One thing I would like to add that I saw on another video: When you are practicing/building your grip strength, do so with your pointer (trigger) finger OFF of the exerciser. This will build muscle memory of gripping (a handgun) w/o pulling your pointer (trigger) finger. It is actually difficult to do at first. Just try bending your last 3 fingers w/o bending your trigger finger and you'll see what I mean. As always, thanks for the great advice!
I am elated with my results from your instructions. They put me over the top immediately. My effort to be powerful has killed my effort to be accuarate.
You are great! I just turned 78 and decided to go to the range after not shooting for 6 or 7 years and what a surprise I got!I came close to just selling my Colt 1911 as a result but your video has given me inspiration to exercise and see if it helps.You have a superior method of teaching and I thank you.I am Gay's husband by the way.
YES.!! ... C Clamp the Grip.! ... I've said this to many friends I've shot with... ,and their shot groups improve immediately.!! Great Advice.!! .. Great Video.!!
Great video. I used to be a personal trainer and your information is great. We should never allow our primary weapons... our brains and bodies to lose function. That comes first above all else.
this is a great video. my first round out of a beretta nano went left and low, second round went right down the middle! he's right. really good fitness advice as well.
I was wondering if the glass was going to shatter when you were "gripping" it. I had one shatter on me when I squeezed it tightly. It was not a pretty sight.
Matt..thanks for your service in law enforcement, i have learned a lot from you. Going to qualify tomorrow at the range, will use your techniques, always a nervous time at the range...Jody..LE in TN.
You'll do fine, Jody. I'm certain you've taught others how to shoot at least once in a while, so here's a tip for you. During your quals, just act like you're teaching a student. Helps make the stress go away! And thanks for your service in law enforcement!
Good stuff. People look at me funny at the gym when I'm doing my "shooting" exercises. Another wise addition is range of motion stretching shoulders and chest. Well done.
Love these honest, simple and clear presentations! Excellent tips, brought like a real pro, without any 'attitude' or arrogance. Keep up the good work!
A hand exercise my dad taught me was take a sheet of newspaper hold it at arms length and start from the corner of the paper start to crumble paper into a ball just by using fingers(Get like a N.Y. Times that's all it's good for ; ) )
Awesome video. I'm a young guy and I live an active life so I believe I'm in good shape but after watching video of myself I realized I was shaking a lot at the range. Well I naturally had more of a rope type grip vs a C clamp type grip. Now I will dry fire and practice with a different grip. Thank you for the advice.
You're welcome, an I hope it helps. Maintaining an exercise plan for grip and wrist strength is seldom accomplished by most people, because it's one of those things we take for granted. Best of luck in your endeavors, and of course.. be safe out there!
Personal Defense and Firearm Education what do you do when you have tremors in your hand I always shot at the range and my hands were shaky so I went to the doctor and it’s tremors in my hand would that stop me from shooting anymore?
Thank you! I'm glad I'm not the only one facing this problem. I'm going to try these out before seeing a medical specialist (neurologist). I'm currently on medication for anxiety but so far I'm seeing very little improvement. This is a huge problem for me because my instructors are losing patience because of my inability to stabilize my hand and shoot accurately in a PSD course.
I've seen the hands of a 30 year old shake horribly. I've also seen it in younger people. So you're not alone. I hope you can find answers and a solution.
Do you realize that one in ten people have what doctors call "Essential Tremors"? It gets worse as you get older. Look it up. Some are mild, some are severe.
I learned how to control a handgun in 1989 and I was almost perfect in 1990, 1991 and 1992; twenty seven years later I returned to shooting and my performance is just... blargh! Back in the days I used to play a four string bass every single day and I used to saw and file steel bars at my garage shop. My hands were not just strong, they were accurate. I will never have those skills again. Lat's try the bass again.
Thank you for this video. I am from Norway, so my English is not so good. I am a cancer survivor, and I also had a liver transplant. Been shooting for a little while now, but shaking has been a problem for. Done these exercises for a month now, and it is starting to help a lot. Again thank you
im an archer but ive realised that i can use alot of firearm training methods and techniques to improve. your videos are suprisingly good for target archery
I never thought of the cross-application, but it makes sense. I used to shoot target archery when I was younger. My favorite bow was a Ben Pearson Lord Mercury recurve.
