I would think that certain anatomical configurations would benefit from a rocker pad in terms of recoil distribution and maintaining gun position.

As to the other questions, it never fails to amaze me that the authoritative resources like Michael Yardley are so studiously ignored. And Bruce Buck too for that matter. Get the real facts from the horse's mouth rather than the local guess from the other end.

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