ 7 месяцев назад +2

    This immediately reminded me of the, “Tiger Woods makes golf swing simple” video where it starts with a few tips and then turns into a hundred things to think about.

  • @UncleDanBand64
    @UncleDanBand64 5 месяцев назад

    Your approach is refreshing. No fancy crap just common sense.

  • @nono559
    @nono559 7 месяцев назад +1

    I remember in one of your videos you said hold the gun tight enough so it doesn’t move in your hands and lock the wrist stiff enough so the muzzle flip is consistent. Simple yet so damn easy to follow. I believe it was the video with you and Matt pranka

  • @MrEmoor
    @MrEmoor 6 месяцев назад +1

    This is such a refreshing take on shooting. Stop trying to control the uncontrollable and focus on what is in your control. I love it, I wish this video had been out a couple of years ago before I wasted tons of time and lots of money trying to chase down the perfect gun/grip combination out there because so-and-so on RUclips said this is the way to go. I was on this 1 1/2 to 2 year long journey of doing that due to various RUclipsrs I watch, and in some cases now it is use to watch. I shot Glocks pretty darn well but the retired Navy Seal or Green Beret I was watching said he switched from Glock to Sig because of this reason or that, so I got rid of my Glock and bought a Sig and found I did not shoot that any better. Then some other RUclipsr said he switched to Wilson Combat from Glock because it was the best out there, and like an idiot I got rid of my Sig and bought a Wilson Combat only to come to the same conclusion. I spent thousands, literally thousands of dollars over that time frame just to find I don’t shoot anything else as good as I shoot a Glock. The same with grip. I’ve tried the Modern Samurai stuff, and others methods and it just made me shoot worse. And then a while back it hit me that many of these RUclipsrs have Patreon supporters who pay them money to buy guns and ammo to test and do videos on, so these guys have to do these videos if they want to continue to receive that money from their supporters. One guy I used to watch, and I won’t say his name, did a video on the Glock 19x when it first came out and he trashed the hell out of it. Then a few years later he did another video on it because his Patreon supporters had been asking to do one, and he did another video on it acting as if it was the first time he was shooting it, and he gave it a really positive review! That’s when I decided I was done with all of this crap and just shoot what I like and how I like. I just wish I had spent all that money on ammo and didn’t get rid of the Glocks I had for years. Live and learn, but, like I said, I wish this video had been out then.

  • @naddaf20
    @naddaf20 7 месяцев назад

    That’s very logic and realistic explanation

  • @vincentlaw2100
    @vincentlaw2100 7 месяцев назад

    Great explanation! It took me a LONG time to realize this!

  • @_datapoint
    @_datapoint 7 месяцев назад +2

    “Consistency is key…”

  • @will3377
    @will3377 7 месяцев назад

    Well said and thank you! I was getting tripped up on this and realized I performed better when relaxed and not rushing through the stage...

  • @troutslayer5518
    @troutslayer5518 5 месяцев назад

    I’m glad I came across your RUclips channel 🤙🏻👍🏻

  • @BDKennels
    @BDKennels 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you very much Ben. This, and all of your videos with training tips and philosophies, are really helpful. Stuff like this is gold. I'm grateful.

  • @swiftaudi
    @swiftaudi 7 месяцев назад

    This video is great info. Don’t over complicate the grip. My support thumb presses into the gun and I’m working on fixing it.

  • @kramotakra
    @kramotakra 7 месяцев назад

    consistent, predictable, durable
    Thanks, Ben!

  • @brantleyspringmeyer2576
    @brantleyspringmeyer2576 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you for this video sir!! I'm new and I've never heard this philosophy but I totally understand it now

  • @ripdoinksinamish
    @ripdoinksinamish 7 месяцев назад

    Man this video really speaks to me. The less I think and the more I feel the better I get. I think the issue is that I often don’t know what I’m supposed to feel.

