I'm retired Navy SEAL Chris I know again the author of Navy SEALs shooting and
one of the top 20 most frequently asked questions I get is how should I stand
when I shoot now start your timer is I teach you the five keys to a solid
shooting platform in today's five and under five FAQ
so the first thing I want you to think about and consider when it comes to a
solid shooting platform is actually how are you gripping the weapon and this is
whether it's a pistol whether it's a carbine your connection to the gun is
critical when you're building your shooting platform start off with the
grip and work backwards that's going to make it much more stable and it's going
to make you a better shooter so think about having a good grip before you
think about the rest of your body point number two is to use mechanics so you
can find a position that is going to allow you to support your firearm
because everybody's body is different there's some people that have problems
with flexibility they're not going to be able to get into different shooting
positions so I'm not just gonna stand here and tell you this is how you should
stand when you shoot a pistol because it's going to be slightly different for
everybody but I want to give you these five ideas that are going to allow you
to build your own platform that's gonna help you out the best so what you need
to do is think mechanically how are you able to support the firearm the best
number three is to have a position that is something athletic a position that
you would stand in if you were about to get in a fight because we're talking
about firearms firearms tools you're the weapon but if we're talking about this
we're talking about a potential fighting situation so how would you stand if
somebody bigger than you was going to come straight on and tackle you just get
yourself in that position so what I do what works out for me is I drop my
strong side leg back so I'm right-handed so I drop my right leg back that works
for me that gives me stability side to side and front and back and I
also pick this up through years of martial arts too but this is kind of my
fighting stance and then I'm gonna lower my center of gravity a little bit the
lower your center of gravity is the more stable you're going to be if you're up
tall like this you can get pushed off balance but if you get down and lower
that center of gravity you're gonna be much more stable and that's what you
want a stable shooting platform when you're shooting a pistol and then just
lean forward you're gonna get in a fistfight or a
gunfight it should be the same and it should be a repeatable position that you
can get into and out of number four is to make sure that you're able to be
mobile with any firearm that's the reason you're going to be standing up or
one of the reasons is going to be so you can move so you don't want a position
that is going to have you so locked in to one position that if you need to
shoot and move or you need to go grab somebody or keep something out of the
way that you can adjust your position you can adjust your feet so realize your
feet are not stuck in cement so you need to find a position that's going to allow
you to move last up number five is just remember that everybody's position is
going to be different so don't watch a video of anybody Inc that says this is
how you stand when you hold a pistol realize everybody's body is different
with different weapon systems different body types and different shapes you're
going to have to adjust slightly or sometimes more than slightly whatever I
or anybody else teaches you on how to stance don't just look at somebody and
think that if you stand like they stand that you're going to be able to shoot
like they shoot good shooters shoot well because of how they practice and how
they trained so you just need to do the same thing and find a shooting position
that works right for you that's it for today's FAQ remember to use these five
tips for a solid shooting platform and please check out my other 19 5 and under
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