Grip Establishment Issues with Thumbs

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Grip Establishment Issues with Thumbs

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Now that we have covered a grip and establishing a grip, now we can cover common issues that can creep up. The thumbs can create an issue when establishing your grip.

[headline style="1" font_size="20" font_style="normal" align="left" line_height="27"]Now that we have covered a grip and establishing a grip, now we can cover common issues that can creep up.  The thumbs can create an issue when establishing your grip.[/headline]

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[op_liveeditor_element data-style=””][text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left”]Those pesky thumbs can get in the way with your grip. In general, thumbs can hurt you more than they can help with your grip on the pistol. We do not suggest that you cut off your thumbs, but rather, you can keep them upright so they are not interfering with your support hand as you establish your grip. Professional trainer, Mike Seeklander, advocates “flagged thumbs” where they are upright and not interfering with your grip establishment.[/text_block][/op_liveeditor_element]

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Next Up: Establishing Grip From Different Locations

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All guns are always loaded. Treat the SIRT like a live fire gun.
Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.
Be sure of your target and what is beyond it. Have a good ballistic backstop when training. So just in case some how a live fire gun got in your training space, a bullet will be caught where you are training.

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    <li class="_AXc"><span style="color: #ffffff;">All guns are always loaded.  Treat the SIRT like a live fire gun.</span></li><br />
    <li class="_AXc"><span style="color: #ffffff;">Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.</span></li><br />
    <li class="_AXc"><span style="color: #ffffff;">Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.</span></li><br />
    <li class="_AXc"><span style="color: #ffffff;">Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.  Have a good ballistic backstop when training.  So just in case some how a live fire gun got in your training space, a bullet will be caught where you are training.</span></li><br />
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