I had the opportunity to use shooting sticks for the first time from a sitting position with poor results. Several people have told me that I should
take a normal sitting postion and grip the forearm while using the sticks to support the forearm closer to the end of the stock.
My shooting was done with the sticks supporting the end of the stock, and my left arm (i'm right handed shooter) wrapped around my right arm almost like I hold a rear shooting bag.
Any thoughts and advise?

I use a similar method but instead of holding my right arm, I put my fingers (left hand) in my right arm pit and squeeze my chest (like a rear bag). My right elbow is tight against my side. The stock sits on top of my left hand.

It is important for me that I have the sticks leaning to me. If they are straight up, I can't get steady.

If I can get my back against something like a tree, then I am even more steady.

I sit with my left hand holding the sticks where they cross with my index finger looped over the gun. I rest my left wrist on my left knee and my right elbow on my right knee and lean back. I find this position to be very steady.

I hold the fore end with my support hand, and rest the back of that hand on the Vee in the sticks so the rifle does not "shoot away" from the support. I hold the buttstock normally with my trigger hand.

Pay attention to your stock weld with your cheek, or you can throw the shot high or low if your eye is not centered in the scope (parallax will compound the miss).

jim

anyone ever try a quadrapod like the one stoney point makes?