How to Stand When Firing a Pistol: Shooting Stance | Handgun 101 with Top Shot Chris Cheng
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- Top Shot Champion Chris Cheng demonstrates for beginners the two common stances for pistol shooting and notes that comfort is key when taking an effective shooting stance. Firearm instructors and experienced shooters are encouraged to watch and share these tips with newcomers to the shooting sports.
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I was instructed as LEO that Weaver stance allow you to blade your body forming a lower profile silhouette. This is good when not wearing-body armor, but compromising if wearing armor because it exposes the side which is the weakest point in the armor. Triangle, full-frontal is preferred when wearing armor.
Great note
The 70/30 cannot be stressed enough! This is one of the most helpful intro to shooting videos out there
I’ve heard 60/40 by a really good shot. I’m still trying to improve
Stance is personal preference. You can hit the bullseye at 25-30 yards out while doing a one hand handstand as long as you understand trigger control and front sight focus. And of course have really good handstand balance.
Finally somebody who knows what they're talking about. Thank you.
@@MrPotatoHead198 Do a spin!
Probably not a good idea to do outdoors, a sudden gust could ventilate you
Dem shorts doe.
Excellent video...not long intro, no stupid music, no wasting out time begging us to like & subscribe and best of all...straight to the point.
I feel like in a self defense situation the weaver is the way to go because you minimize your silhouette and you're more able to maneuver. Also while firing a rifle you're basically at weaver so you can transfer all that muscle memory and trigger control into pistol skills with a little different head position.
The isosceles stance is uncomfortable as hell for me.
I feel the same way about the weaver stance. I prefer iscosceles. I'm actually most comfortable shooting one handed, though. Probably because I never shoot anything more powerful than .45 ACP
I was just at the range shooting some of my new pistols. I did what came naturally to me , now I know it’s called the Weaver stance. And I was plugging some targets at a decent distance for me anyway. Then the guy that works there comes over and shows me the way that you see in most the videos, isosceles triangle etc. My shots went to hell. My wife even made fun of me when I got home and she saw my targets. I came home, found a Hickok45 video, and he shoots modified Weaver, pretty much same as me. I think any instructor should look at where are you are hitting the target, if you’re having a lot of problems, you’re way off, make suggestions. If you’re doing pretty good for someone who is just an average person who hopes he never has to shoot his pistol in anger, leave well enough alone!
@@FranzBazar
Both stances working fine. The problem is that most videos, including this one doesn't go in detail how they're achieved. Both shouldn't feel really uncomfortable. Check out the videos from the late great Ron Avery on stance and what to tense up and what stays relaxed. I'm comfortable in both and I'm not sticking my butt out.
Weaver is just what my body naturally falls into... mind you I spent most my youth on a skateboard so the sideways thing feels completely natural :)
@PunchingMegaTree hahah
In real life weaver stance is the best because your body is ready for any emergency movements.
Facts..it feels more natural
It definitely feels more like other common athletic stances than isosceles does.
@@Brainwashed101 defintely. Especially if you are a runner or practiced martial arts
Also, it helps you instinctively position your full body weight in just such a way to counteract the worst effects of recoil in a split second. The gun fires, the force travels back through your arms and then back towards your firmly planted back foot. The isosceles looks fine for stationary shooting, but I feel like you’re planting both of your feet down and robbing yourself of flexibility.
Idk why but my body naturally goes to the first one without effort
Mr. Chris Cheng, first of all thank you for your masterful presentation of both shooting stances. God bless you and your entire family.
Thank you for this. I just started shooting this year, and my stance was wrong the whole time. Glad I looked it up just to make sure!
This make me wanna go training everyday with this instructor! Clear as water
Why is it that when I close my eyes, I swear I hear Owen Wilson teaching these stances?
Doug Gellman WOW!
waaaoooowwww
Your comment shouldnt be the first one cuz now the whole video is ruined 😂
I dont even need to close my eyes it soo bad
Ha!
This guy is good. Give both options. Don’t make it like there is only one way.
I was just at the range shooting some of my new pistols. I did what came naturally to me , now I know it’s called the Weaver stance. And I was plugging some targets pretty well, at a decent distance for me anyway. Then the guy that works there comes over and shows me the way that you see in most the videos, isosceles triangle etc. My shots went to hell. My wife even made fun of me when I got home and she saw my targets. I came home, found a Hickok45 video, and he shoots modified Weaver, pretty much same as me. I think any instructor should look at where are you are hitting the target, if you’re having a lot of problems, you’re way off, make suggestions. If you’re doing pretty good for someone who is just an average person who hopes he never has to shoot his pistol in anger, leave well enough alone!
Franz Bazar I agree with everything except I thank you left the letter d off. So having to shoot while in danger not anger is what you meant I believe. But again I agree and hope that never happens. 😁👍🏽🇺🇸
Thanks for settling that one! :) It boils down to whatever works for you.
Similar to the basic stances used for martial arts except for not remaining centered and leaning forward.
Always a pleasure to watch this gentleman instruct on proper fundamentals outstanding teaching quality
Went from 7s 8s and some 9s to all 10s so thank you very much.
