I'm new to shooting. I studied the basic stances and tried some different things target shooting. One of the things I tried--I know it is not standard--was locking BOTH arms while standing in a Weaver stance. Strangely, I was most accurate this way. Shooting a Glock 19, I could hit a beer can almost every time from about 10 yards. For me, that's REALLY good. I could still hit it a fair amount of the time using the modified Weaver stance, with only my strong arm locked, but I wasn't nailing it over and over as I was with both arms locked. I was least accurate using a standard Weaver with both arms bent. This was only my second serious shooting session. The first was using a .45, and I could barely hit a paper plate from five yards.
In case you wonder how I managed to straighten my weak (left) arm, I just rotated my left hand down until the same arm would lock out. I was still able to lock my strong (right) arm back in the socket. I don't know if it makes a difference, but I have pretty narrow shoulders and frame.
Has anyone else tried this? Is there some good reason why I shouldn't keep doing this? Thanks.
In case you wonder how I managed to straighten my weak (left) arm, I just rotated my left hand down until the same arm would lock out. I was still able to lock my strong (right) arm back in the socket. I don't know if it makes a difference, but I have pretty narrow shoulders and frame.
Has anyone else tried this? Is there some good reason why I shouldn't keep doing this? Thanks.
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