Weak hand shooting. The skill, technique and practice

[KillerFord1977]

Lots of folks do not practice weak hand shooting skills and technique .

What made me think of this, is a picture of a British Soldier training in an exercise from an article I was reading.

Body fully exposed in a breach hole.

He would benefit tremendously from some weak hand practice.

I know I practice it, but not enough. Mediocre is probably my skillset. I can do it, but not well enough.

Time to practice some more once eyes are up and running.


Here are some tips;

Weak Hand Shooting: Tips to Improve Support Hand Skills

Being able to shoot with your non-dominant hand can save your life. Read on to learn how to shoot with your weak hand and why it's important.

www.pewpewtactical.com

 

[wolfpack076]

I try to run some weak handed strings of fire each and every time I make it to the range because you never ever know....

 

[mikep]

I also run some mags weak hand each week. I shoot rifles lefty so it’s not too awkward.

 

[KillerFord1977]

I also run some mags weak hand each week. I shoot rifles lefty so it’s not too awkward.

i shoot rifles lefty as well.
So your week hand is shooting around an entry to your left and shooting left.
A left and a left so to speak.
That would be our week hand around a corner / slicing the pie

 

[mikep]

i shoot rifles lefty as well.
So your week hand is shooting around an entry to your left and shooting left.
A left and a left so to speak.
That would be our week hand around a corner / slicing the pie

If i keep going left eventually i’ll make a right!
Since i’m left eye dominant i actually shoot pretty well left handed. Working the slide and mag release still needs some work though. I also work on shooting rifles right handed. People must think there’s some wacko in the port not knowing if he’s left or right handed.

 

[KillerFord1977]

If i keep going left eventually i’ll make a right!
Since i’m left eye dominant i actually shoot pretty well left handed. Working the slide and mag release still needs some work though. I also work on shooting rifles right handed. People must think there’s some wacko in the port not knowing if he’s left or right handed.

I am same way., but… your “weak” is swinging left as you go thru a door to your left.

Slicing the pie at 9oclock to 6oclock is making you step thru the doorway pivoting with your right foot.
Switching to the right shoulder would be weak hand and a better slice of the pie

 

[mikep]

I am same way., but… your “weak” is swinging left as you go thru a door to your left.

Slicing the pie at 9oclock to 6oclock is making you step thru the doorway pivoting with your right foot.
Switching to the right shoulder would be weak hand and a better slice of the pie

I see what you’re saying now.

 

[KillerFord1977]

I see what you’re saying now.

For the record, that is my “weak” link.
I have to have open sights.
I cannot slice the pie with my non dominant eye(right eye) with a scope/red dot.
Work in progress

 

[jones3]

Always running a few mags weak hand you just never know when you may need that ability, and I would rather have it current in my mind and muscle memory

 

[Keystone19250]

I worked on “left hand” weak hand shooting in the past and had good results, honestly with my left arm being currently at about 60% in strength due to my shoulder surgery I’ll have to wait awhile to get back at it.

 

[jones3]

I had rotator cuff surgery in my right shoulder year and a half later it seems to be coming back. That is some crazy surgery.

 

[Keystone19250]

I had rotator cuff surgery in my right shoulder year and a half later it seems to be coming back. That is some crazy surgery.

I’ve heard that’s worse than what I had done, I had my shoulder replaced, repair wasn’t an option.

 

[jones3]

I was pretty hesitant about picking up a shotgun for quite a while still a little leery about running any magnum loads through it.

 

[Hammer67]

I trained with Bill Rapier a couple years ago, and I always liked his perspective on "weak hand" shooting. He said,

"There is no 'weak hand' - there is your strong hand, and your other strong hand. As soon as you start to think of one of your hands as 'weak,' you are pyschologically creating a self-fulfilling prophecy."

 

[jones3]

Nice perspective, never thought of it. That way will change my way of thinking, strong hand, my other strong hand.

 

[Bassbob]

I was pretty hesitant about picking up a shotgun for quite a while still a little leery about running any magnum loads through it.

I'm not totally ambidextrous but close. I can't write or play guitar left handed, everything else is about equal. I box southpaw and I'm more comfortable kicking or batting left. I do shoot handguns better from the right side even though I am left eye dominant. Shotguns though I can go either way. Beaded shotguns I shoot better from the left side for obvious reasons. Most of my shotguns have optics on them though so it's a moot point. I could have two broke shoulders and I would still figure out a way to shoot them.

 

[jones3]

How about one of those that have just the hand grip on it no stock

Ever give one of those or try

 

[Bassbob]

How about one of those that have just the hand grip on it no stock

Ever give one of those or try

Yeah, my Mossberg 500 started it's life as a "Cruiser" model back in the early 90s. I went through several configurations over the years. It stayed stock for a long time. That is pistol grip, pineapple plastic forend.
Then I put a Magpul forend on it and a vertical grip.

Then a light.

Then I realized that only having a pistol grip slows you down and makes you much less accurate so I put a telescoping AR stock on it.

Then I ditched the light and the vertical grip.

Then I ditched the Phoenix telescoping AR style stock and the cheap sling and put a Magpul SGA stock and a padded Vickers.

Then I took this neglected 500A that had been rusting away in an old guy's closet, covered in vaseline.

Cleaned it up.

Then I blued it and took the old furniture I pulled off the 500 and turned this

Into this

 

[jones3]

Love the pics, nice progression on the 500 and the rebirth on the older 500A. Great work on them both.

My old Mossberg 500 got replaced with a Remington tactical. I have regrets getting rid of that old Mossberg Remington was nice, but had feelings for that Mossberg.

 

[wolfpack076]

Nice really really nice.... I just have a plain jane Remington 870 and a Mossberg retrograde 590. All I added were side saddle ammo carriers...