I was trained to step my right leg a bit more behind and left further so in close combat if You miss the first shot and unarmed enemy kicks You. Then You don't fall on Your back. My teacher did ask me many times to take the shooting stance with with an empty gun then He did kick me with his leg in to my chest until I did not fall on my back. After that I was allowed to load the gun and proceed to the target zone.
Ive been doing the weaver stance and didnt even know it. Learn something new everyday
Gotta love Solomon footwear!
My name is Solomon
Yes they are all I hike in
I always thought isosceles stance was weird because it increases the surface area of your body to impact in the case of an exchange. Weaver stance seems it would reduce the chance of a bullet hitting you, so it's more defensive.
Are you not taking armor into consideration?
@@GP.Recordshow many of us run around in armor in training, much less a spontaneous self defense situation?
The first one feels awkward for me. Naturally I’ve always used the second one. Maybe because I’ve only used rifle before this pistol now. But everything I shot was low, I tilted up a little but held it at the same level, and started to be a little more accurate
thank toot NSSF and Chris Cheng, these videos are always loaded with simple-to- follow tips and advise.
The Weaver comes in handy when upon a threat, I step to one side or the other to delay the shooter for a split second,one foot will be already in position infront of the other.
Love watching your videos
The isosoly is like win chun kung fu attack center mass. with the weiver you can make moves shoot repeatedly and accurately . Great tutorial thanks.
THANKS for the excellent videos! I have learned so much from each.
Weaver all day with left leg at 45 degree angle since I’m a lefty
What the hell tractorfeed
Does anyone remember the hunters safety course you had to take before could hunt? I think they should bring that back because some kids don't know a damn thing about holding and shooting a rifle. I've been hunting since I've been 10 but back then you were supposed to be 12. Even though it was technically illegal I knew how to handle. My dad taught me at a young age
Absolutely.
I have fond memories of hunting deer with my dad and uncles before I was even a teenager.
Quick and to the point. Thank you.
Weaver for my self defense,feels more natural, the other is good for steel target shooting for quick acquisition of different angles with wide field of view.
boxing 🥊 helped me acquire the Weaver stance more naturally
Thank you for the video
Thank you!
That weaver stance 💯💯
I think that I have much better results with the weaver stance and I kinda personaly like it more.
Thank You
great thank you very mutch
I go with my hips facing the target. Extreme Weaver plus I get mobility to pivot without moving my feet at a fleeing armed perp. Hell one foot in the unit and one on the ground and I can still pour out rounds while switching feet. Weaver is thee tactical stance.
Nice!! Thank u
What's up beautiful ; )
Where you from?
I feel like most people are gonna go for the weaver stance. That's the one i chose immediately, without question. It's just a boxing stance with your butt sticking out. That makes it very natural for anyone whose ever done martial arts.
Great stuff!!
Would it be better to lock your elbows or bend them? I see everyone locking their elbows but ive been told that bent arms is better
I have better control with locked elbows. But that's me
Usually the more relaxed is better, and that is up to you. Try both ways and see which one gives you more recoil control and the best quick target acqyisition/sight picture
Thank you for this video, now its time for me to go to my friends house who just recently beat me up for something i didnt do
Any stand will do, as long as you practise your balance on what type 0f gun your using and be aware or know how to handle it.Aim straight and focus.
Good job sir...full pak done
My shooting pistol very accurate and bold after practice this technic..position,breath, finger gently slowly like sniper...boom...that inside bold..
So is my stance bad mine is almost like batting in baseball with my feet... not open but in a line on balls of my feet etc... neither showed that so I feel like I’m messing something up
So isosceles when you're wearing a plate and weaver when you're not?
What's the stance for when things go from good to bad in seconds and you need to defend yourself?
fastest rounds on threat stance.
Wow amazing you’ve survived
So a boxing stance cool
thanks!
That's not the Weaver Stance as taught by Jeff Cooper. He taught to bring the gun to you with bent elbows and the firing forearm close to the body. It's very similar to the rifleman's stance with the hands placed together. Personally I think it's because he was nearsighted and couldn't see the front sight if it was farther.
That is not he Weaver stance! Where did you learn that? Off-hand foot drops back 1/2 step, rotate the hips which draws the right arm back and the support hand/arm is bent at the elbow. Somebody gave you some bad info. Pich/pull grip to steady and shoot when on target.
What is the name of the watch you are wearing
All straight lines are now “180 degrees lines” to me now
Why is it that I should have a forward lean? Thanks.
supposedly to absorb pushback when gun is fired, nowadays i think its bs tho
So this poindexter is like one of the best shots in the world, right?
damn i wish i coulda seen this before i shot my first 45. m1911 and is there a correct stance for shooting a shotgun?
+Stoner mcstoned lol great name! and good question that I'd also like to know the answer to.
+Stoner mcstoned +Alex Delarge Depends on what you are shooting. Unlike pistol shooting you'll find a distinction between tactical style training and sport shooting (clays) / hunting (birds).
Since this can be subjective what works for me with tactical shooting is a weaver stance with your feet to help mitigate recoil. Dominate hand elbow in. Non dominate hand arm extended. Shoulders flat to the target.
