You are the first instructor EVER I've heard say that anticipation is pretty much inherent and unavoidable and to worry more about the grip. "Training out anticipation" has not worked for me but being cognizant of a proper, firm grip has. Very good information here.
There's a reason for that. You're concentrating on grip and not recoil thereby eliminating "anticipation". After mastering grip position, breathing and exhaling helps focusing on keeping your sights on target. Bent elbows also helps with target transitions and twisting at the waist when showing 180° left and right while walking forward. I hate the "punch out" and rolling your neck forward. That's flat range shooting...
That's because trying to be "surprised" by multiple, rapid pistol shots is asinine. You're not sniping someone with a bolt action. You have to respond to the recoil in order to drive the gun back down onto target, otherwise your shooting is going to be slow.
In 60 years of pistol shooting, this is the most concise explanation of proper gripping I've evet heard...never too old to fine tune what you thought you knew everythng about, thanks!😊
Speaking of old... After 55 years of shooting (started shooting when I was a teenager), I find that I'm not as strong as I was even 20 years ago. My grip has weakend, my sight has weakend and due to past hand injuries I just can't grip as strongly as I did. One thing that helped me tremendously in the past few months has been to exercise my grip using various fitness products. I experienced an almost immediate improvement in my grip and regained much of what I've lost through age. I'm back to shooting the center out of the target. I even shake less. Even if you are old....keep training.
Damn. 2 minutes in and you've already improved my grip. I tried dry firing a few times focusing on your advice about leverage and even without live ammo it feels so much more confident than my old grip. This might just be the most valuable video I've stumbled upon since I started shooting.
Came here to say this. I was so focused on twisting my grip inward I completely neglected the better wrist angle and using the thumb and pinky vertically. Can't wait to get to the range, it makes so much more sense. And I don't feel as stiff and rigid
Rick. My man. I am not sure if you'll get to read this, but THANK YOU. I've been struggling for years with mastering pistol shooting and this video literally changed the way I shoot. I went from being concerned I was never going to be 'good', to nailing quarter sized bullseyes at 7-10 yards and stacking rounds one on top of the other. Quite a few times I thought I'd missed because I was shooting through the same hole. I cannot thank you enough, and I encourage everyone to revisit this video if they require grip alteration.
You good Sir, has the most underrated firearms training and safety channel, no theatrics, just simple body mechanics, physics and economy of motion. Don’t worry about your subs, people that come to your channel are in search for great and valuable instructions and education, thank you!!!
This concise presentation is the best visual, verbal and applicable grip breakdown I’ve encountered in my five-plus decades as a civilian handgun shooter. Kudos not only to the instruction but to the video’s masterful direction and editing.
Watching this video 3 times then to the range. Im sure im not the only one who has been over complicating this for themselves. Insanely good info here!
I love how your video editing matches your explanation. Relaxed, structured, methodical. You don't begin with metal guitars and unrelated shooting and have snippets of doing badass things in between or dead silence while you talk. It's just relaxing music and good information with relevant examples beginning to end. The final slow motion typical tight shooting posture versus relaxed structured shooting is the best.
I'm watching this video dry firing and I can see the difference. I will definitely be revisiting this video multiple times until I engrain the principles in my brain.💯💯💯
Wow thank you so much. I'm a new shooter. Took my gun to the range for the firs time and kept shooting low left. I watched this video 10 times and kept learning something new. Went to the range yesterday and no more low and left. I have a lot to learn but ths really helped.
I was a Navy RSO for 7 years, and I love your thoughts about anticipation. I had some people learn to work through anticipation, but others would always anticipate. This grip advice is invaluable.
My god this made me feel like a newbie. I’ve shooting for years with all the bad habits you mentioned. 4 years in the marine corps and no one ever corrected me. My dad being on a swat team but never corrected me. Probably because we were all taught to train out anticipation. Thank you for making this video. I’ll be applying this stuff today at the range.
I always thought the straight-armed, stiff, "low drag" position was awkward and fatiguing when I first was learning pistol shooting. I was self taught and just naturally learned a firm but relaxed postion with elbows bent gave me much more control. I do have the habit of bringing my head down and pushing my shoulders forward to fight the recoil when shooting faster, looks like I'll experiment with that. Glad to see it articulated and explained why it felt much more natural to me.
