Travis Haley On Shooting Stance
BY Herschel Smith
8 years ago
This is interesting, and from what I see, he is advocating a sort of admixture of forward aggressive and modified Weaver. I’ll have to try it to see what I think because I lean forward more than he recommends.
On November 21, 2016 at 10:00 pm, Jack said:
Thanks, once again, for referencing these videos – excellent learning sources.
My suggestion is throw out any consideration for the Weaver stance (rumor has it that Weaver developed his techniques to accommodate for his injuries).
Haley talks about body mechanics, leverage, and martial arts. And he mimics what I’ve been taught in Judo and weight lifting.
Leverage and moment arms are the key here – and in the previous video on grip. In this case, the more you bend at the waist the longer the moment arm acting on the hip joint, which in turn effectively increases the effect of the recoil force on the hip joint. You also end up moving your center of gravity in front of both feet. (In the video, 0:46, you can see he’s struggling to prevent himself from pitching forward).
When you stand straight and move the hips forward, you have no moment arm on your hip joints, you can keep a tight core, and your Cg is between your two feet. This makes it much easier to resist recoil force. As an added bonus, it makes it easier to shift left, right, forward, and back. And makes it easier to resist off-center forces.
Don’t fret about the amount of lean – every body is different. Lean guys like Haley have a different Cg than guys like me who are carrying an extra 25 pounds. The goal is to get your Cg between your two feet, not in front of or behind your feet.