How often do you practice one handed?

[Brownie]

About 30-50% of the time.

[JMusic]

Couple times a month, maybe three. Always at ranges at 10 ft and in. It is a very fast drill. Draw bring weapon up to just under line of sight and shoot utilizing periphrial to see gun. One sometimes two shots, weak hand is clenched into a fist and fist is pressed against chest. Stance is bladed. Weapon is fully exteded.
Jim

[DocH]

Voted 16-30%. I believe that's a truthful percentage for me.Probably should be doing it more.

[sweatnbullets]

As my training has progressed, the time spent one handed has progressed. At on time or another, I have been through each of the percentages.

Now that my skill level is up and I am working off of the advanced QK course, my percentage would be over 50%.

I see one handed shooting as an essential skill to have mastered for those that want to be well rounded and have all of there bases covered.

[RAM]

OK, I did it... clicked the NEVER button, I think that is going to change.

Actually it isn't really never, I have been in a couple classes where we are doing the Groucho with the threat on the firing side and you have to shoot one handed unless you want to walk backwards. I can't think of too may reasons to walk backwards except while turning to cover the area you are comming from.

Any way, it is an area needing more training.

[Roundeyesamurai]

OK, I did it... clicked the NEVER button

Oh my god, you killed Kenny!

You BASTARD! :D

[RAM]

Oh my god, you killed Kenny!

You BASTARD! :D

Cool, I always wanted to do that! :D

[sweatnbullets]

OK, I did it... clicked the NEVER button, I think that is going to change.

Actually it isn't really never, I have been in a couple classes where we are doing the Groucho with the threat on the firing side and you have to shoot one handed unless you want to walk backwards. I can't think of too may reasons to walk backwards except while turning to cover the area you are comming from.

Any way, it is an area needing more training.

I am going to need to straighten the problem out.:D

[Brownie]

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Figured the subject would generate more interest for some reason.

[Guantes]

Musta missed this one.

Around 50%. Everything inside of five yds is usually one handed, including draw work and DATD (Draw Against The Drop).

[slawkas]

Practice with a “hand gun”, in the past I believe it was even “one hand gun”, should evidently be “one handed”. These are directions for use the appliance due to its origin... ;-)

But leaving out semantic and history, it looks sensibly to practice in accordance with possibility what can happen in reality. Since most of gun-fights occur inside of 20 feet, suddenly, when in move, without sights and in accidental stance etc. – I do most of my training in such conditions.

In such conditions one handed shooting is, for me, faster and easier to apply in combat than two-handed, all with great accuracy. That skill makes self-confidence.

So, again for me, it is more than 50%.

[Coops]

Slawkas, I bet it's more like 80%

Coops

[JMusic]

One reason I do not practice more is that I have not used it (one handed) at distance. All of my onehanded actions I could have stuck the barrel into the person prior to firing. I am pretty quick at full extension and that is what I tend to practice most. At full extension my weak hand meets the strong hand prior to firing.
Jim

[slawkas]

Slawkas, I bet it's more like 80%
Can you see such an option to vote? ;-)

Seriously, in the past I used to practice mainly two handed. Much of this in longer distances, up to 50 feet. Have also some experience with sport target shooting. “In the great majority of shooting affrays...” (STL, p.3) and next few pages were the words which changed everything in my mind and my practice. Vital truth, just me-in-action, not a style-thinking BS. However I always refresh skills I learned before.

BTW, Have you noticed that F&S never mention openly shooting with the pistol ought to be one handed? Or did they?

[Matthew Temkin]

Can you see such an option to vote? ;-)

Seriously, in the past I used to practice mainly two handed. Much of this in longer distances, up to 50 feet. Have also some experience with sport target shooting. “In the great majority of shooting affrays...” (STL, p.3) and next few pages were the words which changed everything in my mind and my practice. Vital truth, just me-in-action, not a style-thinking BS. However I always refresh skills I learned before.

BTW, Have you noticed that F&S never mention openly shooting with the pistol ought to be one handed? Or did they?
Actually in the days of F&S it was the norm to shoot with just one hand, usually from the "dueling" stance.
So they were actually quite ahead of their time by teaching how to shoot with two hands--with and without cover.
As to practice..
I follow the Applegate rule...
80% of my practice is with one hand, usually within 15 feet or so.

[JMusic]

Mathew do you full extend or do you lock into a hip style shot? If Hip do you feel it is that much faster?
Jim

[slawkas]

Actually in the days of F&S it was the norm to shoot with just one hand
This is exactly what I think. To shoot with one hand was obvious then, nothing unusual. It was two handed shooting that was exception to tell about and students were encouraged to use it in specyfic situations. I can imagine a quiz, let's say, in a SMP bulletin: “How often do you practice two handed”...
Sign of the times.

[Matthew Temkin]

Mathew do you full extend or do you lock into a hip style shot? If Hip do you feel it is that much faster?
Jim
It all depends upon the distance and the urgency of the shot.
I will say this...many of us have been stunned at how accurate 1/2 and 3/4 hip can be.
And how natural.

[JMusic]

ees don't disagree. But I think you have stated that you have drawn down on some people and actually beat some to the draw so bad that it stopped the aggressive action. Now that isn't what you said verbatium but I think it is the jist of it. During those episodes did you fully extend or not, and was it two handed or one. Mine were mostly one handed fully extended.
Jim