The locked-out elbow thing came from people misunderstanding modern isosceles, as developed by Brian Enos and Rob Leatham back in the 1980s. It was never intended to be that way, but instructor/institutional inbreeding created it. One of the pitfalls of being "self taught," as you found out.
@@silvermediastudio Locked out elbows came from bullseye/olympic style pistol disciplines. It is a best choice for repeatability IF the goal is the smallest group possible with lots of time to spend and shooting between heartbeats to win medals. Different goals and rules change the approach drastically and what works in one context may cause injury in another. Instead of stamping it one way, see it as a viable tool for single shots at increased distances.
@@onpsxmember Not exactly, but good that you are at least thinking about the topic. Olympic pistol is single hand, and therefore not isosceles. The mechanics and institutional inbreeding that resulted in locked elbows isosceles is not based on Olympic shooting methodologies or skeleton support.
As a law enforcement firearms trainer I 100% support what he is saying. I've had to unlearn a lot of what was taught to become a better shooter. Law enforcement and military training is geared toward people who have never fired a gun. It is also structured for training large groups.
Best explanation and demonstration with your articulation as well as varying video angles that I’ve seen. You don’t just say “do what I’m doing” you explain the why behind it. Thank you and well done.
13 years army, great with rifles. Never trained once on pistols.. having my own pistol now.. these tips helped a lot to get rid of the imperfections of my pistol shooting.
this is pretty much the video i've been waiting for for a very long time, it's really hard to express these concepts so concisely without sacrificing very important detail, i'll be saving this to show others for sure, thanks a bunch
Rick’s instructions, explanations and general training approach have for me been some of the most educational and transformative changes to my process that I’ve managed to incorporate from any of the related videos I’ve found on this platform. He’s a born teacher and fantastic trainer who routinely walks the talk.
Wow! I’ve shot competitively for years and always tried to bear down on the grip, I tried this at the range and with lifting my middle and ring finger off the gun and solely using high thumb and pinky for leverage I a toy had better recoil mitigation and it was incredibly easy, ie not fatiguing! And focusing on the almost Inherently relaxes posture and set you up for a more uo right stance. I think is this single handily the most useful advice I’ve ever heard thank you!
Thank you so much for this. As a newbie right hand shooter, I’m getting left shots and my instructor tells me to stop anticipating but I honestly don’t know how. She also reminds me of my of my grip. I’m gonna practice this way of gripping, while practicing my draw/dry firing before my range trip tomorrow. ❤
I can tell you've worked in some kind of capacity that's team driven and goal oriented as the way you explain and the way you use analogies is very simplistic. That usually comes with good communication and people skills that make good teachers. I recognize this as a firefighter who has worked with probies and has to communicate messages well over radio without being in the same room and in zero visibility conditions. This is a great video🤘😎
In three minutes you fixed everything. Youre just one level deeper than literally every other video on youtube. They say grip high in the tang, but don't mention the leverage or pinky. They say to put the fingers of your support hands in the grooves of your primary hand at the bottom but don't mention the right side for counter pressure. I'm still fairly new into my firearms journey but I was shooting a few off to the right today... Easiest sub of my life tbh
The elbow tactic differs among many top shooters (grand masters). They say to angle outward as much as you can WITHOUT letting the meat of your hands leave the surfaces. I'll try the Bill drill with each way when next at the range to see where the shots group. Thanks for making the video!
Phenomenal explanation of correct grip pressure, best I've heard. Much better than the "grip the shit out of it and then back off a little bit, so you don't get lactic acid buildup in your forearms and exhaust them", explanation. I've been to many courses in my life, some of them taught by former tier 1 operator's, when I was contracting from 2008-2012, and that's the best breakdown of grip I've heard. That's the second time one of your videos has impressed the heck out of me. I'm going to have to go to one of your instructor development courses. Keep up the banger content!
Although weapons are forbidden by law in my country Egypt, but I really enjoyed your helpful and concise way of teaching, and when I have the opportunity to try shooting a gun, I will definitely apply your tips and tricks. Keep up the nice work brother❤
This advice is golden. I can't tell you how many trainers I've heard talk about anticipation and none have ever addressed the fact that it's a natural thing your body just does. Proper grip and weapon system control is key. I learned a lot from this video.
