What's Your Stance?

[Guest Phantom6]

I am curious. What stance do the TGO posters shoot pistols from for the most part? Under usual conditions I typically shoot from a Weaver stance. Most of my military and LEO buds advise the Modified Isolsceles stance as it provides better protection with the ballistics vests they wear. Since I do not do routine traffic stops, domestic calls or in the case of military ops, assault armed positions as a rule, I don't wear one though I own one just for "special occasions".

So, which is it for the rest of you?

[Marswolf]

I use a modern, or modified isosceles stance. But I don't wear vests.

I also stand tor truth, justice and the American way.

[Guest Hyaloid]

Because I am cross dominant, I favor the isoceles and modified isoceles myself.

[TGO David]

Modern / Modified.

[The Rabbi]

It depends.

For real real close in, it's one handed with retention, i.e. butt of gun against my ribs.

For close in it's one handed point shooting.

For farther away 2 handed isosceles. I am cross dominant and find it easier to deal with it that way than Weaver, which I find unnatural.

[Urse]

Weaver or Chapman or somewhere between the two.

[SHbicycle]

For as long as I can remember my dad has taught me to move as I am shooting. So most of the time I will practice with both hands and stepping side to side while moving forward. If I am shoot at targets for accuracy and speed I will go with the Modern Isosceles

With that said I like the Will Smith way of diving through a door with 2 guns blazing.

[BIG ROB]

A wise man once told me, it's not how you stand. With proper sight alignment and trigger control, you will make your hits. You should be moving rather than standing, that why shooting on the move is some important.

With that said, that is combat shooting. If I am plinking on a range I shoot modified isosceles.

[Guest steve24]

I use the Chapman. It just seems more natural to me.

[Branket]

I mostly use the modified isosceles but have used the weaver on occasion.

[saintsfanbrian]

I stand however I feel comfortable. I don't know what you would call my stance, but I like it and I can hit what I am aiming at.

[Guest Boomhower]

Same here Brian....

[Branket]

I stand however I feel comfortable. I don't know what you would call my stance, but I like it and I can hit what I am aiming at.

I had to look them up to find out what I was using

[Cruel Hand Luke]

I shoot how I need to when I need to. Project the gun at the target,see what you NEED to see and don't waste time looking for "perfect".

I don't like the word "stance" - it implies standing still. Standing still when folks are trying to hurt you doesn't have much of a future.

[Guest Mugster]

I plink one handed mostly, so thats what I voted. Sometimes I go prone or supine if i want to get serious at distance. I think any defensive encounter would be you going prone first for cover and then shooting. I do think its worthwhile to practice all the stances. You never know what you are going to need to do. Its also very worthwhile to shoot at night if you can.

[creeky]

I had to look them up to find out what I was using

Your not alone!

The best I could come up with is what "saintsfanbrian" said...

Don't know what you call it, but I can hit doing it.

[Guest ETS_Inc]

Chapman for me.

[Guest Phantom6]

Wow. Lots of interesting comments here. In all actuality, IMHO it makes little difference what the shooter is doing from the waist down as long as it is comfortable, as stable as possible and appropriate to the situation (advancing, moving to cover, squatting, crouching, kneeling, shooting over or around cover or concealment etc.) as all the important stuff happens from the shoulders on up and out.

For those that don't like the term stance, sorry but that's what it's called whether you are in motion or not. It's just as descriptive as the terms "grip", "trigger squeeze" and so on. An old gunfighter I know once told me back in the mid 70's that if you ain't shooting and moving then you had better reloading and communicating. Makes perfect sense to me.

I hope that more folks will check in and weigh in on the poll as the results are becoming interesting.

[Guest macho999]

I'm big on the Crane which wasn't in the poll.

[Guest Fred LE FI]

Depending upon distance to threat and other variables:

Modified Isosceles

Close Retention (Position 2)

Strong Hand Point

Strong Hand Flash-Sight

Inverted Dissociated Ideological Ober-Trainee Method

(just kiddin' about that last one...)

[towerclimber37]

yah, we know, but it was funny!!!

[Mike.357]

Modified Isosceles

Modified Weaver (Chapman)

Someone please explain these.

[Marswolf]

http://www.corneredcat.com/Basics/stance.aspx

[TGO David]

http://www.corneredcat.com/Basics/stance.aspx

That woman doesn't need a gun. She looks like she could take away the perp's and whip his ass with it.

[Guest Phantom6]

That woman doesn't need a gun. She looks like she could take away the perp's and whip his ass with it.

Now, now boys. Let's play nice. :lol: