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Sorry for your loss but he definitely passed on great knowledge

Muh daddy🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Bro who cares if he wasn't in the military. Your dad sounds like he was a good man. The biggest bad asses I've ever met have been in the civie world.

Can’t be a fundamental if it changes!

Author, reserve cop 👮🏻‍♂️ & cadre Massad Ayoob taught 100s "stressfire" or be able to say; hey I'm stressed, hurt, fearful I'll use that to my advantage.

Me too! No flashy gimmicks or sales pitches and he doesn't have to try to get you to understand. Pat talks to the camera as if we have all earned his respect and I respect him for that.

Let me preface this by saying I’m slowly buying into the new “modern pistol grip” with the cranked support hand, it just seems to offer more repeatability to follow up shots. But I keep hearing people say that it provides better bone structure or bone support, etc… There’s simply no way that is possible! Easy test is go put in some work on the heavy bag with your wrist cranked like that, it’s not gonna last very long before you break your wrist! Like I said, I buy into the concept of it working for better weapons control, but the body mechanics simply don’t make any sense to me when they say it’s stronger they way they do.

@@soonerfrac4611 You're probably not doing it correctly if you are not experiencing a more locked-up, skeletally strong grip structure. For a more detailed look at the clamshell/vise action Pat Mac describes during presentation, and how it relates to creating a rock-solid skeletally strong grip, check out Scott Jedlinski of Modern Samurai Project, and look for his videos talking about what he calls "the wave grip". The "wave" he refers to is the momentum and direction of your support hand as it engages from the mating point, through presentation and breaking the shot. I'm not sure how you have convinced yourself that, in practice it solidifies multi-shot string accuracy, yet is not skeletally stronger. That's why I say you're probably not doing it correctly. It would not feel weaker or anatomically inefficient if you did it correctly. I know this because I took a 2-day class w/ Mr Jedlinski and he improved my grip through this "wave" mechanical strategy. Improved it tremendously. It may be that when you have tried it, your presentation was not flat enough and thus your clamshell / vise felt weird or unstable. If you "porpoise" during presentation you'll get a lousy vise / clamshell, it will never be consistent. And you'll have less time with your POA/POI picturing, versus doing it flat out horizontal.

Badass.

That was one of the best quick fixes for my accuracy as well.

Does anyone notice that the trigger finger is then pressing into the support hand thumb and slightly blocking trigger pull?

Made the same fix after watching that video.

@@SuperMulletguy depends on the gun. I have that issue with most guns, but not with a Glock with a larger backstrap. I inherently shoot Glocks better, I think for this reason.

It’s the magic elixir gentlemen.

There with you except I am a slow learner so I have started my old age transitioning to red dot and getting better with more reps. Still carry with iron sights until I feel I am ready. I was reluctant to change, but I do like red dots now. The big thing is the red dot seems to bounce a lot, but it really doesn't anymore than iron sights. It just gives that impression. So once the red dot is on the target go ahead and send it instead of attempting to have a steady dot. Once you mentally overcome that part it gets fast. I think that was the hardest thing for me to let go. Also just a slight difference in how I present, which I don't understand because my red dot is almost perfectly cowitnessed so it seems like presentation mechanics should be exactly the same.

51 Years old, I have not embraced the blur, I embraced the dot. These days I can only see the front sight with my non-dominant eye. Ok enough for shooting static and slowly at targets. I'd try to swap but 30 years of pistol shooting means under pressure I go back to default.

Rear optics, ccw systems are far more common in 2022 compared to 2018. As time, $$$ R&D progresses these Trijicon & Aimpoint brands will improve. I'm not about to drop 💰💰💰 on a optic just yet. The "plates" or inserts are far from 💯 either.

Battlefields are 360! Keep scan, look for threats! 👀 move too. Incoming rounds have the right of way!

Embrace the blur

If you can't see what you're shooting at, you shouldn't be shooting. If you can't see you rear sight you ligning up front and rear sight is tough. What you're left with is twilight use. Depending on your circumstances it can still make sense. Check out the combination of tritium and fibre optic so it won't wash out in bright light.

@@onpsxmember personally I'm near-sighted, but not blind. So I can identify a human in my home that isn't supposed to be there. I prefer to shoot focusing on front sight post with rears in the peripheral, or "fuzzed out." In the middle of the night when something goes "bump," glasses may not end up on my face, so I rely on that tritium post and muscle memory to put rounds on target as needed.

I'm 51, wear 👓, OWB rigs. I use HD night sights on most of my carry, duty pistols. 3 dot orange. Steel sights are a big +. Rear optics, SRO-ACRO2-Holosun etc are popular in 2022 but the bulk, power, durable issues turn me away. Optics are the future. No doubt.

@@DavidLLambertmobile a big part of sight choice has to do with an individual user's technique. Focusing on the front post works for me, so I only worry about changing the front post. Other people focus on rear sights (which is weird, but it if works I don't judge) or- like you- on both sets of sights together. I absolutely agree that optics will continue to be a staple for shooting, but you're also right about the bulk; they get in the way and sometimes require a new holster setup.