Absolutely OUTSTANDING video. I'm a relatively new shooter (less than 18 months), and I have watched a ton of content looking for better tips on grip, trigger control, etc in between range sessions. I've yet to see a video this well thought out based on principles of physics and biomechanics as well as neuroscience (recoil anticipation and the inability to train it out of our brains).
I know this videos old but I have it saved for whenever I feel my grip breaking down and needing work I come back here to re-evaluate. I had trouble until watching this. I’m not weak by any means but until watching your tutorial my support hand would slip off from squeezing too hard. With the correct leverage and placement it got a lot better. Gripping a pistol is a lot harder than people think.
It’s nice to see shooting tips from another guy at 5’6. Usually it’s hulking masses relaying the info and while some of it applies, some of it doesn’t. This, in my certain scenario, is quite applicable.
I am a thoroughly enjoying the relatively recent change in methodology for firearms, further trimming the overgrown landscape of "fundamentals." This video was exceptionally clear, concise and hopefully with more range time, quantifiable.
Unfortunately too many instructors don't actually understand marksmanship fundamentals, so they try to apply them and teach them as they were told, but it never comes out right. Even more unfortunate, it has become harder to find instruction on proper marksmanship fundamentals. One source is the Appleseed Project, which works with .22 rifles at 25m targets. Two days and you'll learn how to properly shoot and self-diagnose.
First, excellent tips. Nice to hear someone talk about being relaxed. I use to be one of those people who'd grip the gun hard enough that it felt like a workout. Now, I have a much more relaxed grip and stance.
Hello, a big thank you from a French shooter for the quality of your demonstration on the holding of the gun. Your explanations are clear, precise, argued and explicit! Bravo ! Bonjour, un grand merci d'un tireur Français pour la qualité de votre démonstration sur la tenue du pistolet. Vos explications sont claires, précises, argumentés et explicites ! Bravo !
10/10. Great videography and concise instructions made this not just entertaining, but it does what is supposed to do. TEACH! So many videos out there that are either flashy without the teaching or the info is there but dragged out for eons to the point where I am misinformed or confused.
When I watched videos about gripping fundementals etc i always had questions in my head and couldnt make them work. But after yours I have no questions. I am truly impressed this is a treasure among all educational vids. Thank you
This was a huge help. especially with someone like me with smaller hands, and not a whole lot of strength. Thanks for the awesome info and tips will share this with the buddy's.
Bro thank you for every minute you have spent explaining in the video. It was very informative and spot-on. I'm a retired Naval SF and I can confirm, I have been using most of these tips thinking I'm the only one who knows them :). Good luck buddy.
Glad this popped up in my recommendations. This is THE best video I've ever seen on grip. This makes so much more sense. I can feel it now, squeez the lemon, stop overthinking about grip pressure or anticipation.
This might be the best video I’ve seen for something like this. So helpful, no fluff, and right to the point. I’ll be using this video to help my girlfriend as she is just learning to shoot.
I’ve been watching a ton of videos and my grip stayed horrible. It was your leverage and friction with the pinky that just clicked in my brain. Grabbed my 9mm and 10mm went down to the range and immediately started shooting tight groups. Thanks for the great advice!
This works so much better! The usual "squeeze as if your hands are claws" & "surface area" advices were always mysteriously hit or miss for me. Now I know what to aim for, FULCRUMS. And the off-hand footage really helped with that high index finger grip. Thank you!
Hi first off, thank you for the great tips, I just have a question about where you put your left index finger at 3:12, do you also put pressure or tension on it or just pression on the left hand as a whole? Thank you 🙏
Man im glad i stumbled upon this video. Ive been racking my brain about shooting low left. I practiced this dry fire and i noticed a difference. Ill try it out at the range tomorrow with live fire. It felt weird chaing how i apply pressure to the grip but ill get the hang of it.
New follower and I’m glad I found your channel. Looking forward to digging into more videos and possibly training. Great way to describe and visualize the proper grip. I’m on it! Thank you in advance 🙏🏻🇺🇸
First time 9mm shooter and struggled my first day reloading the way I was shown. Watched this went back to the range and the cross method made it so I vouls easily load everytime. Thank you!
Great video great information but in the end when it’s all said and done and the Congress takes just about everything we have, including something that could actually defend yourself you’ll be teaching spoon and fork techniques.
