Pistol Recoil Management Through Stance?

[275RLTW]

Push/pull is a characteristic of the Weaver stance. Isosceles uses extended arms and your body weight to absorb recoil. Recoil is absorbed through the torso, not the arms. Ron Avery explains the difference in this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GewbIC2P8Hw
Cory is a better student than instructor. Here's Ron increasing his draw speed by almost a half a second by minimizing his sluggish press-out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMSlCyc-SQQ

^^This. Cory is an ass clown with no experience. Stop trying to learn from youtube.

[Ronin13]

^^This. Cory is an ass clown with no experience. Stop trying to learn from youtube.

Not to mention, and this is probably new info for some- the slide catch (no that's what it's called on a Glock) shouldn't be used as a "slide release"... many guns (M&Ps, XDs, Glocks, and others) the only function that slide catch has is to catch the slide, not release it. Sig is the only one I'm directly aware of (there could be more) that it actually is a slide release. This information is coming from a retired Arvada PD officer/instructor/armorer, so I put some stock into it, take it however you like.

[BuffCyclist]

Not to mention, and this is probably new info for some- the slide catch (no that's what it's called on a Glock) shouldn't be used as a "slide release"... many guns (M&Ps, XDs, Glocks, and others) the only function that slide catch has is to catch the slide, not release it. Sig is the only one I'm directly aware of (there could be more) that it actually is a slide release. This information is coming from a retired Arvada PD officer/instructor/armorer, so I put some stock into it, take it however you like.

Oh trust me, I know this. I have gotten into the habit of using the slide stop on my Glock as a slide release and now that I have an M&P and the design does not allow it to be used as a slide release, I'm kicking myself for falling into that habit. I'm doing a ton of dry fire and magazine swaps in my Glock to try and overcome the temptation to use it as such.

[MAP]

Not to mention, and this is probably new info for some- the slide catch (no that's what it's called on a Glock) shouldn't be used as a "slide release"... many guns (M&Ps, XDs, Glocks, and others) the only function that slide catch has is to catch the slide, not release it. Sig is the only one I'm directly aware of (there could be more) that it actually is a slide release. This information is coming from a retired Arvada PD officer/instructor/armorer, so I put some stock into it, take it however you like.

Glock would disagree with that statement. You can use it as a slide release. There are many misconceptions about using the "slingshot" vs "slide catch". In the end, use what works for you.

Mike