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Leaving the subconscious momentarily, I have a much more mundane question to ask. It involves lifting the gun from the bench. Is it more common to experience a feeling of lifting from the shoulder or a lifting of the hand? While somewhat subtle, I notice a difference between the two. Initiation from the shoulder seems to contribute to more muscle tension through the length of the arm to the hand. Whereas lifting from the hand (still keeping the arm moving as one unit), allows for more relaxation in the shoulder, arm and hand during my hold. Any thoughts?

Dennis

very interesting view, and to be honest I never payed attention to it I just LIft hehehehe.
still there is no magical tendons that make you by "lifting with the hand" not use the muscles of the shoulder.

I don't get the beneficial or the "difference" either way I think IMO it wouldn't give you an advantage

Not sure there is really a difference, but the sooner you get your minds attention on the gun the better

Hi Dennis,

I'm not sure I understand the question exactly, but I'll toss out some info anyway. If I am reading you right, the difference can be felt, perhaps exaggerated, by experiencing the difference between the following two lift descriptions:

1) With elbow bent and gun resting on bench, lift gun while extending arm to holding position or slightly above.

2) With elbow bent and gun resting on bench, lift gun enough to extend arm in position and then raise the extended arm into final holding position.

The discipline determines which technique I use. For the rapid stages of International events I use a variation of description 2. Actually I begin with description 1 and then lower the arm, still extended. Then my raise on signal, takes on the latter part of description 2.

For all other disciplines I use description 1. This feels much more comfortable to me. Because of the shorter lever, the gun seems to raise easier. I also find that if I try to align the sights too early in description 2, they won't be aligned when I reach the final hold.

I hope I've caught what you were asking...

Take Care,
Ed Hall
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