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Old November 8, 2010, 03:15 PM   #14
Frank Ettin
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Join Date: November 23, 2005
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There are many minor variations on the basic draw stroke, and various instructors will often add their own wrinkle to make it "their" technique. And there will be personal variations based on an individual's physic.

I teach the way I was taught first at Gunsite, and later by Louis Awerbuck. My weak hand on my abdomen is only about three inches lower than illustrated by Paul Gomez; and my gun in the retention position is also slightly lower, in part because of the way I'm built and in part because of the range of motion limits of my 60+ year old shoulder and elbow. I also shoot with my head more erect, and most often from a Chapman stance.

But I can't imagine that these sorts of minor variations really make a material difference in speed. The fundamental goal is to be smooth and in control. If one is smooth and in control, consistent practice will make him fast and accurate.
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