Very thankful that I came across your video and took the time to watch it again and again. I tried to draw and dry fire several times and I really felt the difference in handling my 9mm securely. Handling is my main hurdle because I have small hands. Thank you for helping me improve my grip. Will try it out on the range next weekend. Be blessed. - Mark, the Philippines
Started my shooting journey one and a half year ago. Got some advice but nothing that seems training. Did a lot of dryfire and quite a few range practices. My esperience brought me to the principle of pinky grip. But finally this lesson closed the circle adding a good use of my (scarse) strenght and leverages. Always a fan of relaxed arms and natural stance but I always fight with exaggerated grip with both hands. In fact I suffer from elbow fatigue and tendinitis because of that. Can’t wait to try to use these tips to obtain my natural master grip. Best video ever.
Free Range American channel teaches the exact opposite regarding the position of the elbows during the two handed grip. he suggests pointing your elbows out slightly and squeezing the pistol grip with the balls of your palms. I've honestly been trying since I saw your video to point my elbows in and it seems to make more sense because my whole support hand stays in contact with the pistol grip. I need more training but your method seems more logical. Thanks for the video
You are the first instructor EVER I've heard say that anticipation is pretty much inherent and unavoidable and to worry more about the grip. "Training out anticipation" has not worked for me but being cognizant of a proper, firm grip has. Very good information here.
There's a reason for that. You're concentrating on grip and not recoil thereby eliminating "anticipation". After mastering grip position, breathing and exhaling helps focusing on keeping your sights on target. Bent elbows also helps with target transitions and twisting at the waist when showing 180° left and right while walking forward. I hate the "punch out" and rolling your neck forward. That's flat range shooting...
I completely agree!!!
That's because trying to be "surprised" by multiple, rapid pistol shots is asinine. You're not sniping someone with a bolt action. You have to respond to the recoil in order to drive the gun back down onto target, otherwise your shooting is going to be slow.
You Clearly have not looked at YT very hard. There are dozens of instructors that have said that.
@@shoktroop well that’s just awesome then. Your powers of deduction are spot on
In 60 years of pistol shooting, this is the most concise explanation of proper gripping I've evet heard...never too old to fine tune what you thought you knew everythng about, thanks!😊
Speaking of old... After 55 years of shooting (started shooting when I was a teenager), I find that I'm not as strong as I was even 20 years ago. My grip has weakend, my sight has weakend and due to past hand injuries I just can't grip as strongly as I did. One thing that helped me tremendously in the past few months has been to exercise my grip using various fitness products. I experienced an almost immediate improvement in my grip and regained much of what I've lost through age. I'm back to shooting the center out of the target. I even shake less. Even if you are old....keep training.
Damn. 2 minutes in and you've already improved my grip. I tried dry firing a few times focusing on your advice about leverage and even without live ammo it feels so much more confident than my old grip. This might just be the most valuable video I've stumbled upon since I started shooting.
Glad to hear it man!
I haven't even finished the video... and I already feel more confident from only using my hands holding each other hahaha.
Came here to say this. I was so focused on twisting my grip inward I completely neglected the better wrist angle and using the thumb and pinky vertically. Can't wait to get to the range, it makes so much more sense. And I don't feel as stiff and rigid
Rick. My man. I am not sure if you'll get to read this, but THANK YOU. I've been struggling for years with mastering pistol shooting and this video literally changed the way I shoot. I went from being concerned I was never going to be 'good', to nailing quarter sized bullseyes at 7-10 yards and stacking rounds one on top of the other. Quite a few times I thought I'd missed because I was shooting through the same hole. I cannot thank you enough, and I encourage everyone to revisit this video if they require grip alteration.
Im so glad this video has helped you man!
You good Sir, has the most underrated firearms training and safety channel, no theatrics, just simple body mechanics, physics and economy of motion. Don’t worry about your subs, people that come to your channel are in search for great and valuable instructions and education, thank you!!!
This concise presentation is the best visual, verbal and applicable grip breakdown I’ve encountered in my five-plus decades as a civilian handgun shooter. Kudos not only to the instruction but to the video’s masterful direction and editing.
Watching this video 3 times then to the range. Im sure im not the only one who has been over complicating this for themselves. Insanely good info here!
Thank you!!!
