I may be stubborn and hard headed, but I do learn eventually..........
I have always used forward grips on firearms, and my crossbow. It seemed comfortable.
First Goose told me to put my forward hand on the magazine of my rifle, which pulled it in closer.
Then I saw youtubes of Olympic shooters making a tight frame with their front elbow braced on their hip
Finally I took part in an Wounded Warrior hunting trip, and 2 very high end "special" type of soldiers both showed me the same way of holding my firearm........
So today I tried it............... with my crossbow. I won't go too far into bragging, but it will get expensive hitting only bullseyes and having bolts strike each other crowding into the center of the target.......
Maybe the real shooters on here ( especially Goose since he told me this already LOL) but maybe you guys are saying "Well Duh!"
But I wanted to mention this for the guys like me, who grew up hunting, but never had the opportunity for formal instruction.
I would encourage anyone who has not tried this stance to check it out.