how to use a thumb rest

Why Install an SRT 2011 Thumb Rest?

SRT 2011 Thumb Rests by Zadik Precision has its roots in competition, designed to train your support hand to properly ride high along the barrel's center bore. This places your thumb forward toward the muzzle to counteract and reduce recoil where it occurs. The SRT (slip resistant Thumb Rest) stippling, keeps the sight or dot level and coming back to the exact point of discharge consistantly. Once you train your support hand for a higher grip and apply finger pressure and thumb stiffness correctly, you will find new confidence in your ability to move much faster while becoming highly accurate, consistantly and effortlessly.

What Are SRT Thumb Rests?
2011 SRT Thumb Rests by Zadik Precision are designed as a point of control by using your support hand thumb to aid in recoil control. The innovative design and Slip Resistant Stippling trains the shooter to apply the proper hand placement or grip to control recoil and muzzle flip. The higher grip and non slip thumb rest stippling controls recoil, whch results in improved speed with accurary effortlessly and consistantly.

How To Use A Thumb Rest.

We've all see videos on how to apply thumb pressure to a thumb rest to control recoil, would it surprise you if this turned out not to be true. The old adage of what works best for you is indeed the best for you, may be true. However what happens when its not the best for you, that you learned a bad habit and we all know bad habits are hard to break let alone the willingness to change.

The answer to thumb pressure is simply not to apply thumb pressure at all, yes, you are reading this correctly. When apply thumb pressure your always going to apply pressure incorrrectly. Pushing inward, pushing down, thumb to low, thumb too far back, your sweating, have oil on your hands and on and on.

The secret to consistant recoil control, is pretty simple, it's just keeping your thumb at a forward consistant angle and keeping you thumb stiff, you let the recoil happen and basically it stops at your thumb. The stippling is a major part of your thumb rest, it keeps your thumb from slipping on recoil. Next time your practicing, watch how that smooth groove thumb rest extends recoil no matter what you do, it's an inherant flaw. With a small amount of practice your notice how very effective the SRT Thumb Rest's by Zadik precision are at controlling recoil.

As a competitor you strive to be the best you can be. Using every tool possible to be fast, accurate and consistant, because thats what it takes to out work your competiton and win. One big advantage every professional uses is a thumb rest, however the average competitor is not using the correct thumb rest nor are they using their thumb rest correctly.

Thumb rests are manufactured in various shapes, have different paddle angles and almost all have no stippling what so ever. Instead they use a common straight grove and call that stippling. Unfortunatly this does not work. Using this straight groove form of stippling always results in your thumb slipping upon recoil which defeats the purpose of a thumb rests. To combat slippage, small amounts of grip tape ussually is applied to the thumb rest paddle to avoid the thumb slipping. This works for a very short time but the grip tape eventually moves and has to be replaced ... often.