{"id":82951,"date":"2017-12-01T13:12:01","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T18:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=82951"},"modified":"2017-12-01T13:12:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T12:29:27","slug":"springfields-rob-leatham-finally-explains-grip-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/springfields-rob-leatham-finally-explains-grip-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Springfield&#8217;s Rob Leatham Finally Explains Grip Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a question that&#8217;s been on the minds of everyone, everywhere. <em>Grip Zon<\/em>e. Why?<\/p>\n<p>Leave it up to pro shooter Rob Leatham to shed some light on what Springfield correctly identified as, &#8220;one of the most important questions of our time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>LOL. If you read the comments on Springfield&#8217;s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=14&amp;v=QnmQjMMJCjI\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"springfields-rob-leatham-finally-explains-grip-zone\" title=\"Springfield's Rob Leatham Finally Explains Grip Zone\"> Youtube channel<\/a>, it&#8217;s clear that folks didn&#8217;t get the joke.\u00a0 In fact, I think it just infuriated people who were already irate about Grip Zone.<\/p>\n<p>Lighten up, people!<\/p>\n<h2>SEE ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/go-big-go-home-springfields-new-xd-mod-2-service-45-acp-full-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"springfields-rob-leatham-finally-explains-grip-zone\" title=\"Springfield's Rob Leatham Finally Explains Grip Zone\">Go Big or Go Home: Springfield\u2019s New XD Mod.2 Service in .45 ACP\u2014Full Review<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>When it was launched back in 2014, the Illinois-based company explained the tech behind Grip Zone.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n\u201cThe Grip Zone(TM) has improved grasp performance and stickier grip characteristics so that your hand will be less prone to torque, wrench and flip when shooting. The pistol will naturally stay in position due to the increased traction of the innovative textures. Additionally, you\u2019ll be applying less force to the frame. This is ergonomic science applied where it matters the most \u2013 to the interface of the shooter and the firearm.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_82952\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/XD-MOD2-1-of-20.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"springfields-rob-leatham-finally-explains-grip-zone\" title=\"Springfield's Rob Leatham Finally Explains Grip Zone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82952\" title=\"Springfield's Rob Leatham Finally Explains Grip Zone\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/XD-MOD2-1-of-20.jpg\" alt=\"Springfield's Rob Leatham Finally Explains Grip Zone\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/XD-MOD2-1-of-20.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/XD-MOD2-1-of-20-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/XD-MOD2-1-of-20-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/XD-MOD2-1-of-20-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/XD-MOD2-1-of-20-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-82952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">XD Mod.2 with Grip Zone.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I think the problem people had with Grip Zone wasn&#8217;t the design or tech. But the fact that the words &#8220;Grip&#8221; and &#8220;Zone&#8221; were written on the handle. This was a huge affront to some gun owners.<\/p>\n<p>Judging by some of the criticism, you&#8217;d think Springfield kicked in their doors, knocked up their wives and ran off in their minivans.\u00a0 My goodness.<\/p>\n<p>Gun owners are fond of saying that firearms are &#8220;tools.&#8221;\u00a0 Well, if that&#8217;s the case why the heck do you care what&#8217;s written on your\u00a0carry gun?\u00a0 Would you be as fussy about your hammer if it said, &#8220;Hammer Time&#8221; on the handle? You probably have no idea what your hammer says on the handle. Quick,\u00a0 you better go check!<\/p>\n<p>My point is so long as the pistol is accurate, reliable and affordable, who really cares?\u00a0 I know I don&#8217;t.\u00a0 But my guns are for shooting, not for Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leave it up to pro shooter Rob Leatham to shed some light on what Springfield correctly identified as, &#8220;one of the most important questions of our time.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":82953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,25,216],"tags":[132,617,621,136,475,518],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-82951","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gunsamerica-authors","8":"category-current-events","9":"category-s-h-blannelberry","10":"tag-buzz","11":"tag-industry-news","12":"tag-pistol","13":"tag-springfield","14":"tag-springfield-armory","15":"tag-xd"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Springfield&#039;s Rob Leatham Finally Explains Grip Zone<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Leave it up to pro shooter Rob Leatham to shed some light on what Springfield correctly identified as, &quot;one of the most important questions of our time.&quot;\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/springfields-rob-leatham-finally-explains-grip-zone\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Springfield&#039;s Rob Leatham Finally Explains Grip Zone\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Leave it up to pro shooter Rob Leatham to shed some light on what Springfield correctly identified as, &quot;one of the most important questions of our time.&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/springfields-rob-leatham-finally-explains-grip-zone\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-12-01T18:12:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-21T12:29:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-01-at-12.30.59-PM.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"531\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"344\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"S.H. 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