Stance For Shooting A 44 Mag (or any handgun?

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I don't know if this is the right place to post this, but I can't ever tell. If I see one more Youtube video Newby Standing flat footed, feet side by side leaning back on a seemingly 45 degree angle shooting a 44 mag revolver I am going to lose my mind. Not on the shooter, but the ones barking out instructions.

If you were an offensive lineman in the NFL would you stand flat footed side by side leaning backwards. Why do people do this?
 
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Here's a link to a thread I started entitled "How to REALLY shoot a pistol":

How to REALLY shoot a Pistol! (Film)

Just my personal opinion, but range time is better spent learning and refining the fundamentals of marksmanship, rather than pretending to be "training" for a gunfight.

And, as an aside to the OP and his comment about "the ones barking out instructions" Yes, agreed!
But, it's worse at the range than it is on a video. Likely, we've all seen it. Some tacticool joker has convinced his girlfriend/wife "I'll teach you how to shoot". Then, everybody on the range has to listen to this clown shout out his words of wisdom.
 
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Stance does not matter...

It's all about aim. ;)
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Flat footet, parallel is pretty common for range accuracy shooting.
Shooting handguns accurately is challenging enough.
Dancing around with the feet might make things only even more difficult.
I think in the end the journey will be to find out what works best for you,
and which scenario you are training for.
To me i is only precision range use, i do not even want to think about a home defense scenario. No carry anyway in Germany.
Just for cops & burglars.

Hickok is discussing stance methods in this video:

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1Cf0WEeXZk"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1Cf0WEeXZk[/ame]
 
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It does not show the link, at least not to me.
The video title is "Shooting Techniques Part 1 [ Stance]",
the channel is hickok45
 
This is an interesting stance.

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6string said:
Here's a link to a thread I started entitled "How to REALLY shoot a pistol":

How to REALLY shoot a Pistol! (Film)

Just my personal opinion, but range time is better spent learning and refining the fundamentals of marksmanship, rather than pretending to be "training" for a gunfight.

And, as an aside to the OP and his comment about "the ones barking out instructions" Yes, agreed!
But, it's worse at the range than it is on a video. Likely, we've all seen it. Some tacticool joker has convinced his girlfriend/wife "I'll teach you how to shoot". Then, everybody on the range has to listen to this clown shout out his words of wisdom.
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Another reason to have your own personal place to shoot.
 
I shoot (rt handed) with my left foot forward on a range. I've seen many shooters better than me with feet parallel and flat. I think it's all about comfort. I kinda get tired of the "experts" telling people they do things wrong. They simply do what's best for them. It's kinda like telling Steve Young or Bernie Kosar their mechanics are awful. You can't throw sidearm in the NFL. Last I checked one was an MVP who won superbowls and the other was the best QB in Browns history.
 
Use whatever stance works best for you. YouTube is probably not the best place to learn how to shoot; that's like watching "The View" to learn what's going on in the world.

Consider learning the techniques of skillful shooting, then practice a lot and try several stances. I prefer Bullseye style, single-action with a revolver. Some might like something more gunfighter-oriented using two hands. But learn to shoot well first; it's a lot more important even if many don't have any interest in it these days.
 
AC Man said:
I don't know if this is the right place to post this, but I can't ever tell. If I see one more Youtube video Newby Standing flat footed, feet side by side leaning back on a seemingly 45 degree angle shooting a 44 mag revolver I am going to lose my mind. Not on the shooter, but the ones barking out instructions.

If you were an offensive lineman in the NFL would you stand flat footed side by side leaning backwards. Why do people do this?
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They very soon learn ...

Watch a kid shooting his first 12 ga. shotgun ... flat footed , leaning back ... You only do it once .
Gary
 
I've seen plenty of beginning handgun shooters do the "lean back" standing position. Perhaps it has something to do with a controlled detonation and a loud noise mere inches away from their face.
 
Was initially taught an isosceles stance in the Corps for qualification. Then was taught the Weaver stance as a member of a F.A.S.T. teammember. This I later modified to a Modified Weaver or Blade stance. Now when shooting at the range I use all three as the mood strikes me.
 
rockquarry said:
Use whatever stance works best for you. YouTube is probably not the best place to learn how to shoot; that's like watching "The View" to learn what's going on in the world.
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I don't know about you but I learn a lot from these two "journalists"!
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I have taught quite a few people to shoot over the years .
I think the tendency to lean back is to compensate for the weight of the handgun they are holding out in front of them
There is nothing wrong with a square stance , most target shooters I know use it
Probably the easiest stance to teach to a beginner
 
Having been an NRA Certified Handgun Instructor for more than 40 years, I have taught literally hundreds of people; men, women and young people, many of them first time shooters; to shoot. In my courses, I teach three stances: isosceles, Weaver and "point-shoot." I have always kept my range session groups relatively small so I can spend individual time with each shooter helping them to develop the right kinds of habits, including the various stances, proper grip configuration and correct sight alignment and sight picture. Nearly all of my students end up being very competent on the firing line.

Personally, when I'm spending range time with my handguns, I shoot mainly using the Weaver. I learned that stance when I was a teen in the 1960s from the late great Eldon Carl. (I actually met Jack Weaver once in those days.) I will also usually fire a few rounds using the isosceles, just to stay in practice. But "leaning back" isn't part of that. :)
 
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