I love how your video editing matches your explanation. Relaxed, structured, methodical. You don't begin with metal guitars and unrelated shooting and have snippets of doing badass things in between or dead silence while you talk. It's just relaxing music and good information with relevant examples beginning to end. The final slow motion typical tight shooting posture versus relaxed structured shooting is the best.
All my years in Executive protection and training, I've never heard someone teach it like this. Amazing
🙌🏼 thank you
I'm watching this video dry firing and I can see the difference. I will definitely be revisiting this video multiple times until I engrain the principles in my brain.💯💯💯
Stoked to hear it man!
Wow thank you so much. I'm a new shooter. Took my gun to the range for the firs time and kept shooting low left. I watched this video 10 times and kept learning something new. Went to the range yesterday and no more low and left. I have a lot to learn but ths really helped.
I’ve been shooting for over 20yrs. This is the best pistol grip shooting video ever
Stoked to hear it!
I was a Navy RSO for 7 years, and I love your thoughts about anticipation. I had some people learn to work through anticipation, but others would always anticipate. This grip advice is invaluable.
My god this made me feel like a newbie. I’ve shooting for years with all the bad habits you mentioned. 4 years in the marine corps and no one ever corrected me. My dad being on a swat team but never corrected me. Probably because we were all taught to train out anticipation. Thank you for making this video. I’ll be applying this stuff today at the range.
how'd it go?
Your clear and concise presentation makes way more sense than everything I have ever been taught.
Glad to hear it!
I always thought the straight-armed, stiff, "low drag" position was awkward and fatiguing when I first was learning pistol shooting. I was self taught and just naturally learned a firm but relaxed postion with elbows bent gave me much more control. I do have the habit of bringing my head down and pushing my shoulders forward to fight the recoil when shooting faster, looks like I'll experiment with that.
Glad to see it articulated and explained why it felt much more natural to me.
Glad this helps man!
The locked-out elbow thing came from people misunderstanding modern isosceles, as developed by Brian Enos and Rob Leatham back in the 1980s. It was never intended to be that way, but instructor/institutional inbreeding created it. One of the pitfalls of being "self taught," as you found out.
@@silvermediastudio
Locked out elbows came from bullseye/olympic style pistol disciplines. It is a best choice for repeatability IF the goal is the smallest group possible with lots of time to spend and shooting between heartbeats to win medals. Different goals and rules change the approach drastically and what works in one context may cause injury in another. Instead of stamping it one way, see it as a viable tool for single shots at increased distances.
@@onpsxmember Not exactly, but good that you are at least thinking about the topic. Olympic pistol is single hand, and therefore not isosceles. The mechanics and institutional inbreeding that resulted in locked elbows isosceles is not based on Olympic shooting methodologies or skeleton support.
Fantastic photography and lighting. Amongst the best I’ve seen on an outdoor production. Great job.
As a law enforcement firearms trainer I 100% support what he is saying. I've had to unlearn a lot of what was taught to become a better shooter. Law enforcement and military training is geared toward people who have never fired a gun. It is also structured for training large groups.
Thank you! Stoked to hear!
Best explanation and demonstration with your articulation as well as varying video angles that I’ve seen. You don’t just say “do what I’m doing” you explain the why behind it. Thank you and well done.
Thank you! More to come.
You are a man of common sense and solid knowledge. Just tested out in what you are saying in this video and now it feels like a vise. Thank you
Glad to hear it!
13 years army, great with rifles. Never trained once on pistols.. having my own pistol now.. these tips helped a lot to get rid of the imperfections of my pistol shooting.
Stoked to hear it man!
Finely i found answer on my question )) about fingers, very good presentation thanks you.
Happy to help!
this is pretty much the video i've been waiting for for a very long time, it's really hard to express these concepts so concisely without sacrificing very important detail, i'll be saving this to show others for sure, thanks a bunch
So glad to hear it!!!
Rick’s instructions, explanations and general training approach have for me been some of the most educational and transformative changes to my process that I’ve managed to incorporate from any of the related videos I’ve found on this platform. He’s a born teacher and fantastic trainer who routinely walks the talk.
@@Kaizergeld thanks man! Much appreciate the compliment.
Wow! I’ve shot competitively for years and always tried to bear down on the grip, I tried this at the range and with lifting my middle and ring finger off the gun and solely using high thumb and pinky for leverage I a toy had better recoil mitigation and it was incredibly easy, ie not fatiguing! And focusing on the almost Inherently relaxes posture and set you up for a more uo right stance. I think is this single handily the most useful advice I’ve ever heard thank you!