I know this is an older video and doubt you will even see this comment, but I thank you for this - I will check out all of your videos. I am in the 'geezer class', and although I am pretty good with the Beretta 92 and the other full size pistols, when i go to my subcompacts, my shots are all over the map. No consistency - high, low, left, right... yet with my full sizes, I cna hit steels easily. So, thanks - I will try this and not give up on the jhopes of someday hitting as well with my subcompacts!!
Sometimes with the sub compact pistols, developing good front sight focus (and installing better front sights if needed) helps a lot. Thanks for watching!
Great video! I shoot in 10m airgun (pistol) issf competitions and I need to hold the (very front-heavy) gun with one hand only, so I've been taught to try holding a 1.5l water bottle up for at least a minute every day. It has helped me a lot in competitions.
Excellent video,great advice! I got my rotator cuff tendons injured a few years ago and even though I work out moderately ,these muscles are often ignored and not included in workout programs,thanks a million !
USN boot camp 1960s, we would stand out on the grinder with an empty M1 Garand held level, shoulder high, until you couldn't. Nobody wanted to be the first to lower it. Think the company commander did it just to watch the pain.
I also think new shooters like myself least for handguns is really practicing the trigger reset and using it correctly can really help. Also anyone interested in a Shield Plus performance center ported barrel with the red dot, has about 400 rounds on it so far
To make your exercises even more productive and fun, if you have an old military battle rifle that weights 8-10 pounds, it’s great to use the exercises with that rifle, and you can improvise them as well. Doing it carefully will build all necessary muscles and coordination in your arms, hands, shoulders, chest, stomach, and stamina, that are needed to handle and controlling not only a handgun, but a rifle as well.
I find that i dont shake nearly as much if i dont have caffeine or nicotine before shooting. I know that cant be planned in a surprise self defense situation but good before a range trip.
I try some dry fires before before loading and I think my grip was causing the shake. I did the dry fire to make sure i had trigger discipline was was not jerking the trigger
+TJ Verrett Aside from you talking to your doctor about it, exercise seems to help a lot of people. Specifically exercise of the hands, wrists, and forearms.
Be VERY careful with those grip exercisers .. even the light tension ones, I ended up with tendinitis using a light grip model for building up my hand muscles for guitar playing, and I’m not alone in this.
Also practice breathing techniques such as take a breath,let out half and then shoot to help steady the hand. Also tactical breathing which helps in a high stress situation.
i found this to be true after 50 rounds just banging away and im like what is wrong with my have soon as i grip i shake ...then i trained to time it where i squeeze and fire all at once fast
just a quick update. I've gone back to the more traditional grip on the M&P 40 which is our duty weapon but have worked for a few weeks on trigger control. I hold the trigger back at least 2 seconds before easing off until the reset then firing again. This and breathing settle me down.
I TRIED THE EXERCISES YOU SHOWED US IN YOUR VIDEO, I AM NOW IN AN IRON LUNG - MY LAWYERS WILL BE IN TOUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! VERY GOOD VIDEO, AS A MATTER OF FACT I HAVE WATCHED MANY OF YOUR VIDEOS AND FOUND THEM ALL WELL DONE AND FULL OF GOOD INFO - - - SO, TODAY I SUBSCRIBED TO YOUR CHANNEL - AGAIN, GOOD VIDEO, BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this guy always gives us pure gold information and explains very well, thanks for the vids my man
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One thing I would like to add that I saw on another video: When you are practicing/building your grip strength, do so with your pointer (trigger) finger OFF of the exerciser. This will build muscle memory of gripping (a handgun) w/o pulling your pointer (trigger) finger. It is actually difficult to do at first. Just try bending your last 3 fingers w/o bending your trigger finger and you'll see what I mean. As always, thanks for the great advice!
Jenni J Sounds like your a pro. Do you have a video out to explain this....... lol
I am elated with my results from your instructions. They put me over the top immediately. My effort to be powerful has killed my effort to be accuarate.
Simple, clear and to the point. If I had you as a teacher in high school or college I would have gotten better grades. Keep up the great work !
