Two handed shooting. Blasphemy or good for the sport as an entry point?

NWSteve wrote:A few months ago, I began shooting in an indoor Thursday night match that alternates between 50', 75' (rimfire) and once a month fun shoots, center fire (75' targets at 50') and every other month an aggregate competition combining rimfire and centerfire scores (75'). We are a supportive group, and the camaraderie is great. Most of us shoot two handed with the scores separate from the one handed scores. I have worked my scores up into the 280's (300 possible) but I am reluctant to post my gains due to shooting two handed. Also, I am not sure if there would be any support in the Fundamental's section for a blasphemous two hander.

CR10X wrote:We went over this the last time it was brought up.   NRA Precision Pistol Rules has a provision for shooting in this manner. Just apply for an approved match using this course of fire. 

24. ONE OR TWO HAND PROBATIONARY
PRECISION PISTOL MATCH
Each course of fire would be conducted in accordance with current
rules in Section 3 - Equipment and Ammunition, Section 7 - Courses
of Fire and Section 10 - Range Commands, Control and Operations,
with the exception that the furthest distance fired would be 25 yards
using the B-5, B-8 or B-16 target. Competitors will be able to use
either (1) one or (2) two hands in these courses of fire in competition. 
Classification cards will be issued to any competitor competing in an NRA sanctioned match, 
for either One or Two Hand NRA
Probationary Precision Pistol Match. No classification cards will be
issued above the classification of Expert, these competitors should
be encouraged to compete in the standard precision pistol courses of
fire. No National Records will be issued for this probationary match. 

In the case of a standard 2700 Aggregate match with a 50 yard slow fire target line and trying to incorporate a Rule 24 match at the same time,  the range would need to be split into a 50/25 yard section and a 50 yard section.  
 
We do not have  that option since the 25 yard line is a complete unit with all targets connected.  Therefore we cannot set up to have a portion of the 25 yard line facing for the the Probational slow fire stages.   Others may have different options.

robert84010 wrote:You presonify why so many High Master shooters are no longer on this website.

msmith44 wrote:........ The only other change that's needed is to refer to the Silhouette Target Rulebook Position Section 5.8 and Figure 3 in 5.9 which both describes and illustrates the proper Two Hand shooting position. ......

mikemyers wrote:

msmith44 wrote:........ The only other change that's needed is to refer to the Silhouette Target Rulebook Position Section 5.8 and Figure 3 in 5.9 which both describes and illustrates the proper Two Hand shooting position. ......

Can you please post a link for where I can download both the 2023 rulebook, and the shooting position information?
I might be able to find the rulebook, but have no idea how to get the other information.

DA/SA wrote:I believe that the "secret" to transitioning to one hand shooting is to just do it!

I decided to try "Bullseye" and just put my other hand in my pocket and left it there from then on and also switch from right to left hand at the same time due to eye dominance. I was shooting plate racks and dualling trees as well as paper at the time, and just shot everything one handed. It didn't take very long at all to make the transition by doing so.

If you continue to shoot two handed and just try one handed occasionally it will be a far more discouraging road ahead.

Just do it!

Just my .02.

mikemyers wrote:You could always buy a horse to shoot from.....    :-)
Thanks to 'wobbley' I started thinking about this.....

LenV wrote:No bragging rights shooting two handed. But easy to score. I shot this Friday. Ten from my Shield 380ez and ten from my 952. It was easy to tell apart. Match pistols really do fire smaller groups.

Two handed at 50ft. 

The point being two hands makes it too easy.

shanneba wrote:What if the playing field was leveled some?

Two handed shooters shoot a 25 yard Slow fire target at 50 yards.
10 ring is 1.51"
50 foot timed and rapid fire target at 25 yards
10 ring is 1.80"

One handed shooters get the normal 50 yard slow fire and 25 yard timed and rapid fire targets.
10 ring 3.36" for both 50 and 25 yard targets ( about twice the size with half the hands)