Long time ago on a forum that is now defunct, I remember seeing a 'training topic of the week'. It was a good way to spark some discussion and interest in training as well as maybe provide a different perspective that would challenge the status quo and push folks . I'll try to kick off a topic each Thursday 
I'll start the discussion for this week with an interesting take on stances:
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In my all my years of shooting, I went through different stages when it comes to shooting stances. Iscoceles, Weaver, bladed and variety of combinations of the above. One of the repeating themes though, has always been the position of head in relation to the handgun. According to my instructors and fellow shooters I had this tendency of not raising the handgun high enough. It always seemed a bit unnatural to me and in the spirit of being 'one with the gun' and letting it be an extension od my body, it didn't feel right to overcome certain 'instincts'. The balancing of your body, the weight shift to counter recoil, it all made sense and felt natural with the exception of the head position. It seemed that when I got into the groove and started speeding up through the drills I started playing turtle. My hits did not suffer, I presented less of a target and kept my 'balance'. Whenever I would realize that I'm not raising my gun high enough in relation to my eyes and force myself to do so, I would start getting more of a spread. Alternatively I would slow down through the drills. Result? I kept coming back to my 'tactical turtle'. I even caught myself that when I was working with new shooters I kept trying to make them fit a certain 'mould'.
Where does this take me? There is a balance between what's the current trend and what fits you. That does not mean that a new shooter should do what he or she feels like, it means that once you get a certain level of experience, you need to figure out what works for you. This also translates to working with shooters and giving them some room to maneuver to find themselves.
So how many of you turtle it up, how many don't pay attention and how many consciously try to fight the position that your body wants to take?
I'll start the discussion for this week with an interesting take on stances:
Ayoob: Were We Wrong About the “Tactical Turtle”? - The Armory Life
A misunderstood shooting technique turns out to have a purpose for both competition and self-defense. Many a modern shooter in a handgun class has been told, “Don’t lean your darn head forward when you’re shooting! Stand erect in a neutral posture and keep your head up! What do you think you...
www.thearmorylife.com
In my all my years of shooting, I went through different stages when it comes to shooting stances. Iscoceles, Weaver, bladed and variety of combinations of the above. One of the repeating themes though, has always been the position of head in relation to the handgun. According to my instructors and fellow shooters I had this tendency of not raising the handgun high enough. It always seemed a bit unnatural to me and in the spirit of being 'one with the gun' and letting it be an extension od my body, it didn't feel right to overcome certain 'instincts'. The balancing of your body, the weight shift to counter recoil, it all made sense and felt natural with the exception of the head position. It seemed that when I got into the groove and started speeding up through the drills I started playing turtle. My hits did not suffer, I presented less of a target and kept my 'balance'. Whenever I would realize that I'm not raising my gun high enough in relation to my eyes and force myself to do so, I would start getting more of a spread. Alternatively I would slow down through the drills. Result? I kept coming back to my 'tactical turtle'. I even caught myself that when I was working with new shooters I kept trying to make them fit a certain 'mould'.
Where does this take me? There is a balance between what's the current trend and what fits you. That does not mean that a new shooter should do what he or she feels like, it means that once you get a certain level of experience, you need to figure out what works for you. This also translates to working with shooters and giving them some room to maneuver to find themselves.
So how many of you turtle it up, how many don't pay attention and how many consciously try to fight the position that your body wants to take?
