Mostly I shoot iso. It's fun to pretend I'm a grandpa, pull up my trousers, go to the gun range, talk and drink coffee for 2 hours, take an hour to shoot 10 rounds of .22 using weaver stance, yell at some young whipper snappers about rapid fire, and go home, taking my brass with me.
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Isosceles or Weaver stance
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You have to make sure to push the gun toward the target with each shot, and taunt it as well.
Weaver seems to work best in a variety of body positions. I just can't see myself all squared up in a real-life encounter. How would you really square up ISO-style in a crouched or kneeling position???
This.
For you skeptics, try shooting Weaver on the move. Then try shooting Iso on the move. Shooting Weaver on the move is darn near impossible.
Ha ha ... But. Iso , weaver , boxing , karate , pre 70's knife fighting , most other sports put the strong side back , support side forward , angled stance ... Blah blah .... Unless you're one of those Bruce Lee lead hand first wierdos.
You need to be able to shoot with your support foot forward, your strong foot forward, both feet even, on the move, off balance, kneeling right knee down, kneeling left knee down, crouching, etc. If you can only shoot with your support foot forward, you are greatly limiting yourself. Iso allows you to do all of that.
Yea, I can understand how you wouldn't want to fully extend your arms in that situation.
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Listen to Jerry. The man knows what he's talking about. Shooting in a square range or on TV Weaver is fine. For practical Shooting ISO is far superior for recoil control, follow up shots, shooting on the move and odd positions, and transitioning between targets
Center Axis RelockTaking weaver and making it even dumber
Only thing better than Center Axis Relock was the guy from Vermont who said you should pull the trigger with your middle finger, and use your index finger to "point" at the target.
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I've always found iso to feel very unnatural and 'thought' I always shot better from modified Weaver. After reading this thread and some of the comments from shooters far more experienced than me, I'm planning to revisit it and give it an honest try.
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Can you weaver under a car? It's not like it's written in stone, shooting under a car you just do it, both arms forward. I'm talking out my ass here, but I think my left hand shooting is better because of Iso. Same sight picture, same body position, just left finger pulling the trigger. I'm talking single handed shooting drills.
Thats what I suck at is one hand shooting especially weak hand only. I HATE those IDPA stages when I have to shoot one handed. I do the "tuck hand/arm towards chest" thing which doesn't seem to help much. I just need to practice practice practice.
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That was a "thing" for some time. It looks to me like the "I'm holding a gun but have impending diarrhea" stance. If it works, go for it.
I love how he just ices the no-shoot HELP target for good measure. **** witnesses.
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