Our Tactical Tip comes to you from SIG SAUER Academy instructor Dan Hunt. In this video Dan discusses the importance of properly fitting a pistol to your hand.
i'm a little confused here. not to be picky, but when you talked about the knuckle alignment on the grip, @ 0:32 your knuckles are aligned with the grip's left front edge (as facing you) not on "front" surface as you mentioned (as well as demonstrated when you slid your index finger down the middle of the front surface). then, again around 0:45, you show your grip with your 2nd set of knuckles running along the left edge where the front & left side of the grip meet and not along the middle of the front surface that you demonstrated earlier. as a result, i'm gonna' have to assume that your grip in these two time slices overrides your statement/demo down the middle of the front (seen @ 0:34).
Well maybeI don't see what your saying as at 0.34 your mention the 2nd set of knuckle aligned under the trigger guard yet when you grip the firearm at .45 sec saying that's the nature grip I notice the your 2nd set of knuckles are not aligned under the trigger guard but the middle Phalanx is lined up allowing for better pull back into the palm and heal, which is actually the grip I use. I do however have my support hand so that the 2nd knuckles are aligned under the trigger guard.
Why don’t more professionals discuss this very important information? Trigger reach for my right hand and overlapping grip of my left are critical to start with. Once I found the pistol that allowed comfortable trigger reach and locked in overlapping grip of my left hand, it let me focus on developing everything else. Am I the only one that struggled with to find the right frame for my hands?
I would focus more on having a reliable gun that won’t AD when dropped or have a striker fail before I would micro-scrutinized hand fit. Hand fit matters if you have freakishly small or big hands. Everyone in between can operate most guns effectively. If it’s for self defense, focus on reliability first, not whether the grip is 5mm narrower.
Thank you!
Simple and to the point
Dan!!! Awesome instructor!!! :)
Great info, thanks!
i'm a little confused here. not to be picky, but when you talked about the knuckle alignment on the grip, @ 0:32 your knuckles are aligned with the grip's left front edge (as facing you) not on "front" surface as you mentioned (as well as demonstrated when you slid your index finger down the middle of the front surface). then, again around 0:45, you show your grip with your 2nd set of knuckles running along the left edge where the front & left side of the grip meet and not along the middle of the front surface that you demonstrated earlier. as a result, i'm gonna' have to assume that your grip in these two time slices overrides your statement/demo down the middle of the front (seen @ 0:34).
Well maybeI don't see what your saying as at 0.34 your mention the 2nd set of knuckle aligned under the trigger guard yet when you grip the firearm at .45 sec saying that's the nature grip I notice the your 2nd set of knuckles are not aligned under the trigger guard but the middle Phalanx is lined up allowing for better pull back into the palm and heal, which is actually the grip I use. I do however have my support hand so that the 2nd knuckles are aligned under the trigger guard.
Why don’t more professionals discuss this very important information? Trigger reach for my right hand and overlapping grip of my left are critical to start with. Once I found the pistol that allowed comfortable trigger reach and locked in overlapping grip of my left hand, it let me focus on developing everything else. Am I the only one that struggled with to find the right frame for my hands?
Not enough people cover this important topic. I struggled with this for a while as well finding proper sized gun for best grip.
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My fingers are just too short I guess.
I would focus more on having a reliable gun that won’t AD when dropped or have a striker fail before I would micro-scrutinized hand fit. Hand fit matters if you have freakishly small or big hands. Everyone in between can operate most guns effectively. If it’s for self defense, focus on reliability first, not whether the grip is 5mm narrower.
LOL I would suggest not dropping it.