Are there any minimal tension handgun grip/recoil management techniques?

[Clusterfrack]

@JohnO--Yeah, there is one local GM in particular whose hand I avoid shaking. Fist bump! But, I think we can agree that there's much more to this than massive hand strength.
@wtturn--I'm not sure about that. Increasing grip force can add some trigger control problems, as well as solve them. We didn't have time to drill down into his technique, but my next step would be to have him relax his strong hand a bit and work on pulling the trigger straight back without moving the sights. His vertical stringing was almost certainly due to sympathetic squeeze of the fingers of his strong hand.

[Mas]

Another vote for the max force crush grip, here. Among other things, if the three fingers on the grip-frame are already closed at max force, they can't inadvertently squeeze any more in response to the trigger finger's movement; the crush grip is a proven cure for "milking" the gun.

Additional commentary on the topic respectfully offered here: https://gunsmagazine.com/why-tight-is-right/ .

In addition to the many recognized experts quoted there in support of the very hard grasp, add another. I recently had the privilege of interviewing Brian Zins, winner of an unprecedented twelve National Championships in Bulls-eye at Camp Perry. When I asked him how hard he grasped his pistol, one handed shooting at the little X-ring from the 50 yard line, he answered "Hard enough to squeeze the oil out of a 1911," or words to that effect. (Interview should be up soon at ProArmsPodcast.com.)

[BehindBlueI's]

Hm I have a related question since crush grip has come up.

What’s the feeling on push pull these days? Something worthwhile to control recoil, or is it an outdated practice?

I've mentioned it before, but when my grip strength was severely compromised due to nerve damage I found EL's push-pull very helpful.

[Wondering Beard]

I think you'll all find this article by Melody Lauer of interest:What’s Wrong With My Grip?

[Clusterfrack]

I have the best results when I grip the fuck out of the gun without noticing I’m gripping the fuck out of it. Heavy guns yield less crappy results under free recoil, and I’ve been amazed how well I can shoot my Shadow 2s WHO compared to lighter guns. Light guns—at least for me—require a very firm grip, not just for recoil management but for accuracy.

My advice is to do part of your practice (dry & live) overgripping the gun, and then back off until you don’t feel so much tension. Hopefully, your default grip force will increase over time. Mine has. A lot.

A pro photographer took some nice pics at yesterday’s match, and I thought these grip closeups might be helpful. In the first picture I was surprised by how deformed my fingers look from the grip force. I can’t remember any time during the match when I thought about gripping hard or felt like I was. (During dryfire, I often notice how fatigued and painful my hands feel.)