Should I change which hand I'm shooting glock 17 from(w/ pics)?

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Unfortunately, there was a little bit of a breeze, but I tried to take my shots when there was minimal or it was a wind coming from directly behind me.

I'm wondering whether I should be sticking to firing left-handed or right-handed. When I first started I hit the targets more often firing left-handed, however, the functions on the glock 17 (gen 3) would definitely be easier to manipulate using it right handed, but ultimately I just want to be a more accurate shot.

What are your thoughts looking at the groupings on these targets?

There is an X on one of the holes on each sheet that indicated that it was actually off-shoot from when I was trying to hit a separate target at 25 yards.
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um, the right hand shots look better, at least to me. only an up-down spreading and not an everywhere-spreading. and on a vertical target like a homosapien, it's more effective i would think.
 
Stick with your dominate hand and buy a hogue Glock sleeve. Then practice more ;)

P.S. I dont beleave in those silly targets

Remember

-Good grip
-Good trigger control
-Good sight picture
-Good follow through
-Good stance
= Good pistol shooting

Dry firing at home is a great why to get rid of your flinch and get use to your trigger

Pick a aiming point and slowly pull the trigger "Your sights should remain on your aim point the whole time. If not your trigger control is bad and you need to keep practicing"
 
Try a tensor bandage around your wrist if you go to the range and see how that works. It could be just as the poster is suggesting... your breaking your wrist in anticipation of the recoil. Without watching you shoot it is almost impossible to diagnose.
 
GlockMan said:
Try a tensor bandage around your wrist if you go to the range and see how that works. It could be just as the poster is suggesting... your breaking your wrist in anticipation of the recoil. Without watching you shoot it is almost impossible to diagnose.
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Tensor bandage Baaaaah You just need 6 months in Afghanistan "My right forearm was huge when I got back :p"
 
Don't over-think it. If you're right-handed, then shoot right. If you're left handed then shoot left. Ultimately strong hand or weak hand are distant 2nd and 3rd choices from a good 2-handed supported stance. Don't worry about eye dominance, slowing your heart, the phase of the moon, tides or any of the voodoo that shooters seem to cling to. Just do what feels right. Focus on good technique and practice - that's what makes us better shooters.

I don't believe in those silly targets either... "wrist breaking up" what crap!
 
Unfortunately/Fortunately, I'm ambidexturous.. and so depending on what I'm doing I'm either better left or right handed.

The right-handed pistol shooting only seems to feel more natural because the gen 3 glocks have the slide release and mag release only on the left hand side, which is easier to flick with the thumb. Otherwise they feel both natural to grip.

Is the longer vertical grouping that is tight better than the rounder slightly spread grouping though?
Any concensus?
 
If you're truly ambi, with no preference at all, go right. Most handguns are designed for right-handed shooters, and every leftie I've ever known complains about it. I'm assuming that we're talking about which hand is the dominant hand in a 2-handed grip, not 1-handing it.
 
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I think you will find it easier to shoot left handed if you are left eye dominant. Use your trigger finger to push the magazine release and slingshot the slide instead of using the slide release if you can't also work it with your trigger finger.
 
what others said, but if you're ambidextrous, i would practice shooting ambi too.

best to concentrate on one side, but if you can shoot well with both it can only be a good thing, no?

also, if you want to put any stock in those diagnostic targets, get one for each side, (or turn one backwards when you shoot it?), and shoot ten, or twenty or a hundred of each!

its pretty hard to tell whats going on from one target...
 
insurrecto said:
what others said, but if you're ambidextrous, i would practice shooting ambi too.

best to concentrate on one side, but if you can shoot well with both it can only be a good thing, no?

also, if you want to put any stock in those diagnostic targets, get one for each side, (or turn one backwards when you shoot it?), and shoot ten, or twenty or a hundred of each!

its pretty hard to tell whats going on from one target...
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ya, I do actually have both. I just hadn't printed it up that day as I just decided to change hands in the spur of the moment..
 
so the answer to your original question is YES! you should change your shooting hand as often as you want to.

try using your other eye as well, and picture all your targets naked so you dont get flustered on the stage, i mean firing line!

mo' shooty, mo' good!
 
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