Stoked to hear this man!
Thank you so much for this. As a newbie right hand shooter, I’m getting left shots and my instructor tells me to stop anticipating but I honestly don’t know how. She also reminds me of my of my grip. I’m gonna practice this way of gripping, while practicing my draw/dry firing before my range trip tomorrow. ❤
How has it been working for you since you saw the vid. Has your accuracy improved.
I can tell you've worked in some kind of capacity that's team driven and goal oriented as the way you explain and the way you use analogies is very simplistic. That usually comes with good communication and people skills that make good teachers. I recognize this as a firefighter who has worked with probies and has to communicate messages well over radio without being in the same room and in zero visibility conditions. This is a great video🤘😎
Much appreciate this compliment man!! Thank you & good observation.
In three minutes you fixed everything. Youre just one level deeper than literally every other video on youtube.
They say grip high in the tang, but don't mention the leverage or pinky. They say to put the fingers of your support hands in the grooves of your primary hand at the bottom but don't mention the right side for counter pressure. I'm still fairly new into my firearms journey but I was shooting a few off to the right today...
Easiest sub of my life tbh
@@PapaNoffDeez that’s awesome to hear! Thank you & glad to help!
That was the quickest masterclass I have ever seen, can’t wait to try this out
Appreciate you!
Really interesting point with high and low leverage
this is by far the most constructive video I've ever seen on this side of yt
YES! 🙌🏼
Best video on the web.
Thank you
The elbow tactic differs among many top shooters (grand masters). They say to angle outward as much as you can WITHOUT letting the meat of your hands leave the surfaces. I'll try the Bill drill with each way when next at the range to see where the shots group. Thanks for making the video!
Agreed. I’ve always thought of rotating the elbow as a way to help push into the gun more
Have you compared the differing elbow positions yet? I'm curious about this aspect also
Phenomenal explanation of correct grip pressure, best I've heard. Much better than the "grip the shit out of it and then back off a little bit, so you don't get lactic acid buildup in your forearms and exhaust them", explanation. I've been to many courses in my life, some of them taught by former tier 1 operator's, when I was contracting from 2008-2012, and that's the best breakdown of grip I've heard. That's the second time one of your videos has impressed the heck out of me. I'm going to have to go to one of your instructor development courses. Keep up the banger content!
Stoked to hear it man! Look forward to it!
Although weapons are forbidden by law in my country Egypt, but I really enjoyed your helpful and concise way of teaching, and when I have the opportunity to try shooting a gun, I will definitely apply your tips and tricks. Keep up the nice work brother❤
Thank you for watching & supporting anyway!
That sucks big time.
This advice is golden. I can't tell you how many trainers I've heard talk about anticipation and none have ever addressed the fact that it's a natural thing your body just does. Proper grip and weapon system control is key. I learned a lot from this video.
Absolutely OUTSTANDING video. I'm a relatively new shooter (less than 18 months), and I have watched a ton of content looking for better tips on grip, trigger control, etc in between range sessions. I've yet to see a video this well thought out based on principles of physics and biomechanics as well as neuroscience (recoil anticipation and the inability to train it out of our brains).
I know this videos old but I have it saved for whenever I feel my grip breaking down and needing work I come back here to re-evaluate. I had trouble until watching this. I’m not weak by any means but until watching your tutorial my support hand would slip off from squeezing too hard. With the correct leverage and placement it got a lot better. Gripping a pistol is a lot harder than people think.
@@Perkuhlerk that’s great to hear!
The analogy about squeezing juice out of a lime was something I hadn't heard before. That's good stuff.
Glad you liked it!
Very good class, and clear concise instructions...am a try it...
Thank you!
Thank you, this KISS method is soo helpful
Glad it was helpful!
It’s nice to see shooting tips from another guy at 5’6. Usually it’s hulking masses relaying the info and while some of it applies, some of it doesn’t. This, in my certain scenario, is quite applicable.
I am a thoroughly enjoying the relatively recent change in methodology for firearms, further trimming the overgrown landscape of "fundamentals." This video was exceptionally clear, concise and hopefully with more range time, quantifiable.
