Found out I have a lazy, wiggling pinky!

[PiratePast40]

Not kidding, it's a real thing!

Was at a match over the weekend and talking to a friend about finding the red dot on pistol presentation and doing it every time. Was saying that I found it takes a lot of practice and developing muscle memory, but that I hadn't mastered it yet. Someone overheard us and made the comment that if you bring your support hand pinkie in, and hold it firm, it'll bring your wrists down into a proper and repeatable position, thus curing the effects of a lazy wiggling pinky.

Life is much better now that I'm learning how to maintain a firm pinky.

Public service message is complete, you may now return to your regularly scheduled programing.

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[Xaevian]

Wow, never heard of that before. Now, a middle finger with a mind of its own, that I know.

 

[titsonritz]

Many do not realize the majority of grip strength originates with the pinky and ringer finger and not the index and pointer finger and that is how one controls in the vertical plane, driving the thumbs into frame controls the horizontal plane.

This is not how to hold a pistol...

 

[Koda]

thus curing the effects of a lazy wiggling pinky.

I hear Viagra can help with this.....



ducks and runs for cover....

 

[ZA_Survivalist]

I hear Viagra can help with this.....



ducks and runs for cover....

Beat me to the punch

 

[Stomper]

Did you say you had a piggling winky?

 

[WillametteWill]

Scott "Jedi" Jedlinski, one of the prominent dot sight trainers, is big on the importance of the pinky. As others have stated, it is an important part of our grip strength. Good OP.

 

[titsonritz]

Scott "Jedi" Jedlinski, one of the prominent dot sight trainers, is big on the importance of the pinky. As others have stated, it is an important part of our grip strength. Good OP.

He's not the only one, Jon Dufresne brought it up in the last class I took with him and it was an NV class not a RDS class, but he felt it important enough to mention.

Walther gets it as well...
https://vimeo.com/599595258?embedded=true&source=video_title&owner=81949786

 

[WillametteWill]

Walther gets it as well...

I believe Jedi was involved in the design of the Walther grip for this gun.

 

[Howard1955]

 

[titsonritz]

I believe Jedi was involved in the design of the Walther grip for this gun.

That's what I hear. Looking forward to a class with him next March.

 

[Jtp]

Not kidding, it's a real thing!

Was at a match over the weekend and talking to a friend about finding the red dot on pistol presentation and doing it every time. Was saying that I found it takes a lot of practice and developing muscle memory, but that I hadn't mastered it yet. Someone overheard us and made the comment that if you bring your support hand pinkie in, and hold it firm, it'll bring your wrists down into a proper and repeatable position, thus curing the effects of a lazy wiggling pinky.

Life is much better now that I'm learning how to maintain a firm pinky.

Public service message is complete, you may now return to your regularly scheduled programing.

I bet life is much better now that you can maintain a firm pinky

 

[PiratePast40]

I bet life is much better now that you can maintain a firm pinky

Yes, yes it is.

 

[parallax]

wiggly pinky?, sounds like a bad girls dream.....
aaaaand just like that ,,,i'm banned.....

 

[Ducati_Meister]

As many others have alluded to, this may get taken out of context real quick lol.

 

[RicInOR]

if you bring your support hand pinkie in, and hold it firm, it'll bring your wrists down into a proper and repeatable position, thus curing the effects of a lazy wiggling pinky.

 

[HA556]

Seems enough has been said here so, moving on....

 

[OldBroad44]

Many do not realize the majority of grip strength originates with the pinky and ringer finger and not the index and pointer finger and that is how one controls in the vertical plane, driving the thumbs into frame controls the horizontal plane.

This is not how to hold a pistol...

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The dependence of grip strength on pinky makes something else obvious. I have always instantly detested any handgun that was so small that the pinky had to curl around under grip instead of being on grip. Undoubtedly having pinky as part of gripping the gun hugely affects stability as well as strength of grip.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Don't know if I have a lazy wiggling pinky , but...
I had lazy eye when I was a kid...now it just moved onto the rest of my body...
Andy

 

[OldBroad44]

wiggly pinky?, sounds like a bad girls dream.....
aaaaand just like that ,,,i'm banned.....

Reminds me of an oldie but goodie.
Parked car occupied by mature man and beautiful young teenage girl. Man says, "You know what this is?" Girl says, "That's a tee-hee." Man says "This is a c0ck." Girl says, "No. I've seen c0cks. And that's a tee-hee."