With clays, left foot leading the target or pointing at the break point. Dominate hand elbow out to help rotate. Non dominate hand arm extended. Shoulders generally end up flat to the target as it breaks.
This will vary wildly between shooters. I'd recommend either professional training (its a ton of fun) or trying to imitate professionals so you minimize developing bad habits.
Thanks for the info and feedback brother!! Im more than likely gonna get some professional training im only 15 btw and can shoot a side by side double barrel pretty damn good but yea i really wasnt using a stanc
shotgun = isoscelese triangle but with both feet together
Yeah try shooting a shotgun with that isosceles triangle, crouched, arms bent thing. You’ll get bowled over. I grew up shooting shotguns in the outdoors. Looks a heck of a lot closer to a weaver stance.
I naturally did the weaver stance
Weaver gives you a smaller silhouette, less chance of taking a shot in the vitals
When I read "vitals" I just thought "true..the family jewels."
That's it that's all I thought of.
So why the slightly crouched stance?
Is this the guy from “Burn Notice” ?
Most importantly is for the new shooters is how to hold your gun thumbs under the barrel of the gun this is a great video for
New beginner isosceles stand or the Weaver stand is for everybody 😂
What about the gangster titled gun technique?
Mr. Communicator........ Thanks Chris
Can’t do weaver it always hits to the right of my aim
The weaver stance I know as the L7 stance
I've tried both of them. None of them work for me 👎. So I stand another kind of way, similar to the Weaver stands...I'm right handed and I bring my right foot forward a little bit (Not back) with a slight bend of the knees. And I shoot great.
If it works well for you, it's not stupid... As long as you don't point your gun sideways
Same for me. Wonder if it’s because I’m right handed but left eye dominant.
@@msdntgvasht5541 Yeap, me too. Right handed but left eye dominant.
I imagine him slowing how speech down just a little bit and saying “Bueller.....Bueller”
Apparently, I unintentionally did the Weaver stance lol.
I wish you can teach us how to grip a revolver
I prefer a natural stance like what Jerry Miculek teaches. Bring the pistol to you, not you to the pistol and be in a natural stance. I like that because i am both comfortable and feel confident in shooting where i dont have to have too many extra steps in doing a "proper" stance shoot a pistol.
In one, you might present a LARGER target area to the person that might be shooting at you.
Shooting stance can make or break your groupings
It's important to lean forward
Legend has it that this is Logic’s dad
Why do you guys never mention the fact that you should be bending your arms slightly sideways to mitigate upward recoil? It's making us watch your videos over and over again without ever figuring out why we keep losing our aim after every shot....
“How to properly smack your lips while speaking.”
I hear the lip smacking in my head....
@@Trunch1312 Amazing! I didn't know a macaque can be top shot world champion.
*🐒 🔫 🏆*
Sorry champ, but that IS NOT a correct arm position for the Weaver stance. Not even close.
Thank you for mentioning that. A retired FBI agent even told me an instructor told him he had to hold a stick between his bicep and ribcage for a proper Weaver. No one ever saw a picture of Col. Jeff Cooper??
My instinct is to assume an "athletic" position as I feel like it's good to be able to move. Feet further than shoulder width apart and parallel are decidedly "unathletic." If you were a defender in any sport in this position, you would be "beaten."
0:10 is that a glock 43?
I used the weaver stance yestarday at the shooting range, the instruction told me to only use the isosceles stance and indicated that there is no other correct stance. He repeated himself 3 times after I denied changing my stance and at last let me do my shooting. Absolute clowns, won't ever visit that range again, when my friend asked if he is holding the gun properly (shooting first time in his life) the instructor just said to him "what kind of question is that" and laughed at him with his other buddy.
FPJ style is the best!
Center Axis Relock?
I only shoot while sitting Indian style
Fighting stance. For everything.
Pistol, rifle…
Fighting
Handgun shooting stance is basically irrelevant and has zero impact on marksmanship. As long as you aren't falling over and can maneuver when required your stance is entirely personal preference.
New shooters should just ignore it altogether until they start shooting on the move.
I agree
That's not the Weaver stance.
+gtrspeed5311 I noted that also. The arms should be bent, with elbows pointed downwards some.
+Humphrey Liu I believe you are correct. I think the weaver stance was found to be beneficial to people who had trouble focusing on the front sight. The pistol is pulled in until the front sight is in focus. The arms also have a push/pull tension.
Nice shorts bro
Remember Newhall. Under duress shooters shoot the drill they use. Teach'm to get off the "X". Shooting paper targets from a standing position has no practical street value. Even a beginner can learn to shoot while moving from the get-go. Why make'm unlearn the stand still, kill the paper target routine ... It's either self defense combat shooting or it ain't.
Try not to jut your head so far out in front, maintain good posture 👍
The ISAUCESOLEEES
Well I only shoot airguns lmao I think I should stop bending back my back
Slamming the slide on an empty chamber hurt my soul a bit. Glock or not…
I am not going to shoot with my butt out!
😂😂😂
If you are shooting straight, im pretty sure you you would fly back
What exactly... Is a 180degre line? 😂
What are thooooose!?!?!
They took his fries so he took their lives