Support Hand Shooting

[RevRay]

I don't do those competitions, but a possible real-life scenario might be when you have to shoot around a corner and using your left hand would present a smaller target to the bad guy.

[Fodder]

I don't do those competitions, but a possible real-life scenario might be when you have to shoot around a corner and using your left hand would present a smaller target to the bad guy.

I've always found them to be really fun. Plus they provide an opportunity to discover gaps in your training / abilities. Just like they did for me in this case.

I always recommend people to give IDPA a try, it's less "gaming" than many of the other competitions.


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[jocko]

I don't do those competitions, but a possible real-life scenario might be when you have to shoot around a corner and using your left hand would present a smaller target to the bad guy.

totally left handed, my right hand/arm is just there because
God wanted me to have it there. It serves no purpose to me. I can't write with it, can[t even pick my nose, let alone the thought of wiping my ass right handed. so put a gun in my right hand and I truly look like a girly figure trying to aim it. I don't get a grip with a dog sh!t, and I certainly cannot hit a nything. So that bein siad, If Ineed to shoot right handed, then I am dead, but I also will not try to train that way either as It is a mute point with me. not that I don't care but I really don't care. It is nice to see a dual hand shooter that can do well, but at my age,I am what I am and I really don't loose any sleep over it either When I was in catholic school 62 years ago the nuns tried to change me to right hand writing but finally just gave up. I think that was the firs ttime I ever heard thhe word Fokk come out of a nuns mouth. I think that is what she said, I could be off on that. Just sayin

semper vulgare.

[CB3]

Shooting from cover at times requires what the IDPA stage reflected. If you choose not to train for it, so be it.

A two handed grip is more comfortable, controlled, accurate and fast than a one handed grip, if you are shooting from a static position, such as around cover.

Practice dry actually switching from one side to the other rather than just starting with gun in the hand already. Also, learn to manipulate the slide and the mag release. Your brain can fairly easily reverse the learned behaviors of one side and apply them fairly quickly to the other.

As for eye dominance, that's a tough one. Not so hard for me as I am right handed and left eye dominant. Through practice and adaptation, if I shoot a handgun with both eyes open, my dominance is actually centered between my two eyes, which works out great. For folks with more normal vision, dry firing will help you identify what to do for two handed sighted fire. Accurate sighted fire with a handgun usually requires closing one eye. If both eyes see the same, then closing a different eye is again just a short learning curve.

I recommend learning to shoot all guns ambidextrously whether just for the fun of it or because it may be a necessity. The hardest part is learning the active transfer from one side to the other. While moving. Fast. You can be equally confident shooting from both sides with practice, especially if it is defensive shooting where silver dollar sized groups are not the goal. Speed and multiple CoM hits should win the day.

IDPA is good practice/training. Scenario based with lots of wrinkles you won't be able to duplicate on a square range. Shoot what you carry, unless you are "The Gamer" and have to place in the top three. Eh. Doesn't necessarily mean they will win a gunfight.