  • @Drgunzo616
    @Drgunzo616 5 месяцев назад

    Thanks for this. I have smaller hands and some shoulder injuries that make some suggested grips and stances physically painful. Sometimes you have to adapt to whatever works for you.

  • @jaesh9306
    @jaesh9306 7 месяцев назад

    This was excellent

  • @EsteVatoLoco
    @EsteVatoLoco 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks Ben! Just took a terrible 3 day class on Aiwb & red dot. Has a super secret special grip “the wave”. I started out shooting 10 rds making one hole, ended making 10 scatrered holes. Left on the 3rd day after morning Instruction. Totally disgusted. Sucks when you realize you’ve just been hustled. Back to the drawing board. Have been working on dot torture, been successful at 3 & 5 yards. Working on 7 yd DT up to 45/50. Some friends recommended your practical shooting training book. I ve had some good trainers/ instructors but better than 50 % not so much.

  • @boxcar156
    @boxcar156 Месяц назад

    I like your philosophy. Stumbled on you looking at something else and I like what I heard.

  • @Joe-lk6oc
    @Joe-lk6oc 4 месяца назад

    Very well said!

  • @stovepipe8966
    @stovepipe8966 7 месяцев назад +1

    Agreed - grip is more about a results oriented mindset than some micromanaged dogma . I’ve trained with a few world champs and use EG’s push/pull index finger over the trigger guard grip . I showed them my grip - they were happy with my results and we moved on to higher level game skills . I’m of the mind that the gun should just be incidental to your full body proprioceptive action while shooting. See the target - point your hands and hips at it - a bullet goes where you want it too . Obsessing on the physical gun just creates a pylon in your pathway to scoring .

  • @n4d3m4n
    @n4d3m4n 7 месяцев назад +1

    I've been exploring the "Active Support System" for my grip. It's a complicated convoluted process of white knuckle pressure and rolling into the grip and pretending to isolate fingers etc. It's nice to know that the "keep it simple stupid" KISS method is better. Im going to apply the KISS to my ASS method now and hopefully my solo time at home will get better.
    Great video!

  • @jayemerritt
    @jayemerritt 7 месяцев назад

    Best grip video I’ve seen.

  • @greyground9543
    @greyground9543 7 месяцев назад

    Great conclusion 👌🏻

  • @gregshuttleworth4465
    @gregshuttleworth4465 5 месяцев назад

    I shoot a p229 in carry optics. When I started to stop trying to stop the recoil of the gun and just getting real consistent with my grip and getting a consistent return to target with my sights my shooting improved

  • @LVbibby
    @LVbibby 7 месяцев назад

    Good video thanks! More isn't always more yes sir. Repeatability and consistency seem like the correct method.

  • @critaper328
    @critaper328 7 месяцев назад +1

    Hearing this takes a lot of weight off my concious lol. seeing all these vids about "the new best grip technique" can be very overwhelming especially when they start talking about isolating specific fingers like you mentioned.

  • @Moresco24
    @Moresco24 7 месяцев назад

    Thanks for this video Ben clears lot of things up. I want to have my grip be repeatable and generally the same across all handguns. When you start adding different pressures it’s hard to be consistent. I am having trouble with vision though I can’t really track my shots as I shoot faster.

  • @emilyurban3454
    @emilyurban3454 7 месяцев назад

    Love how your always cut thru the crap!

  • @uncleB1972
    @uncleB1972 7 месяцев назад

    Another great video from "The King" 🤣 Thank you for the explanation. Thinking about the grip can defiantly F?1% with you.

