This term came up on a different thread and some got their panties in a wad because another contributor to the thread called the term nonsense.
So am I understanding that now someone has come up with the term Other Strong Hand Only??? I’m assuming this is the same as week hand or support hand. If so, I would love to hear the explanation behind the new term.
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It’s not my term and not my definition, but the explanation I have read from someone using it is that it’s intended to be some sort of mental empowerment kind of thing. “I don’t have a weak hand, just another strong hand.” As though calling your…other… hand “weak” makes it weaker by some sort of jedi mind-trick.
“Okay, transition to your weak hand…”
“SSSSHHHH, it might hear you!”
ETA: I kid, I kid. I understand the reasoning, and agree with not handicapping oneself with negative attitudes, but don’t particularly think it’s a big deal in this instance.
Just another “non issue” for people to quibble about on the internet in an effort to prove their awesomeness.
Why anyone would take the time and trouble to concern themselves over a given term is beyond me. I don’t think the term does one damn thing that is beneficial to anyone, I don’t think the term does one damn thing that is detrimental to anyone. It is just a philosophical approach to training that is used by some instructors to try and impart a certain mindset that may or may not be of any significant benefit.
If I go to Class A and they say we are going to do “weak hand” drills I know we will be going “lefty” in my case. If I go to Class B and they say we are going to do “weak side” drills I know we will be going “lefty” in my case. And If I go to Class C and they say we are going to do “other side strong hand” (or some similar term) drills I know we will be going “lefty” in my case.
The only thing that is of any importance is how well and I can shoot lefty and what I can learn to improve my ability to shoot lefty. If I’m gonna get all caught up in a term or a philosophy that simply takes away from my practice with my lefty. I have permitted a “word” to prevent me from possibly learning something useful.
never seen that acronym before
This is not the hand you are looking for.
I liked Jason Falla’s “master hand” and “non-master”.
Other Strong Hand implies a positive mindset. In that, no matter if this is my weak side, I better keep shooting weak handed because shit just got real.
Other strong hand could also tell you something about how top gunfighters train. They train so it’s not as big a difference.
Oddly enough, I am thinking about getting a left handed holster and mag carrier. No seriously. :eek:
I have done this, not long enough, but it was helpful.
I’ve always called it my “off” hand. Meh.
I think people can call things whatever the hell they want to. And as far as I’m concerned, if you are getting on someone for using different terminology, you have better have a good reason for it - such is the case from time to time. Personally I go with strong hand/support hand but call it what you want to. I can see some benefit with the other strong hand terminology towards new shooters on a psychological level. Anyway, to each his own.
But if you are one of those people who have nothing better to do other than ridicule someone for using their preferred terminology on the internet, you’re a freakin’ retard in my book.
My best experience with this was at a instructor class where the students would instruct blocks. We were about to start the drill and the student instructor asked for 4 shots, 2 strong hand and two STRANGER hand. I was one of two guys who heard it and looked back to see the actual instructor almost flip out; we had a chick in the class so we had been keeping it pg rated for the most part, she was a pretty good shooter for the record. I missed every one of my four shots I was laughing so hard.
Ok so this is what i thought it was. I’ll quote another guy speaking about this “nonsense”.:bad:
people can call whatever they want to whatever they want, but come on, lets get real here. I mean is this an attempt to really get in the books, to have something to be remembered by.
I have a question then since i’m a lefty, can i have 2 left hands, my actual left hand and my other left hand and visa versa for righties?? LOL:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
I love how groupees get their panties all twisted up about this!!! They have no clue what’s rally important in a gun fight.
The fact that is is working out this way has me very suspicious.
I always thought that if one hand was right, the other must be wrong. Therefore the lefties are wrong handed.
I understand the reasoning behind the nomenclature. I do wonder if using “other strong hand” as a range command might lead to occasional confusion due to some not hearing it correctly.
Bingo
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Just another “non issue” for people to quibble about on the internet in an effort to prove their awesomeness.[/QUOTE]
That’s my opinion of the new term.
Ya know , I never heard the term " weak hand " until I got into guns as an adult .
When you fit your son for a baseball glove do you ask him to catch with his " weak hand " or tell him that hand is his " stupid hand " ?
I’ve trained with Kyle Defoor , Tom Kier , and TigerSwan, and all used OSH . Yeah , it sounds corny at first , but you gotta be a fool to call those guys " clueless " .
nobody called anyone clueless, and knowing their background I would agree with you.
Like i posted earlier, I would love to hear a legitimate reason for the term. I have the experience in training and in real world to question it. So far nobody has been able to give a reasonable explanation for it. What does that tell you???
“Legitimate” implies a subjective reasoning. There have been several reasons given, and you view them as inadequate.
Other Strong Hand. If you think, and believe, that you are shooting with a weak hand, you do not expect the same level of performance as your natural strong hand. You are already handicapping your mind, which has control over your body. Fact is, if you tied your right arm behind your back for a month, you’re left arm and hand would become stronger for all tasks.
If you train hard enough with your weak hand, it becomes the other strong side, not the weak side at all. To me, it implies mindset and hard work.
I certainly have a weak hand, I certainly need to train smarter/harder for the weak hand. I am not as accomplished as those instructors/shooters who refer to it as OSH. Maybe some day I will get there.
Personally I’ve always just thought of it as Right Hand and Left Hand. Whatever the terminology happens to be really makes no difference. Labels are not going to affect my frame of mind. Sooner or later someone else is going to come up with some other kind of label and we could be back here going over the same thing again. As long as I know my weaknesses, oops I just put myself at a disadvantage with a negatively conotated word, I can make it a point to pay more attention to correcting them. Actually, now that I think about it maybe the term Weak Hand will help me to pay more attention to that particular inadequecy when I am at the range or in a classe in the future.
Catching hand, throwing hand, based on handedness generally. Hockey goalies call it glove side and stick side. Not sure of anyone out there who has come along and tried to change any of those.
Clueless, hardly. When their competition in “the industry” says they are good people that means something. But to think they have the lock on some secret technique that makes you shoot more gooder because you call your hands something different is foolish.
They don’t need anyones approval to do anything, I will still take classes from Kyle and TigerSwan and would still continue to use “normal” terminology until a psychologist tells me there is a real advantage I will stick with terms that I don’t need to explain to someone as we talk.
FWIW I have discussed this with psychologists. Note the “s” for plural.
ETA: Why does everyone try to make this so fucking complicated? It seems like more and more people want to over complicate the act of shooting as to make themselves appear as if they are some scientist discovering a new element.