Get A Grip: Proper Grip Essential For Shooting Precision

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by Andy Lander, NRA Training Counselor Program Coordinator Note: This article was originally posted on NRA Blog

USA -(Ammoland.com)- Gripping a semi-automatic pistol correctly is essential to be able to shoot precisely and quickly. A proper grip will determine whether you will have proper finger placement on the trigger and if you will be able to shoot and control the gun through recoil, known as recoil management.

For beginners and novice shooters, before you start drawing pistols from Kydex or leather holsters, you must first learn how the gun should properly be placed in the hand. Once the basics of properly gripping the pistol are established, we move into more nuanced behaviors, such as learning how to establish or build the master grip in the holster all the way through the four-count draw stroke.

When teaching a new student, I have them grasp the pistol with the non-firing hand behind the muzzle of the pistol, then make a “V” with the thumb and trigger finger of the firing hand. …Read the Rest

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