  • @JustinV911
    @JustinV911 6 месяцев назад +1

    I just came here to say after months and months of overthinking and trying to find “the right grip”
    I relaxed my firing hand with about half the pressure than I thought I needed and just clamped my support hand to the side panel then the bullets started going where I was looking… 👀

  • @thomasgibbs3656
    @thomasgibbs3656 7 месяцев назад

    Finally someone who talks about grip and don’t over complicate it

  • @faizabrahams8547
    @faizabrahams8547 7 месяцев назад +4

    Thank you Sensei.I have been watching your channel 6+months.At the time i was shooting for some time.Thought I was more than a novice.Started watching and absorbing and bang!bang! The lights went on.Now i truely feel i know what i am doing.Simple Ben rule"Follow the concepts "to mention focus on a spot on the target"gold"I am a iron sight shooter and works like magic for me..." The mouse goes where I look.Thank you Ben

  • @MatthewC176
    @MatthewC176 7 месяцев назад

    I think being sight focused is a huge part of this too, as that will always give you the idea of too much recoil and over awareness of what the guns doing
    I’ve slowly started to move away from that and have noticed when focusing on the target and waiting for the gun/sights cross my eyes then shooting I do a lot better and faster then when focusing on the sights and waiting for the target to cross my vision.
    Also everything you talked about here is true of my experience, been down every rabbit hole with “this is THE thing that’s gonna make me control the gun better”and usually I’ll have a range day or two where I feel good and then it all falls apart and I’m looking for the next thing, I’ve gotten to a point where I had like 6 different techniques I’m constantly switching between and only one that I default to when drawing that I’m trying to get away from as it keeps my slide from locking and sometimes causes malfunctions when I put pressure into the slide.
    I also tried just mimicking your grip and determined it was even worse for control however after a later reassessment and actually learning about everything that goes into the way you shoot a handgun and testing it with just ten rounds I was sold on your techniques. Just need to train them in now.
    So as far as what to tech grip wise, I’d say this:
    Keep it simple, consistent, and tight.
    Make sure the gun cannot slip from either hand
    Make sure it fast and easy to form from the draw
    Make sure it doesn’t put pressure on controls or the slide
    Don’t focus on the sights or recoil of the gun
    Focus on the target and taking a shot when then gun returns to your eyes
    Flex arms and wrists for additional control
    Stay away from downwards pressure or other anticipations
    And lastly, remind everyone that your not gonna be a speed demon out of the gate, so take your time focusing on a good consistent grip rather than trying every technique out there to make the gun shoot flat

  • @kdworak4754
    @kdworak4754 6 месяцев назад

    Got over my grip today. By staying target focused. 🤙

  • @ZizinRacing
    @ZizinRacing 7 месяцев назад

    Thank God, I came to this conclusion as well. Tried out all sorts of stuff with forcing pressure and hand position but ended up just going back to just holding the gun how it felt right and shooting it. Doesn't even matter since I shoot a heavy chunk shadow 2.

  • @onpsxmember
    @onpsxmember 6 месяцев назад

    That 'giving the finger nugget' of the other video helps when I mess with the pressure.
    Can you do a video on how to regrip when you noticed it falls apart to not put some training scars in the basket on the clock? Some metric on how long a grip can be maintained during a string?

  • @ghostdog2041
    @ghostdog2041 7 месяцев назад

    3:52
    Yes! I’m 39, and have been shooting since I was a child. HOWEVER…. I’m left handed. I have always dug into my pistol when I shot it. But now, with the ambi controls on my H&K VP9 and a CZ P10S, I can’t get the slide to lock back on the last shot. I’ve dug in so much all my life, but only now am I having to deal with controls on the same side as my thumbs haha!

  • @alexhanson8697
    @alexhanson8697 7 месяцев назад

    Great information

  • @rolotomase1440
    @rolotomase1440 7 месяцев назад +3

    Most instructors don't shoot at a high level and can't teach students how to shoot at a high level. So instead they spend their time talking about grip like there is some kind of secret technique to it.

  • @cd4playa1245
    @cd4playa1245 7 месяцев назад

    Larry Vickers mentioned that he only worries about accuracy, and so when I dry fire my red dot I just try to keep that dot as still as possible, and that’s how I try to grip at the range. I just don’t even worry at all about recoil, but instead I just worry about accuracy, and for me that took so much pressure off my self conscious mind.