Glad to hear it!!!
Unfortunately too many instructors don't actually understand marksmanship fundamentals, so they try to apply them and teach them as they were told, but it never comes out right.
Even more unfortunate, it has become harder to find instruction on proper marksmanship fundamentals. One source is the Appleseed Project, which works with .22 rifles at 25m targets. Two days and you'll learn how to properly shoot and self-diagnose.
excellent explanatory video command, thank you very much, greetings from argentina
Def following for grip tips this was good shit
More to come!
I've been shooting guns for a very long time and this was the focking best instruction of gripping a firearm than I've ever heard before.
Best grip video ever short king
🤙🏼
One of the BEST explanations of how to obtaining the “master grip” and anticipation control!!!
Thank you
First, excellent tips. Nice to hear someone talk about being relaxed. I use to be one of those people who'd grip the gun hard enough that it felt like a workout. Now, I have a much more relaxed grip and stance.
Glad to hear it man!
Hello, a big thank you from a French shooter for the quality of your demonstration on the holding of the gun. Your explanations are clear, precise, argued and explicit! Bravo !
Bonjour, un grand merci d'un tireur Français pour la qualité de votre démonstration sur la tenue du pistolet. Vos explications sont claires, précises, argumentés et explicites ! Bravo !
Thank you! Happy to hear this is assisting you!
What an amazing video. I went to the range later that day after watching, and I IMMEDIATELY improved my follow up shot speed and accuracy.
Stoked to hear it man!
10/10. Great videography and concise instructions made this not just entertaining, but it does what is supposed to do. TEACH! So many videos out there that are either flashy without the teaching or the info is there but dragged out for eons to the point where I am misinformed or confused.
Much appreciated!
Glad you enjoyed it!
When I watched videos about gripping fundementals etc i always had questions in my head and couldnt make them work. But after yours I have no questions. I am truly impressed this is a treasure among all educational vids. Thank you
This was a huge help. especially with someone like me with smaller hands, and not a whole lot of strength. Thanks for the awesome info and tips will share this with the buddy's.
Glad to hear it man!!!
Very helpful. Own Staccato XC and custom Infinity SVI 2011. Can’t handle Infinity pistol. Will apply your 5 tips. Thank you
These will help you!!!
Outstanding presentation! No wasted dialog. Top notch. So many small well explained details that i know i definitely needed. Liked and subscribed
🙌🏼 Thank you! Much appreciated.
By far the best illustration and explanation with logical reason. Great job
Bro thank you for every minute you have spent explaining in the video. It was very informative and spot-on. I'm a retired Naval SF and I can confirm, I have been using most of these tips thinking I'm the only one who knows them :). Good luck buddy.
Much appreciated.
Glad this popped up in my recommendations. This is THE best video I've ever seen on grip. This makes so much more sense. I can feel it now, squeez the lemon, stop overthinking about grip pressure or anticipation.
Very exciting to hear! So glad it is helping you!
Rick, you are THE best. Simple, but factual. Your wisdom and input are very much appreciated! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I appreciate you!
This might be the best video I’ve seen for something like this. So helpful, no fluff, and right to the point. I’ll be using this video to help my girlfriend as she is just learning to shoot.
Stoked to hear man!
I’ve been watching a ton of videos and my grip stayed horrible. It was your leverage and friction with the pinky that just clicked in my brain. Grabbed my 9mm and 10mm went down to the range and immediately started shooting tight groups. Thanks for the great advice!
That’s great to hear!!! Thank you for sharing.
This works so much better! The usual "squeeze as if your hands are claws" & "surface area" advices were always mysteriously hit or miss for me. Now I know what to aim for, FULCRUMS. And the off-hand footage really helped with that high index finger grip. Thank you!
0:15 0:50 leverage & friction 2:25 friction
3:00 non-dominant 3:35 example
3:59 no anticipation 5:55 present
6:35+ 7:46 elbows inline 8:19 relax 8:50
W mans
The high and low leverage principle explained in this video immediately improved my recoil control and rapid fire groups. Thank you.
Glad it helped!
Quite literally the best video I have seen on principles of grip and how that gross grip just death gripping the gun could be a problem
Thank you
Solid, clear, and easy to follow advice. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Rocking that Wilder Tactical set up
Great tips!!! Love how articulate & concise you are explaining it. Killing it 🤙🏼
Glad you found value in it! Really appreciate the compliment.
