Do you shoot with your weak hand? BE HONEST!

[dmazur]

Years ago I tried shooting a S&W .357 left-handed and that pretty much discouraged me of that concept...at least I didn't miss the target backing.

However, I have been shooting 1911's almost exclusively since then and the short, light trigger pull makes left-handed shooting relatively simple (for me.)

I don't shoot weak-handed as often as I should, as several others have said.

 

[MCgunner]

I shoot long arms left handed anyway, am quite used to the left hand trigger. I have an eye dominance problem, though I am right handed. So, I shoot my handguns right handed or left pretty evenly. Where shooting goes, as Yogi Berra once said, I'm naturally amphibious.

 

[f4t9r]

not enough

 

[gearchecker]

I'm left handed and I've discovered it's actually fun shooting off handed. And I don't have brass flying in front of my face all the time.
I'm a better shot right handed with my main CCW pistol. My draw is a bit slower, but I make that up with accuracy.

I had a salesman work with me so I could learn Right Handed shooting. He must have spent 3 hours with me that day, just on training me to shoot right handed. It started simply as how to release the slide left handed. He taught me how to do it, but then he taught me how much easier it is to do right handed, if I was to learn. Needless to say he sold a pistol that afternoon, and a few more since then.

 

[MCgunner]

BTW, I never shoot left hand two hand. I figure in a fight, if I'm shooting lefty, it's because I lost use of my right arm. I do carry my back up in my left pocket, too.

 

[M2 Carbine]

At 50+ years old I mostly avoid trouble so practicing for my other hand seems really unlikely.

Maybe I'll try the weak handed approach to see how it feels. Good suggestion.

I'm 72. Once in a while I'll get "coffee nerves" and my right hand will shake too much to shoot, even two handed.
On these days I'll shoot left handed (one handed). For some reason my left hand hardly ever gets the shakes and I'll do as well weak hand as I normally shoot right handed.

Trouble is, like today when I was just practicing left hand shooting, my old shoulder injury hurts so much that I really have to work to shoot decent.

You never know, your strong hand, arm, shoulder, might get put out of working order for some time. Doesn't hurt to get proficient in such as weak hand shooting.

 

[U-235]

I shoot in a defensive pistol league once a week. The course of fire always includes some weak hand shooting. The first few times I tried weak hand shooting I had some limp wrist jams, it really taught me to have a firm grip on the weapon.

 

[gardhack]

I have stated shooting handguns weak side but am not really sure of the best way. I am right handed and right eye dominant. I find it is better for me (I think) to shoot left handed and hold the gun far enough across my body that I still use my right eye. Either that or I have to close my right eye and I hate to do that.

The thing I am really having trouble with is one handed reloading weak side. I am not that good at it right handed. . . need practice

 

[chicharrones]

With defensive handguns, probably about 20% of my ammo is fired from my weak hand each range trip.

When shooting powerful rounds, it is very evident why it is called my weak hand.

 

[1SOW]

Combat grip with the weak hand on the trigger, I shoot close to the same as strong hand .

One hand weak hand, I'm less accurate and target acquisition/recovery is way slower.
Inside 10 yards it's not too bad, but nothing to brag about.

 

[bwsmith2850]

Not as often as I should. I usually shoot weak hand or 'mirror image' (2 hands with the 'other' hand as primary) with revolvers and then just a few cylinders. At training last month I tried to be cute with the Glock on the left side of a barricade & shoot mirror image. I suddenly learned that I had been crossing my right thumb over behind the gun. Ouch and other comments.

 

[wojownik]

I make it a practice to practice with at least one mag with my weak hand on my primary carry pistol. I will admit to being not being a very good shot with my weak hand. Actually, pretty terrible to be honest . But that's why I keep drilling - in case my dominant hand is out of commission (injury, carrying something, hangnail, whatever) and I need to rely on my weak hand.

 

[okespe04]

I can shoot an decent group at 7 yards with most of my handguns left handed. The exception is my gp100 da, I'm all over the place with that one left-handed. If I cock it I can do ok.

 

[Rokman]

Not very well, but occasionally do.

 

[Platypus357]

Eh, not nearly as often as I should. I need to practice with it more

 

[Gord]

Just got my first modern handgun, a CZ-75B, not long ago. Haven't practiced weak-hand shooting yet, but I will be shortly. I suck at non-isosceles shooting with either hand, so...

 

[Nushif]

I shoot one magazine of week hand each trip/ But I really don't like shooting more than that weak hand. Not because I can't do it, but largely because I don't think that if my weak hand was incapacitated I'd be reaching for a gun in the first place.
I'd be leveraging for a place to use my strong hand.

 

[U.S.SFC_RET]

Shooting with me weak hand has always been a breeze.
I am ambidextrous to a large extent. I always encourage shooting weak handed.
There is no sense not to.

With my good hand I have a tendency moving the shot when the trigger is squeezed. With my weak hand my groupings are much better.

 

[rfurtkamp]

Left-handed, carry right. 90% of my practice is done right handed, always has been. I carried a very short time left-handed, and what killed it for me is the car.

I shoot rifles right-handed as well, since most of what I want would never, ever, ever be available lefty - and in an emergency situation (main goes down on a range/hunting/whatever trip, STHF, whatever) the available guns aren't going to be lefties.

 

[Zerodefect]

Since pistols can be shot from the left or right with only moving ones arms over a bit, I don't paractice switching too much.

Rifles on the other hand, I allways train to use left eye/arm, and right eye/arm every single trip to the range. Good rifles can be used well Ambi. Cover has two sides.

 

[bushmaster1313]

Sounds like I should give it a try

 

[jfdavis58]

Every trip, about an equal amount of time; both two handed and single. Same with dry fire and all strength training---equal, left and right. About half of my rifles are 'on the wrong side' to me as well and I always take a pair. Shotgun too, and here it comes in handy: when one shoulder gets tired, just switch. Double the fun.

 

[Lv4snobrdg]

I do it every time and always post a new target and keep track.

Off hand does not equal weak hand. I think this is a critical skill for any handgunner. Some times I sit in the garage, in my car, and practice acquiring a site picture out of each window. I wish I could actually practice shooting this way.

Anyone that has actual training in shooting, breathing, squeeze don't pull, will probably shoot better with their off hand.

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

Absolutely, but not yet as often as I'd like. I am working on firing two guns at the same time, and my weak (right) hand still needs work, but weakhanded, I can outshoot 50-70% of police officers that I have known (I am a retired cop). It pays to keep practicing. I hope to someday be totally ambidextrous in pistol shooting.

 

[Rxster]

I usually have to shoot weaksided to show my wife (lefty) what her grip is doing. She is doing better all the time. Me, not so much.
So yes I do, but not enough.