  • @computer_carnivore
    @computer_carnivore 5 месяцев назад

    Hakuna matata. Loosely translated it means “no worries”. 😂 Good stuff as always Ben.

  • @danielcisco
    @danielcisco 3 месяца назад +1

    Yeah. The more you shoot the gun. The more you get to be consistent with it. When I shoot my Glock19 it looks super flat but it's simply because I am so comfortable with it that its consistent. When I started shooting with it, I was death gripping it to make it shoot flatter. Which never worked.

  • @KingdomKillaz117
    @KingdomKillaz117 4 месяца назад

    What really worked for me was focusing much less on how I held the gun and focusing more on the alignment of the front sight (without focusing on the rear sights) while pulling the trigger. By doing so I found my shots were much more consistent and grouped better. I has throwing shots everywhere when I focused on sight-alignment. Seems counterintuitive, but it worked for me.

  • @piouswhale
    @piouswhale 7 месяцев назад

    I think the only grip advice that helped was more final position based. First step is “v grip” or put the backstrap high in the meaty “v” of your thumb and index finger. Next step is “hammer grip”, or wrapping the fingers around the grip, like youre holding a hammer. The gun should be an extension of your hand. Third is to point your thumb of your empty off hand towards the target and angle your wrist slightly down. Then being the pistol up to your offhand. That should be the position youre shooting from. Everything else in terms of pressure is preference. Just be consistent and try not to develop habits that are errorprone like applying some amount of pressure in X way. When you have to stitch a target groin to grin, the more complicated you make it, the more errors you will make

  • @vmanshooting
    @vmanshooting 7 месяцев назад +1

    I’ve been told to use my pinky finger pressure to help with muzzle rise. After a couple strings of fire I decided it was not effective. But I was thinking it was because my pinky was too weak and everyone else’s was strong 😅

  • @paddypibblet846
    @paddypibblet846 7 месяцев назад

    Rob Leatham always said something similar. He just says he holds the gun with both hands with reasonable pressure/strength. He doesn't overthink the 30/70 or any of that. He's more interested in the trigger pull and the sights.

  • @DrewWestPress
    @DrewWestPress Месяц назад

    I grip the hell out of it and my spread is 1-3 inches vs the weak grip and I have 3-6 inches of spread. You absolutely need to control the recoil and grip the hell out of it.

  • @dougr5330
    @dougr5330 3 месяца назад +1

    Low key jab at Lena😅😂😅😂😅😂

  • @dcbrot
    @dcbrot 3 месяца назад

    You should do a video chatting with a golf pro. Exact same kind of thing, where you try to focus on a single little technique like applying pinky pressure on the grip and thinking it'll change everything and yada yada some nuance

  • @Shelto
    @Shelto 7 месяцев назад

    Grip I feel I’ve found a comfortable and repeatable grip. Something I’ve been rabbit holing recently is my arms and wrists. Been working on trying to achieve solid wrist lockout. I’ve found holding the gun out a little further with less bend in my elbows and trying to lock wrists I’ve been able to significantly reduce recoil and my dot is landing almost exactly where I left it.
    I was seeing all these shooters with what appears to be significant bend in their elbows, I dont completely lock out but I’ve started trying this, when looking back at videos of me shooting its night and day if I hold the gun out a little further and try and tilt my wrists down then flatten the gun by a tiny bend in elbows

  • @mikevarnerzski
    @mikevarnerzski 7 месяцев назад

    For me recoil is gripping tight enough so the gun doesn't move. Wrist stiffness limits flip, but then the arms want to move upwards so a bit of shoulder stiffness stops that. Then slight tension in the elbows brings it all together so it's like a car suspension. The gun just comes back seemingly on its own without me feeling like I'm fighting recoil or having to drive the gun back down during recoil.

