Most folks know that Cooper popularized the stance that Weaver began using in the 1950s.
In the May 2016 issue of The Blue Press, there's an article by Duane Thomas. In it, he makes an interesting observation. He found a 1962 picture of Elden Carl who participated in the same competitions which ultimately made the Weaver stance famous. Carl won the competition in that year and the picture commemorates his win.
The picture is interesting because Carl is using the "Modern Isosceles" stance, complete with the straight thumbs forward grip almost 20 years before Brian Enos and Robbie Leatham developed and popularized the MI and thumbs forward grip.
If Cooper had been less impressed with Weaver and more impressed with Carl, the evolution of modern pistol technique might have taken a 2 decade shortcut...
In the May 2016 issue of The Blue Press, there's an article by Duane Thomas. In it, he makes an interesting observation. He found a 1962 picture of Elden Carl who participated in the same competitions which ultimately made the Weaver stance famous. Carl won the competition in that year and the picture commemorates his win.
The picture is interesting because Carl is using the "Modern Isosceles" stance, complete with the straight thumbs forward grip almost 20 years before Brian Enos and Robbie Leatham developed and popularized the MI and thumbs forward grip.
If Cooper had been less impressed with Weaver and more impressed with Carl, the evolution of modern pistol technique might have taken a 2 decade shortcut...