Jim Rozzi u are correct. I agree.
You are great! I just turned 78 and decided to go to the range after not shooting for 6 or 7 years and what a surprise I got!I came close to just selling my Colt 1911 as a result but your video has given me inspiration to exercise and see if it helps.You have a superior method of teaching and I thank you.I am Gay's husband by the way.
I like your c-clamp analogy that actually made it click in my head and has helped with keeping my pistols more steady...thanks!
+Darren Goyette Glad that it helped! Thanks for watching!
I was expecting him to crush that glass. Good video!
YES.!! ... C Clamp the Grip.! ... I've said this to many friends I've shot with... ,and their shot groups improve immediately.!!
Great Advice.!! .. Great Video.!!
These video truly help me! Thank you! No one ever talks about this stuff!!
Your "C-clamp grip" bit of info helped me more than anything else ive watched! Thanks!
Great video. I used to be a personal trainer and your information is great. We should never allow our primary weapons... our brains and bodies to lose function. That comes first above all else.
this is one of the best videos i have ever seeing. thanks.
You're welcome, and thanks for watching!
this is a great video. my first round out of a beretta nano went left and low, second round went right down the middle! he's right. really good fitness advice as well.
Very well explained. I could listen to you talk for hours, you would make a good instructor.
I was wondering if the glass was going to shatter when you were "gripping" it. I had one shatter on me when I squeezed it tightly. It was not a pretty sight.
Love this channel... great common sense advice. Thanks!
Appreciate it.. thanks for watching!
I've been looking all over for a video that covered this topic, thank you!
+MagnumDB You're welcome, and thanks for watching.
You’ve always been very informative and your videos are not boring at all. Thank you for your videos.
Matt..thanks for your service in law enforcement, i have learned a lot from you. Going to qualify tomorrow at the range, will use your techniques, always a nervous time at the range...Jody..LE in TN.
You'll do fine, Jody. I'm certain you've taught others how to shoot at least once in a while, so here's a tip for you. During your quals, just act like you're teaching a student. Helps make the stress go away! And thanks for your service in law enforcement!
Good stuff. People look at me funny at the gym when I'm doing my "shooting" exercises. Another wise addition is range of motion stretching shoulders and chest. Well done.
It's such a pleasure listening to an educated person explain things-keep it up!
Will do. Thanks for watching!
Love these honest, simple and clear presentations! Excellent tips, brought like a real pro, without any 'attitude' or arrogance. Keep up the good work!
I appreciate your comments. Thank you.
thanks Matt. appreciate your open manner and simplicity based approach.
Thank you, and thanks for watching!
A hand exercise my dad taught me was take a sheet of newspaper hold it at arms length and start from the corner of the paper start to crumble paper into a ball just by using fingers(Get like a N.Y. Times that's all it's good for ; ) )
Awesome video. I'm a young guy and I live an active life so I believe I'm in good shape but after watching video of myself I realized I was shaking a lot at the range. Well I naturally had more of a rope type grip vs a C clamp type grip. Now I will dry fire and practice with a different grip. Thank you for the advice.
You're welcome, an I hope it helps. Maintaining an exercise plan for grip and wrist strength is seldom accomplished by most people, because it's one of those things we take for granted. Best of luck in your endeavors, and of course.. be safe out there!
Personal Defense and Firearm Education what do you do when you have tremors in your hand I always shot at the range and my hands were shaky so I went to the doctor and it’s tremors in my hand would that stop me from shooting anymore?
Thank you! I'm glad I'm not the only one facing this problem. I'm going to try these out before seeing a medical specialist (neurologist). I'm currently on medication for anxiety but so far I'm seeing very little improvement.
This is a huge problem for me because my instructors are losing patience because of my inability to stabilize my hand and shoot accurately in a PSD course.
I've seen the hands of a 30 year old shake horribly. I've also seen it in younger people. So you're not alone. I hope you can find answers and a solution.
Do you realize that one in ten people have what doctors call "Essential Tremors"? It gets worse as you get older. Look it up. Some are mild, some are severe.
