"Weak Hand" opening

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I don't recall this subject being discussed before so I figured I'd ask the question.

How many of you practice "Weak Hand" opening of your Spydie's? (for those who don't know,this means using the opposite hand that you usually use).

For the handgun afficinado's here, some of you might have tried this on the range, but have you ever tried it with your knives?

If you are injured and can't use your primary hand to open your knife, and you don't have the ability to open it with your weak hand, then what?

You can easily practice this while reading posts or watching TV. Practice as much as possible because you never know when your life will depend on it.


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C.O.'s-"It takes balls to work behind the walls "
 
This is off the cuff, and definately off the record, guys...
Actually, I got this from Vince...(Hi Vinnie)
And this is probably bad for your knives..but hey..we're talking emergency here, right?
I can open a Spydie real slick left or right handed by putting my thumb and forefinger in the hole, holding the knife (using a Delica for demonstration purposes, and cause that's what is sitting here on my pc table...lol)scales facing the floor, or a little toward the ceiling, tip facing away from you..a quick wrist snap holding the hole tightly snaps that puppy open soooo fast. I
can do this just as easily with either hand...after it locks open, the handle is right in your palm..
Maybe this is elementary to y'all, but I always saw Vince doing it..and now I can't stop!
Danelle

[This message has been edited by djo62 (edited 20 May 1999).]
 
Jailhack, I do now as I own an Endura. I used to have thumbstud folders and can tell you the Timberline folders are NOT for lefties.

I also practice in case my thumb is injured, necessitating my index finger to do it. Inspired by the TX footage where a perp's pit bull gnawed on an LEO's hand, messing up the thumb.

I'm not into the SpyderPinch, because I have this idea a baddie my try to wack my hand and oops, knife on the floor.

I also dig the tip of my thumb into the Spyderhole then flick out the blade. It's a dickens trying to open it in reverse grip, I've heard the BM AFCK can do it.

 
I do. Every day. My knife I use daily(Delica) is on my left side, but I am right handed. Plenty of practice that way.


Blades

[This message has been edited by Blades (edited 20 May 1999).]
 
Looks like you have discovered the "drop," Danelle. I think it's ultimately the fastest way to go on a tip-down knife, but I have similar concerns to Smoke's about losing the knife if someone slammed into me while I was doing it. Still, Mr. Glesser has pointed out that it is possible to deliver moderate strikes from this method while thumb and forefinger are still gripping the hole, before attempting to shift to a normal grip. I think with practice this is fairly secure.

I do practice off-hand draws, though I don't use this method but prefer to thumb the blade open when using mt left hand. I think one odd but helpful advantage off-hand practice has is that it gives you some idea what your knife feels like to folks who aren't used to it. I'm so used to opening knives with my good hand that I'm always perplexed when I hand a knife to someone who isn't and watch them fumble to open it with one hand. But try opening a knife with your off hand, which doesn't have all the "muscle memories" ingrained of your good hand and all of a sudden you know how they feel!

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-Corduroy
(Why else would a bear want a pocket?)
 
whoa, this dropping thingy is fun. Now that i kno how to do it I can't stop! My poor Delica.

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Johnny
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Jailhack: I might add that can the weakhand REACH the folder assuming it is in the strongside pant/ jacket pocket?!?! 2 solutions: carry a second knife for weakhand accessability and be ambidextrous.
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L8r,
Nakano

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Nakano,

Good point. And also a good reason for carrying your knife clipped on your right front pocket (or left front if you are a lefty).
 
Every night while watching TV I flick my Military 50 times each with my left and right hand. I also practice the "drop".
 
Answer....... An Endura 98 in each front pocket. No need for gymnastics practice for a time when you're least able to perform same.
Happy Trails,
Dan
 
I carry a left hand knife, two of them, so I am using my weak hand all time.

So, I am always using me left knives all the time, if something is in my right hand, why transfer it to my left, when I can just pull out a left knife?

MDP
 
I always carry two knives, usually in both front pockets, but occasionally (w/ my delica or cx06) the knife sits in my back left hand(weak hand)pocket. lately, it's been my military on the right & my starmate on the left. i get plenty of practice here at the shop (especially when customers ask me if i carry an auto-my response is always "why?") i would be surprised if more of us didn't practice this, not only for defensive applications, but it's just plain fun!

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-charlie


 
I think my thumb is a bit large too and the hole on my W.jr is a bit too small in diameter to allow a really good grip. I can do the Spydie drop but it feels precarious - almost as if it will slip from from grasp. I guess I could "do it in a pinch" hee-hee.

I've found that mindless opening an closing the knife with one hand then the other can be pretty entertaining. Closing the knife with the left hand is tricky. It requires pushing the lock over with my forefinger which is awkward and needs to be done with care, or the business part of the blade becomes a factor. It's probably good exercise, kind of the like squeezing a tennis ball, only it requires more dexterity.

I didn't realize how much I was doing this until my long-suffering wife yelled from the other room in a puzzled voice, "what's that clicking noise I keep hearing?" The jr's characteristic "kur-thunk" lock-up can clearly be heard over distance.

With practice the neuromuscular pathways develop and eventually one can do it pretty well with either hand.

Jack
 
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