Want to shoot better?
Learn how to shoot more accurately with your pistol/handgun through a review of fundamentals, easy to do exercises at home, proper range practice tips, and helpful gear.
Introduction
In the beginning of my shooting experience, I had a lot of sympathy with the Stormtroopers missing everything too. At least they had the excuse of a stressful situation!
Now I’m not some professional competitive shooter or instructor, but take that as a positive…I still remember how it felt when I couldn’t hit anything and the differences each tip/exercise made in my development.
It’s going to take you a while, but let’s get started in making you a more accurate pistol shot beginning with fundamentals.
Fundamentals of Shooting
Shooting Stance
Some of you might scoff at the idea of how you stand has anything to do with how you shoot. But think of it as the foundation of everything. If you have a wobbly base, chances are it doesn’t take much to mess up whatever is on top. And loud explosions and recoil have a way of messing stuff up.
The main thing is to have a stable/comfortable stance that tilts you a little forward to manage recoil. Don’t worry if you have ever done that newbie lean (back). Now’s the time to fix it.
If you want to get more technical, there’s the three main types of stances: Isosceles, Weaver, and Modifed Weaver (Chapman). They are just variations on some foot placement and what arm is flexed a little more. But just notice how stable the guy below is and the slight lean forward. You can brush up on those bad boys here.
Handgun Grip
My first advice received about handgun grip was from the salesman at my local gun shop. He asked me to grip his hand with the same strength I’m going to grip my future 1911. I gave him a nice firm handshake while he proceeded to crush my hand. A dick move, but a great lesson.
I’m now an advocate of gripping as hard as you can but not so much that you have tremors. I’ve found that having a crushing grip on the gun reduces the movement of your non-trigger-fingers, which is a good thing.
And how you hold the gun also has a huge effect on your accuracy. You want the web between your trigger finger and thumb to be as high as possible on the grip to contain the recoil of the slide moving back and forth.
And because there’s this piece of metal moving back and forth, you want your forearm in line with the gun to absorb more recoil.
Now that you’ve got your shooting hand grip correct, let’s take a look at the empty space for your other hand.
You want to fill it completely up with the other hand so you maximize grip. I like to double-check by making sure there’s a 45 degree angle between my left hand and the handgun slide.
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