Here's a shot of the witness marks Todd Jarrett put on our hands. That's Kevin's mitts on the left, then mine, then Say Uncle's. Since I had to hold the camera, it's only my right hand. I have no idea where Uncle's hand was, although I can assure you it was nowhere near my buttocks.
What you can't see, and probably the most important mark, is the one on Kevin's right thumb that is aligned with the one on his left hand.
To do this, Todd had us grip the pistol. He moved the pistol until it was perfect, then placed a mark on our right hand to indicate the exact middle where the pistol should be. Then, he had to bend our left hand down so that the thumb pointed straight out, the fingers were at a 45° angle with the palm flat and to the right. This really, really pulls on the tendons in your hand. He wrapped our left hand around the pistol, placing our thumb along the bottom of the slide. The right thumb rested upon the safety.
With our hands aligned perfectly, he drew lines on our right thumb and left hand to show where they should remain. Once we did this grip, the pistol would pop right back to where it was supposed to be after each shot. Eventually, your grip would move and your shots would take longer as you were hunting for your front sight again. You'd look at your hand and see how much your grip had changed.
It was very, very educational and helpful.
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Monday, August 25, 2008 7:19 PM