Hello Everyone,
New member first post. I've been reading the sight as I get acquinted with the different boards, and I'm really happy I've found this sight. It seems like a great place.
My history: got back into shooting after a 25 year layoff...(long story)...used to go with brothers-in-law eons ago when I lived in south Florida. Now in Chicago IL suburbs and have to thank my wife for nudging me back into the sport. She's even interested in shooting and she's never fired a gun until a month ago!
Anyway......
In the Aug/Sep issue of G&A Handguns magazine, I read the article by Dave Spaulding titled "Thumbs Up? Common sense advice on handgun grip." I thoughly enjoyed the article, read it twice, and will test my reading comprehension at the range tomorrow. However, I got my stainless 6" barrel security six, double checked it was unloaded, and got comfortable with a tweak in my grip based on the line: "if the support hand is to make maximum contact with the grip.....the heel of the hand need to make as much contact as possible with the available grip surface." Hhhmp? I adjusted my grip (i.e. moved my shooting hand thumb) to adhere to this concept and dry fired. Like I said, I can't wait to try this new grip at the range.
However, I began to wonder about how much pressure I was applying with both hands. As I decreased the pressure, the barrel became more stable and the front sight was solid. I increased pressure in both hands and the front sight became wobbly and less stable. So, Is there a point of diminishing returns when it comes to grip pressure? Am I applying more pressure than necessary and the result is not maintaining proper sight alignment? Or is the issue just learning to steady my hands to retain proper sight alignment?
Cheers all!
New member first post. I've been reading the sight as I get acquinted with the different boards, and I'm really happy I've found this sight. It seems like a great place.
My history: got back into shooting after a 25 year layoff...(long story)...used to go with brothers-in-law eons ago when I lived in south Florida. Now in Chicago IL suburbs and have to thank my wife for nudging me back into the sport. She's even interested in shooting and she's never fired a gun until a month ago!
Anyway......
In the Aug/Sep issue of G&A Handguns magazine, I read the article by Dave Spaulding titled "Thumbs Up? Common sense advice on handgun grip." I thoughly enjoyed the article, read it twice, and will test my reading comprehension at the range tomorrow. However, I got my stainless 6" barrel security six, double checked it was unloaded, and got comfortable with a tweak in my grip based on the line: "if the support hand is to make maximum contact with the grip.....the heel of the hand need to make as much contact as possible with the available grip surface." Hhhmp? I adjusted my grip (i.e. moved my shooting hand thumb) to adhere to this concept and dry fired. Like I said, I can't wait to try this new grip at the range.
However, I began to wonder about how much pressure I was applying with both hands. As I decreased the pressure, the barrel became more stable and the front sight was solid. I increased pressure in both hands and the front sight became wobbly and less stable. So, Is there a point of diminishing returns when it comes to grip pressure? Am I applying more pressure than necessary and the result is not maintaining proper sight alignment? Or is the issue just learning to steady my hands to retain proper sight alignment?
Cheers all!