Getting a Grip

[Subdeacon Joe]

I came across this photo on FB, originally from  X, and I redacted the text.

 

Someone criticized the grip, which less than range perfect.

 

i pointed out that it was real life,  not the range,  and that the officer had probably just drawn. Got back that it didn't matter,  it should still be perfect. 

 

My interpretation of that single, static frame.  Dynamic situation.  He's probably backing up. His arms aren't fully extended, so he's just drawn.  His left hand hasn't mated with his right yet..he was probably either using it to make "Stay Back!" gestures, or was keying his microphone.

 

Am I out of line on my read of that photo? Yeah,  it's not a perfect grip, but would it really matter?

[Chief Rick]

26 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

 

i pointed out that it was real life,  not the range,  and that the officer had probably just drawn. Got back that it didn't matter,  it should still be perfect. 

 

This from a keyboard commando being a Monday morning quarterback.  A person that's never been in a compromising situation in their life, unless you include running out of soy milk for their latte.

 

You can't educate people like that.

 

I try to stay away from them.

[Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967]

Hell, if I saw that creature boiling outta that car my first inclination would be to run ~ it might have rabies!!  

[Subdeacon Joe]

10 minutes ago, Chief Rick said:

This from a keyboard commando being a Monday morning quarterback.  A person that's never been in a compromising situation in their life, unless you include running out of soy milk for their latte.

 

You can't educate people like that.

 

I try to stay away from them.

 

Actually,  no.  Pretty solid person. 

 

But how was my initial impression...just drawn, hands hadn't fully mated up yet?

 

The scene looks familiar,  I may have seen the video it's from. A relaxed grip, but when it was time to pull the trigger,  his actual shooting grip was pretty close to textbook. 

[Stump Water]

5 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

But how was my initial impression...just drawn, hands hadn't fully mated up yet?

 

That would be my guess.  We're talking one frame here.

 

However, there was a time years ago when some advocates of the "push-pull" grip would say that was the correct grip.  IOW, the pull/weak hand is not supposed to fully engage with (mate) the strong/shooting hand and the gun, but only wrap around the front and pull backwards exactly as shown.  I don't recall why that style was promoted, it was a long time ago.  

[Texas Jack Black]

 Are you sure this is not a living dead episode

[Chief Rick]

33 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

Actually,  no.  Pretty solid person. 

 

But how was my initial impression...just drawn, hands hadn't fully mated up yet?

 

The scene looks familiar,  I may have seen the video it's from. A relaxed grip, but when it was time to pull the trigger,  his actual shooting grip was pretty close to textbook. 

Sorry, but a "pretty solid person" doesn't critique based on one frame of video.

 

I'm not an expert, but there's no way I would critique this officer's grip based on a single picture.  There's not enough to base a critique on.

[Rye Miles #13621]

1 hour ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

I came across this photo on FB, originally from  X, and I redacted the text.

 

Someone criticized the grip, which less than range perfect.

 

i pointed out that it was real life,  not the range,  and that the officer had probably just drawn. Got back that it didn't matter,  it should still be perfect. 

 

My interpretation of that single, static frame.  Dynamic situation.  He's probably backing up. His arms aren't fully extended, so he's just drawn.  His left hand hasn't mated with his right yet..he was probably either using it to make "Stay Back!" gestures, or was keying his microphone.

 

Am I out of line on my read of that photo? Yeah,  it's not a perfect grip, but would it really matter?

You’re exactly correct!👍 

[Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life]

First, I have never been in a potentially life threatening situation like that. Second, I have practiced my draw (left and right) perhaps one hundred thousand times, or more. 
Third, as a twenty plus year NRA instructor I have seen and hopefully corrected many people’s errors, some of which would boggle the mind. 
Fourth, with the only pressure being a timer I have witnessed WAY worse than that. 
IMHO your analysis seems reasonable, the grip would most likely be sufficient to get the job done (if necessary) and under the circumstances (could be other stuff going on, it is just one frame after all), that may have been the best that could be done. 
Regards

    
Gateway Kid