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Unread 04-17-2002, 10:08 AM   #6
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Default Re: Thor's Killer Arm Exercise for shooting

A little upper body training will help your pistol firing techinique by improving your ability to hold the gun steady from a standing/no rest position. Remember the movie Annie Calder with Raquel Welch, the old gunfighter (Robert Culp) would teach her to use a heavy stick with a stout cord to wind up a weight. I have used this method with very good success. Take an old broom stick or very large wooden dowel, cut it to length of about 14-16" and drill a hole through the center of it. Put a stout cord through the hole, the cord should be around 36"-40" long after attachment to the two objects. Put any object that weights around 5 lb on the other end of the cord. Stand up and take a hold of the stick with both hands and push your arms directly away from your body out as far as you can reach with your palms down. No slowly wind the stick pulling up the weight until the entire cord is wrapped around the woodend stick. NOW NO SLIPPING, wind the stick the opposite way to unwind the string. Do this for about 3-4 minutes and your forearms(forearm gripping muscles) and upper arms muscles (front deltoids)will scream with pain (but get stronger very fast). You will be able to hold that pistol with rock steadiness after a couple of weeks of doing this alternating days. This will also improve your handshake! lol Thor



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