It took me about 7 months to realize that my dry firing technique was mostly shit. A lot of that to do with training with a MantisX though, where it encourages you to get as high a score as possible, so you would naturally have a delicate grip to avoid any slight tremors when shooting.
I would say Mantis tells you about micro movement, and it is up to you to figure the fix. You can easily assume "soft grip" -- but is that the only fix that works in both dry and live fire? I did Mantis work last night and experienced what you say. I spent time trying different grip pressures and friction improvements. The "soft grip" result may be telling you that your normal grip is too tense, too much sympathetic movement. Maybe from the firing hand's other fingers.
Thank you so much for sharing this information! To understand that I've been dry firing incorrectly and building bad habits is a huge humbling experience. It just fuels me to get better.
Yep, been shooting for 30 yrs and I still yank on it like it's my Johnson. Especially now that I'm 62+ and not as strong as I used to be. I like to go back to 35yds and hit my 2/3 size steel silhouette. No way I can make that ping if I'm yanking. BTW, why do I watch so many of Stoeger's videos?
03:46 I've never taken a class, so the only advice I get is from people online. When I ask for advice on how to get my finger from the slide to the trigger without disturbing the sight picture too much, everyone says that it's not worth practicing, I should just move my finger into the trigger guard when punching out from compressed ready. I'm glad someone else out there thinks that's worth practicing.
I love this circular pattern of see a deficit in live fire/competition address it in dry fire…repeat. It’s so applicable in across the board…I help my daughter and her friends work on their soccer this way. It’s so helpful with their taking ownership of what they need to work on and improve.
I have been using this from your dry fire book… it has been huge in my training over all. Thanks for the killer information, it’s great to see this example from you on video… SAVED
I feel personally attacked by all of these training videos and i love it hahahah I feel stupid that I even thought my dry fire practice was good now 😂😂
This is me with my dominant hand and I'm struggling to overcome it. I get away with it somewhat with a steel gun but it becomes very obvious with a polymer gun.
the concepts you talk about in your video seem so obvious but for some reason i've never thought or have heard about them from anywhere else. thanks
Funny isn’t it
Its insane these vids are free.
"there's those of you paying attention and those that are lying" 😂😂
It took me about 7 months to realize that my dry firing technique was mostly shit. A lot of that to do with training with a MantisX though, where it encourages you to get as high a score as possible, so you would naturally have a delicate grip to avoid any slight tremors when shooting.
Same with the MantisX. It pushed you to be comically unrealistically still when pulling the trigger.
I would say Mantis tells you about micro movement, and it is up to you to figure the fix. You can easily assume "soft grip" -- but is that the only fix that works in both dry and live fire?
I did Mantis work last night and experienced what you say. I spent time trying different grip pressures and friction improvements. The "soft grip" result may be telling you that your normal grip is too tense, too much sympathetic movement. Maybe from the firing hand's other fingers.
Thank you so much for sharing this information! To understand that I've been dry firing incorrectly and building bad habits is a huge humbling experience. It just fuels me to get better.
Yep, been shooting for 30 yrs and I still yank on it like it's my Johnson. Especially now that I'm 62+ and not as strong as I used to be. I like to go back to 35yds and hit my 2/3 size steel silhouette. No way I can make that ping if I'm yanking. BTW, why do I watch so many of Stoeger's videos?
Well said: Lean into those errors and work through them. Thank you!
03:46
I've never taken a class, so the only advice I get is from people online. When I ask for advice on how to get my finger from the slide to the trigger without disturbing the sight picture too much, everyone says that it's not worth practicing, I should just move my finger into the trigger guard when punching out from compressed ready. I'm glad someone else out there thinks that's worth practicing.
I love this circular pattern of see a deficit in live fire/competition address it in dry fire…repeat. It’s so applicable in across the board…I help my daughter and her friends work on their soccer this way. It’s so helpful with their taking ownership of what they need to work on and improve.
These videos are Gold
I have been using this from your dry fire book… it has been huge in my training over all. Thanks for the killer information, it’s great to see this example from you on video… SAVED
Dude, I’m so fucking glad you’re back.
I feel personally attacked by all of these training videos and i love it hahahah I feel stupid that I even thought my dry fire practice was good now 😂😂
Great video
Thanks for the information!!
Well said!!
This is me with my dominant hand and I'm struggling to overcome it. I get away with it somewhat with a steel gun but it becomes very obvious with a polymer gun.
Nice
I find myself riding the gun down when trying to get up to speed with an optic. so I slow it down. I dont care how slow, I'll go as slow as it take.
Grip pressure problem? Why not just modulate on the fly?😅
Great video