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Jack142 · 04-12-2008, 10:53 AM

Hi Gang,

I was reading a thread the other day where a fellow formite was discussing his problems with getting decent groups with his XD.
It made me remember some of the things that I did to improve my grip and trigger press.
I bought from the dollar store a cheapie hand exercisor... It looks like a V with foam on grip. You sqeeze it a few dozen times and it helps strenthen you grip. Turn the thing around in your hand where the V is towards you pinkie finger then use just your trigger finger to squeeze it.
Trigger finger and grip then get worked separately.

Then I found a hand exercisor called the Gripmaster... It has 4 separate finger slots so you can work each finger wow it really worked my fingers/grip.

The last thing I purchased was called the Dynoflex. I bought this thing on a whim, its a small ball size of a baseball.... you pull on a string to
activate a gyro inside the ball and then you continually turn the ball in your hand working against the gyro. Works the forearms/ wrist like no other exercise.
What I did was strenthen my grip; wrist; and trigger finger all independently.

I wonder what you guys might have done to improve your grip/trigger finger ?
Take care
Jack

nothingness · 04-12-2008, 11:18 AM

I have been playing guitar since I was 12 (27 now) and I play for a living now. Anyone who plays guitar that much knows what kind of freakishly strong fingers and grip it gives.

jtkratzer · 04-12-2008, 11:39 AM

Oh, I thought you were going to be talking about something else, Spanky.

Tripledigitride · 04-12-2008, 11:40 AM

I use one on a regular basis. When I first started shooting, I had issues with unsteady hands, but it's helped greatly.

jcabin · 04-12-2008, 11:42 AM

My hand is quite fit!

Outsider · 04-12-2008, 12:09 PM

I use the Hand Grips as well. Don't forget to exercise your off-hand either. Never knew if you'll have to use it if you dominate hand becomes unable to shoot.

Ride the Lightning · 04-13-2008, 08:56 PM

I might have to try one of those Dynofles gizmos. I bought a Grip Master last year and was fairly disappointed in it. I guess it's OK for endurance training, but for building strength it's not that great.

One thing I used to do was take a piece of 1.5" pipe about 1ft long and drill a diametric hole at its midpoint. Run a piece of rope through the hole with about 6ft of excess hanging down and tie it off. Attach a weight to the free end of the rope. Hole the pipe in your hands with the weight just off the floor and wind up the rope. After several new homes I've lost my old pipe and rope and should really make a new one, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

selectedmarksman · 04-14-2008, 12:30 AM

I use the same device Tripledigitride uses. I thought it might be a gimmic but I'll be damned if I haven't seen results. I basically type all day so i thought my hands were in 'good shape' but while the reflexes were good the strength wasn't there.

The Tengu · 04-14-2008, 01:08 AM

Don't get those squishy ball hand exercisers from Wal-Mart. I used one in the academy for about a week before I popped it, and the white stuff in it went everywhere.

The Tengu · 04-14-2008, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Tengu

Don't get those squishy ball hand exercisers from Wal-Mart. I used one in the academy for about a week before I popped it, and the white stuff in it went everywhere.

Heh, heh.

But seriously. It was a waste of money.

04-12-2008, 10:53 AM	#1
Jack142 XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 30 miles outside Denver on a small ranch Posts: 54	physical fitness for your finger/hand Hi Gang, I was reading a thread the other day where a fellow formite was discussing his problems with getting decent groups with his XD. It made me remember some of the things that I did to improve my grip and trigger press. I bought from the dollar store a cheapie hand exercisor... It looks like a V with foam on grip. You sqeeze it a few dozen times and it helps strenthen you grip. Turn the thing around in your hand where the V is towards you pinkie finger then use just your trigger finger to squeeze it. Trigger finger and grip then get worked separately. Then I found a hand exercisor called the Gripmaster... It has 4 separate finger slots so you can work each finger wow it really worked my fingers/grip. The last thing I purchased was called the Dynoflex. I bought this thing on a whim, its a small ball size of a baseball.... you pull on a string to activate a gyro inside the ball and then you continually turn the ball in your hand working against the gyro. Works the forearms/ wrist like no other exercise. What I did was strenthen my grip; wrist; and trigger finger all independently. I wonder what you guys might have done to improve your grip/trigger finger ? Take care Jack

04-12-2008, 11:18 AM	#2
nothingness XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ft.Worth, Tx / Depression Ranch Posts: 925	I have been playing guitar since I was 12 (27 now) and I play for a living now. Anyone who plays guitar that much knows what kind of freakishly strong fingers and grip it gives. __________________ T n f g H When the Government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the Government, there is tyranny. - Thomas Jefferson

04-12-2008, 11:39 AM	#3
jtkratzer XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 17,542	Oh, I thought you were going to be talking about something else, Spanky. __________________ "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson The Gun Lounge Pennyslvania Firearms Owners Association Hockey Forum

04-12-2008, 12:09 PM	#6
Outsider XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Orem, UT Posts: 416	I use the Hand Grips as well. Don't forget to exercise your off-hand either. Never knew if you'll have to use it if you dominate hand becomes unable to shoot. __________________ *"No Mess" Since 1985* Springfield XD-40 4" Service ======================== "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke (1729-1797), British statesman and philosopher "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum." - ("If you want peace, prepare for war.") - Flavius Vegetius Renatus. Roman Military strategist. c. 390. A.D "People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people." -V, V for Vendetta

04-14-2008, 01:08 AM	#9
The Tengu XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 1,813	Don't get those squishy ball hand exercisers from Wal-Mart. I used one in the academy for about a week before I popped it, and the white stuff in it went everywhere. __________________ The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard. United States Code, Title 10, section 311, paragraph (a)

04-12-2008, 11:40 AM	#4
Tripledigitride XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hendersonville (Nashville) Tennessee Posts: 725	I use one on a regular basis. When I first started shooting, I had issues with unsteady hands, but it's helped greatly.

04-12-2008, 11:42 AM	#5
jcabin XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 548	My hand is quite fit!

04-13-2008, 08:56 PM	#7
Ride the Lightning XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 1,528	I might have to try one of those Dynofles gizmos. I bought a Grip Master last year and was fairly disappointed in it. I guess it's OK for endurance training, but for building strength it's not that great. One thing I used to do was take a piece of 1.5" pipe about 1ft long and drill a diametric hole at its midpoint. Run a piece of rope through the hole with about 6ft of excess hanging down and tie it off. Attach a weight to the free end of the rope. Hole the pipe in your hands with the weight just off the floor and wind up the rope. After several new homes I've lost my old pipe and rope and should really make a new one, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

04-14-2008, 12:30 AM	#8
selectedmarksman XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 142	I use the same device Tripledigitride uses. I thought it might be a gimmic but I'll be damned if I haven't seen results. I basically type all day so i thought my hands were in 'good shape' but while the reflexes were good the strength wasn't there.

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