I have it
I learned how to control a handgun in 1989 and I was almost perfect in 1990, 1991 and 1992; twenty seven years later I returned to shooting and my performance is just... blargh! Back in the days I used to play a four string bass every single day and I used to saw and file steel bars at my garage shop. My hands were not just strong, they were accurate. I will never have those skills again. Lat's try the bass again.
Excellent advice.
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your great knowledge and wisdom.
Thank you for this video. I am from Norway, so my English is not so good. I am a cancer survivor, and I also had a liver transplant. Been shooting for a little while now, but shaking has been a problem for. Done these exercises for a month now, and it is starting to help a lot. Again thank you
You're welcome. I hope you remain cancer free, and that your health continues to improve. Thanks for watching!
Sometimes certain medications will cause you to shake.
im an archer but ive realised that i can use alot of firearm training methods and techniques to improve.
your videos are suprisingly good for target archery
I never thought of the cross-application, but it makes sense. I used to shoot target archery when I was younger. My favorite bow was a Ben Pearson Lord Mercury recurve.
I missed your live video tonight but I wanted to thank you for your help and great videos..👍🏻👏🏻..take care
Terrific instruction! Thank You Sir.
You, Sir, are an excellent instructor.
Thank you for the comment. I appreciate it. And thanks for watching!
I know this is an older video and doubt you will even see this comment, but I thank you for this - I will check out all of your videos. I am in the 'geezer class', and although I am pretty good with the Beretta 92 and the other full size pistols, when i go to my subcompacts, my shots are all over the map. No consistency - high, low, left, right... yet with my full sizes, I cna hit steels easily. So, thanks - I will try this and not give up on the jhopes of someday hitting as well with my subcompacts!!
Sometimes with the sub compact pistols, developing good front sight focus (and installing better front sights if needed) helps a lot. Thanks for watching!
My shaking at the range is definitely nervousness; snapcap practice at home is pretty steady.
Great video! I shoot in 10m airgun (pistol) issf competitions and I need to hold the (very front-heavy) gun with one hand only, so I've been taught to try holding a 1.5l water bottle up for at least a minute every day. It has helped me a lot in competitions.
Excellent video,great advice! I got my rotator cuff tendons injured a few years ago and even though I work out moderately ,these muscles are often ignored and not included in workout programs,thanks a million !
You're welcome, and thanks for watching!
Very simple and easily, though well, explained. Thank you.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching. If you have other questions on this topic, feel free to ask!
Happened to all of us I’m 30 I exercise always have that problem and I miss the target
What had exercises are good for strengthening hands for racking difficult and tight slides?
USN boot camp 1960s, we would stand out on the grinder with an empty M1 Garand held level, shoulder high, until you couldn't. Nobody wanted to be the first to lower it. Think the company commander did it just to watch the pain.
I had a CPX1 pistol that after shooting it my hand would start shake real bad. This never happened with my other pistols.
excellent info..iam 70 and got the shakes when shooting,,,but i own a ranch so u work out everyday,,but will try some of these..
I also think new shooters like myself least for handguns is really practicing the trigger reset and using it correctly can really help. Also anyone interested in a Shield Plus performance center ported barrel with the red dot, has about 400 rounds on it so far
To make your exercises even more productive and fun, if you have an old military battle rifle that weights 8-10 pounds, it’s great to use the exercises with that rifle, and you can improvise them as well. Doing it carefully will build all necessary muscles and coordination in your arms, hands, shoulders, chest, stomach, and stamina, that are needed to handle and controlling not only a handgun, but a rifle as well.
How about explaining the best way to hold the gun to reduce shaking
For the grip exerciser, I wouldn’t exercise the trigger finger, just the grip fingers
I find that i dont shake nearly as much if i dont have caffeine or nicotine before shooting. I know that cant be planned in a surprise self defense situation but good before a range trip.
Great videos you’re helping me greatly, a sincere thank you!
My hand shakes like crazy your video seem like it can help with my hand shaking problem
Hopefully it can help somewhat. Appreciate you watching!
thanks for the insights. i work out 3 day plus 12 hrs of tennis a week. getting a little shaking at range but still shooting good.
Ahh man THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO JUST CAME BACK FROM THE RANGE AND WILL STUDY YOUR VIDEO THANKS
Excellent advice! Thank you!
