I never said Glock's grip angle is "wrong." If the grip angle of the pistol does not suit the shooter, and require the shooter to put extra time and expense to over come it which is not required by other pistol, it's a problem. It does not matter if it's because of the shooter's learned behavior or not, it still is a problem. I never said the problem is Glock's fault....
Learned behavior is hard to overcome. This doesn't mean they Glock angle is wrong. You have just learned to shoot a certain way. For a new shooter starting out with a superior grip angle is a good thing as they don't have any learned behavior. You may never get over the Glock grip angle, again, this doesn't mean the angle is wrong or bad.
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Glock's grip angle can be a problem. Yes, yes, I know it can be overcome with training. But, training effectiveness just does not compare to starting with a pistol that you don't have that problem to start with.
Again the angle is not the problem. Your learned behavior is the problem.
I wouldn't recommend that people who are ingrained in a particular platform switch to a new style. It's just too hard to overcome for some.
The fact that some may not shoot as fast with a unmodified Glock doesn't mean the grip angle is slower or inferior. It's all what you are used to.
I would go with the Glock over the S&W for a new shooter or a reasonable person that is willing to change how they shoot. I have relearned to shoot with the Glock's a few years ago. The improvements have been huge! I wasn't as ingrained as some may be, but 10 years of shooting a particular platform I was open and willing to find the best. I'll never go back.
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A left handed shooter being left handed is because of the shooter's learned behavior, but to argue that left handed shooter shooting a pistol designed for right handed person only is not a problem because of that would not make sense.
Also, if learned behavior making Glock's grip angle is a problem, then following that logic getting used to Glock's grip angle would also be a problem for majority of other pistols whichi does not have Glocks' grip angle. If Glock does not provide any significant advantage, there is no point in developing a "learned behavior" that will be a problem for shooting other pistols just to switch to a Glock. If Glock is that good for a particular shooter, then no problem.
Also, there are situations where Glock's grip angle can be more of a problem as an objective matter. When a shooter is forced to shoot in a compressed posture, with the pistol closer, the shooter often has to tilt the wrist downward in order to do so. Since Glock's grip angle already has the shooter's wrist tilted more downward than most other pistols, Glock limits motion range more so than others.
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