  • @Ruben.cook.89
    @Ruben.cook.89 7 месяцев назад

    For me it’s the whole in flight reset when a slide or the weapons cyclic rate happens faster than the brain can react to the gun firing, people think that can put pace the cyclic rate of a pistol but I honestly don’t think so, cats have a better reaction to timing than humans and a lot of people fall into the category of reaction times if the beep is .3 tenths of a second and a lot of people are at .2 if they are mentally training reaction times, some weapons cycle faster than that, help me try to figure out the correct way to spell this out lol, love you Ben you have been an amazing and integral part of my progression but I’m also tired of hearing people say in flight reset when I don’t believe people can actually outpace the cyclic rate lol great video by the way

  • @wadzilla3711
    @wadzilla3711 6 месяцев назад

    I'm just getting started and so confused. So many tips, tricks, and methods. Looks like I'll just grip and rip and tweak till I'm consistent. $$$$$$$$$$ of ammo. LOL.

  • @thePreparedFather
    @thePreparedFather 3 месяца назад

    Found your videos a few days ago, struggling with consistency after a reload and trying to not muscle it down EDIT: The pinky thing is my current *secret tip* hope im close to the 20 soon hahaha

  • @mikehunt3153
    @mikehunt3153 7 месяцев назад

    I notice you grip the gun very symmetrically and seem to get stability from squeezing all around the grip. I put my dominant wrist more behind the gun and hook the trigger guard with my support index finger. As I understand it, I've defaulted to an old school 80s type grip and foregone the modern style for some reason. I wonder if my technique has fallen out of favor because it prohibits the use of a weapon light or is there another aspect I'm overlooking?

  • @Rooster-q3x
    @Rooster-q3x 14 дней назад

    Anyone remember the golf commercial where all the fully decked out old golfers were on the Tee box and the kid walks up smacking bubble gum, blows a bubble, tees his ball up, no practice swing and just rares back and crushes the ball like John Daly? That's the same with shooting. All the online instructors and pew tubers give great info but it's too much for average shooters. Way too many cues to remember to activate. Just grip the gun, squeeze the trigger without moving the gun and bam. I'm guilty of "wring it out like a towel, set your shoulders like grabbing a fence post, lock the wrists, press trigger to chest without moving the other fingers, drive the gun down, don't wait for reset, on and on and on. I'm about to get back to the basics as qualifying is coming up and just shoot.

  • @zman25cane
    @zman25cane 7 месяцев назад

    I’ve recognized that I’ve gone down the rabbit hole of trigger press in dryfire. I want to know what elite level shooters actually see. Does the dot move at all on the break? Is there a slight shake?
    It seems that when I do trigger control at speed there is slight dot movement, not enough to leave the A-Zone at a simulated 25 yards but enough to have me questioning if I am doing it right or just need more reps and I’ll get to the point of effectively no movement. Is this even the right question to ask, does it matter that much? Thanks

  • @rodiculous9464
    @rodiculous9464 7 месяцев назад

    How about 1 handed? When i was doing the course for my CCW they taught us to hook the thumb and push hard against the side of the gun

  • @IPSC-shooter
    @IPSC-shooter 7 месяцев назад +1

    It's hard to explain because we are "individual individuals"))
    You talked about principles/consistency. You invented Doubles Drill. You explained how to use it. What more?))

  • @Hawtload
    @Hawtload 7 месяцев назад +2

    GOLDEN RULES of GRIP TECHNIQUE:
    1. get a gun that fits your hand
    2. get a grip texture that grips your hand
    3. practice until your dot doesn't move

  • @UponGiantsShoulders
    @UponGiantsShoulders 5 месяцев назад

    IDK man, I have tried all the bla bla and as I am practising my dry fire I realize what works is just increasing the aggression with which I squeeze the trigger and watch my sights. My grip is shit when it moves horizontally. Sometimes that means I think about pinky, sometimes angle, sometimes none of that because I am wrong on the trigger. Etc. But never specific magic. Just different approaches to the same equation, as little sight movement as possible while running that thang.

  • @den_see
    @den_see 7 месяцев назад

    In my hobbies, I tend to overthink and overanalyze. It is counterproductive and can make one go mad 😂

  • @D3R3K72
    @D3R3K72 7 месяцев назад

    Definitely agree!