Useful, informative and thorough. Thank you, this will help my accuracy! Excellent recommendations!
I try some dry fires before before loading and I think my grip was causing the shake.
I did the dry fire to make sure i had trigger discipline was was not jerking the trigger
This is absolutely excellent advice.
Appreciate your comment, and thanks for watching!
WTG. I started using hand grips when I went to the range after several months and found my skills seemed to degrade. Thanks for sharing.
They do help. But anything we can do to work out is a good thing, especially as we get older! Thanks for watching.
thank you
You're welcome. I hope it helps.
Not to sound like a weirdo but his voice is very soothing to listen to...Awsome video though...Great advice keep it simple get stronger..
Another great informative video sir. Thank you very much!
I'm a violinist and I get shakes with my bow when i perform, i might try using these tips!
I hope they help. Thanks for watching.
I have Essential tremors I take meds for it but still it's noticeable. Any idea for someone like me?
+TJ Verrett Aside from you talking to your doctor about it, exercise seems to help a lot of people. Specifically exercise of the hands, wrists, and forearms.
I shoot rifles dead on, but got incredible shakes with handguns. Thanks for the video. Sub’d and will practice what u have shown
Thanks my problem is not a gun but this may help I play trumpet and when i proform or practice long i shake
I play alto sax
Be VERY careful with those grip exercisers .. even the light tension ones, I ended up with tendinitis using a light grip model for building up my hand muscles for guitar playing, and I’m not alone in this.
great tips! thank you!
My hand is going boogety, boogety, boogety. Oh wait, that's not a gun in my hand.......
Great Video.
Also practice breathing techniques such as take a breath,let out half and then shoot to help steady the hand. Also tactical breathing which helps in a high stress situation.
Outstanding information sir. Thank you.
Thanks!
thanks. your a real help
VERY GOOD EXAMPLE !!!! Thanks ! ! !
Great , thank you for you advice.
You're welcome, and thanks for watching.
Personal Defense and Firearm Education thank you and hello from France 🇫🇷
i found this to be true after 50 rounds just banging away and im like what is wrong with my have soon as i grip i shake ...then i trained to time it where i squeeze and fire all at once fast
Great videos
Spot on! Thank you!
honest advice..thank you
Again you are right on thankyou
God I was so scared he was gonna shatter the glass and this was gonna turn into a liveleak video
Thank you!
Great tips.
Thank you! I have requals in two days. Very valuable information.
I hope these tips help. Thanks for watching!
How did your requals go?
Personal Defense and Firearm Education very well. changing the grip was like night and day. thank you for the advice!
You're welcome! Congrats!
just a quick update. I've gone back to the more traditional grip on the M&P 40 which is our duty weapon but have worked for a few weeks on trigger control. I hold the trigger back at least 2 seconds before easing off until the reset then firing again. This and breathing settle me down.
i am from Bahrain i need help to reduce my hand sometimes shaking when like i pick up a coffee cup when its full or same as tea cup
i never realized how a person shakes hands determines their accuracy as a marksman. huh imagine that...
Great vid , thanks !!
Excelent class
I TRIED THE EXERCISES YOU SHOWED US IN YOUR VIDEO, I AM NOW IN AN IRON LUNG - MY LAWYERS WILL BE IN TOUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VERY GOOD VIDEO, AS A MATTER OF FACT I HAVE WATCHED MANY OF YOUR VIDEOS AND FOUND THEM ALL WELL DONE AND FULL OF GOOD INFO - - - SO, TODAY I SUBSCRIBED TO YOUR CHANNEL - AGAIN, GOOD VIDEO, BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you , very detailed information
Thanks, and thanks for watching.
Great video! Only thing i would say is, that the rotating exercise is really not good for your shoulder.. but its better vith rubber bands
Informative. Thank you. 👍👍👏👏
Good points! Thank's
Great video 🔝🤓
I have tried using 3 pound leg weights around my wrist since my gun weighs 3 pounds
Pistol Yoda! "Exercise, you must".
I shoot best with heavy revolvers. The inertia of the heavy mass gives a steady aim.
Good information
Great! Thanks!
“Skosh” is an underused word. Thanks for throwing that in there.
Multi use too