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Old 03-30-2012, 04:15 PM
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Thumbs forward, and usually a modified weaver stance
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Thumbs crossed, left thumb riding safety (southpaw shooter). Tried thumbs forward, hate it
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This i the grip that I use..Thumbs forward with the weak hand facing down.

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Thumbs forward and arms fully exteded and nearly locked. Strong hand thumb on top of safety.
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I use two hands because I don't have three..
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High grip, thumbs forward and strong thumb riding safety. My
stance, is modified weaver.

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I gave in, and I tried thumbs forward... and noticed a drastic improvement. Well, im sticking with it! Sometimes, i can just be too stubborn.
Funny thing is, it feels more natural... it was easy to get used to it. You would think years of muscle memory would be hard to kill, but not so.
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This i the grip that I use..Thumbs forward with the weak hand facing down.
Geeze Gary, is there a gun in there somewhere?

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I too, use thumbs forward.
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Funny, but when I'm shooting right handed, it's thumbs forward. Left handed, it's thumbs crossed.

Go figure. But it works for me.
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