  • @TexasRedneck
    @TexasRedneck 7 месяцев назад

    When my support hand comes in contact with the g19, There is barely any realestate there. I feel like my support hand isn't doing much. I wear a Large size glove. So not sure if I have stubby fingers or what. I shoot my p365 much better.

  • @spacedaddycereal73
    @spacedaddycereal73 7 месяцев назад

    Great points and information.
    Just curious have you seen how pew view grips the pistol and controls the recoil while getting shots off as fast as he does? If so just wanted to hear your thoughts about it..he has a higher grip on the slide

    • @kojoe6984
      @kojoe6984 7 месяцев назад +1

      It’s preference just like he said there’s principles you shouldn’t violate of course but if Shoot fast get your vision right and find your consistent grip. You’ll find it with putting in the work. There’s a lot of people that do different things but it’s not a angle or how hard someone else grabs it’s what u do to be effective.

  • @1jimmarch
    @1jimmarch 7 месяцев назад

    I've been completely rethinking grip on a carry gun by adding a serious gas pedal.
    Normally you can't run something like that on the street but I also have a holster that makes it work.
    Holster:
    m.ruclips.net/video/01uGt2fIdro/видео.html (you only need the first three minutes)
    Gas pedal:
    m.ruclips.net/video/RXyUf54VViE/видео.html
    I'd be interested in your thoughts.

  • @realitycheck4158
    @realitycheck4158 7 месяцев назад +1

    Why does my sweat smell like burritos?
    I haven't had one in months. 🤔🌯

  • @malcolmbell4374
    @malcolmbell4374 7 месяцев назад

    I found that too short a trigger reach makes getting a consistent grip hard. Muzzle does weird things unless I really focus on the pull.

  • @Mako-sz4qr
    @Mako-sz4qr 2 месяца назад

    Yup kinda like a golf swing really. Find your way and stick with it 👍🏻🇺🇸

  • @musicman1eanda
    @musicman1eanda 7 месяцев назад

    So if I'm hearing you correctly, it's kind of a "keep things simple stupid" kind of thing? There are general techniques universally recommended that usually work with the philosophy of repeatable and predictable (such as strong hand high up the backstrap, support hand gripping firmly on the frame). But, you can get down the rabbit hole of trying to do too many techniques, or, trying to use techniques that are especially complicated (such as 1 finger doing its own pressure). Doing too many techniques or overly complicated techniques that aren't repeatable end up reducing your overall performance.

  • @leekellerking
    @leekellerking 7 месяцев назад

    The more of your videos I see, the more I wish I'd shelled out the bucks to take your classes at A-Zone a few weeks ago. It seems to me that at least part of what you are saying is Keep It Simple Stupid - there are no secrets other than consistency.

  • @Forrest477
    @Forrest477 7 месяцев назад

    I realized I couldn't manage a two handed grip without overcomplicating it, so I switched to doing one handed only and my accuracy and consistency is night and day compared to before. I know that it's not "right", but I'm just a defensive shooter

  • @TheBigjake240
    @TheBigjake240 7 месяцев назад

    i have giant hands and cant figure out a real great way to grip a pistol. My trigger finger hand will eat up the whole grip and second hand never really gets any contact on the frame.

  • @2AlphaCrew
    @2AlphaCrew 7 месяцев назад

    “It doesn’t matter how you grip it”…. Then tells us how to grip the gun the same way every other good shooter says. The only parts of the grip that matter…. Is both hands up high on the gun, and don’t grip too tight with dominant hand (for trigger finger dexterity).

  • @tatanleanduck
    @tatanleanduck 5 месяцев назад

    Smart/experienced people are less dogmatic across all hobbies. Youll talk to a true guru and it all boils down to "find what works for you and do it consistently." Not just with shooting.

  • @pastapaul150
    @pastapaul150 7 месяцев назад

    Do you use equal grip pressure or more with non dominant hand?