Weaver or Isosceles?

[gil671]

When at the range do you shoot with a weaver stance or isosceles? Back home a few of my police dept. buddies prefer the isosceles to the weaver, and i tend to shoot better too with the isosceles. I can do both but my body automatically goes to isosceles when i draw my pistol.

[PandaLuv]

depends on the situation and depends which you like more

[1911RONIN]

weaves. fits me better and i shoot better in it.

[infernl]

I tend to use both, depending on the situation.
If I had to choose one over the other - isosceles.

[JJE]

I tend to use both, depending on the situation.

Depends on the situation and depends which you like more.

I don't get this. It seems to me that something as fundamental as your stance, you'd want to pick one and stick to it. Are people saying that they would use one for target shooting or competition and something else for SD?

[batstrider]

I shoot isoceles, seems to work well for me but as others have said and will say, whatever works for you should be what you utilize.

I don't mean to sound like one of "those" guys who go around spouting wisdom from tactical instructors so I can be the most tacticool Azn guy on the block, but Kyle Lamb makes a good point in that Weaver was developed for shooting balloons while Isoceles was being used in the business of shooting bad guys WAY before that, something to keep in mind... especially if you tend to do one more than the other.

[esartori]

I use isoceles. It feels best for me. But I heard in shooting situations many people instinctively revert to weaver. I guess it just shows the importance of practicing a lot with whatever stance u like

[mif_slim]

weird for me, for USPSA.. Isoceles, for tactical training and moving thru hallways and rooms, Weaver is the way to go... plus, smaller target, forearm in front to lessen the chance of getting my vitals taken out.

[sn8kedoc]

Both + modified weaver, I agree with infernl for certain tactical situation's it is more comfortable to use weaver. Normally i shoot isosceles, but during tactical courses and certain maneuvers I find myself going to a type of modified weaver.

[1911su16b870]

Whatever puts rounds on the X ring!

[jonzer77]

If you have a vest on then weaver exposes the weak point in the armor.

[bussda]

The weaver tends to make a more accurate shooter, especially in situations involving movement. But if body armor is worn, the isoceles is preferred.

[mif_slim]

If you have a vest on then weaver exposes the weak point in the armor.

Yeah, but how many of us here has a bullet proof vest? hehe...

[ZombieTactics]

I don't get this. It seems to me that something as fundamental as your stance, you'd want to pick one and stick to it. Are people saying that they would use one for target shooting or competition and something else for SD?

I think it comes down to a progression of learning. It's good to learn a particular stance as a foundation for learning fundamental principles. This needs to be followed dogmatically for some time until those principles are ingrained. By way of analogy this is no different than learning standard scales and chord progressions when learning to play the piano ... these are a foundation from which everything else proceeds.

At some time a student begins to gain intermediate mastery of various skills. This is the point where one realizes that a dogmatic technique of playing the instrument and the demands of making music can actually conflict with each other. The student discovers for themselves where it makes sense to break some of those rules to further the goal of making music ... but in most cases only a student who has first learned that dogma can make sensible choices about where to part from it.

Weaver and Iso (and their various modified versions) have different advantages. It's probably best to choose one and learn it well. At that point examine/try the other (as well as Center Axis Relock) and adapt your technique(s) to whatever goals you hope to further.

[MudCamper]