Great job explaining the process! 👊🏼
Glad you liked it!!
@@achillesheeltactical I have been shooting with arms locked straight out, with a death grip. I look forward to trying this philosophy.
@@Ryan_Rothford hope it helps man!!
thanks for sharing - I am gonna try it next time in range.
Let us know how it worked for you!
Always learning something new! Keep it coming!
Thank you brother 🤙🏻
Glad to hear it! Thank you
Wow! I’ve watched sooooo many videos on this and I’ve got to say, THE BEST DESCRIPTION EVER!!!! Thank you so much.
Hi first off, thank you for the great tips, I just have a question about where you put your left index finger at 3:12, do you also put pressure or tension on it or just pression on the left hand as a whole? Thank you 🙏
My focus is to disable my dominant side hand lower three fingers.
@@achillesheeltactical thank you
Great tips.
Following you from Brazil
New subscriber here, and this video is super helpful! Thank you!
Welcome! Thank you!
As an alumni from one of your classes, I highly recommend your classes to people. Thanks for the tips.
Absolutely man! Thank you!
What holster is that for the sig?
Safariland 7TS
Man im glad i stumbled upon this video. Ive been racking my brain about shooting low left. I practiced this dry fire and i noticed a difference. Ill try it out at the range tomorrow with live fire. It felt weird chaing how i apply pressure to the grip but ill get the hang of it.
New follower and I’m glad I found your channel. Looking forward to digging into more videos and possibly training. Great way to describe and visualize the proper grip. I’m on it! Thank you in advance 🙏🏻🇺🇸
Thanks and welcome!
Thanks, I need the help. Short and sweet and to the point.
Leta gooooo🇺🇲🤟
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First time 9mm shooter and struggled my first day reloading the way I was shown. Watched this went back to the range and the cross method made it so I vouls easily load everytime. Thank you!
Great video great information but in the end when it’s all said and done and the Congress takes just about everything we have, including something that could actually defend yourself you’ll be teaching spoon and fork techniques.
Thank you. I appreciate it!
Thanks for this advice, gonna try it at the range this week and in dry fire.
Absolutely Man! Hope it helps.
I did get better results after watching this video. Thanks sir!
this just got a sub. best, simplest instruction i think i've ever seen/heard, and it's EASY stuff for the average shooter to work on
Stoked to hear it man!
This video was oh so needed
I see the comments here and I agree with them all
Thanks!
Glad to hear it
Thanks sir... I learned valuable and useful information from you. Thank you again
Glad I found this channel. Awesome video.
Very thankful that I came across your video and took the time to watch it again and again. I tried to draw and dry fire several times and I really felt the difference in handling my 9mm securely. Handling is my main hurdle because I have small hands. Thank you for helping me improve my grip. Will try it out on the range next weekend. Be blessed.
- Mark, the Philippines
Glad to hear it. Thank you
Excellent tips here and very eloquently explained. I'm going to try them next dry fire session and then off to the range.
Started my shooting journey one and a half year ago. Got some advice but nothing that seems training. Did a lot of dryfire and quite a few range practices. My esperience brought me to the principle of pinky grip. But finally this lesson closed the circle adding a good use of my (scarse) strenght and leverages. Always a fan of relaxed arms and natural stance but I always fight with exaggerated grip with both hands. In fact I suffer from elbow fatigue and tendinitis because of that. Can’t wait to try to use these tips to obtain my natural master grip. Best video ever.
Wow. Great presentation.
Thank you
I need all the help I can get. Thanks for the tips! Super helpful 👍
Great video and explanation. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent instruction.
Thank you!
Free Range American channel teaches the exact opposite regarding the position of the elbows during the two handed grip. he suggests pointing your elbows out slightly and squeezing the pistol grip with the balls of your palms. I've honestly been trying since I saw your video to point my elbows in and it seems to make more sense because my whole support hand stays in contact with the pistol grip. I need more training but your method seems more logical. Thanks for the video
Glad to hear it! Come out to a baseline class for the full teaching.
I really like the way you explain this
from one rick to another i dig your pistol setup. big fan of comps with shorter slides. excellent explaination and demo
Thank you! 🤙🏼
Short and to the point. Good, actionable steps. Impressively done.