on the occasion that I wear mine, the paddle is always between me and the pants!, similar to a inside the waistband holster. I guess you could wear it just tucked in the belt, but I suppose it might catch on things. <!--emo&???--><img src="http://beartoothbullets.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo-->