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Record numbers of new shooters combined with a HUGE number of firearms instructors with combat experience have created an explosion in firearms training. In almost all cases, the schools are delivering great instruction. But most students leaving these classes are buying into one, two, or three of the following gun training myths…even though the […]
Only one lung left due to the ravaging of cancer but still he finds a way to have breathe control. Terrible medications due to kidney failure that cause him to shake and have an increased level of natural arc of movement and yet he finds a way to accurately hit the target through trigger finger […]
One of the most important things you can learn as a shooter—especially a defensive pistol shooter or long range precision shooter—is how to press the trigger without disturbing where the sights are pointed. A bad trigger press can cause you to miss man-sized targets at incredibly close distances. When you’re shooting paper in front of […]
Training yourself to improve gaze stabilization, which can help improve shooting performance, is simple. However, it takes discipline to “put in the work.”
I’m going to let you in on a little firearms training secret today. It’s a trick used by instructors to get shooters on target quickly when they’re having problems, but don’t have the time to work with every shooter on the line as much as they’d like. Roughly half of the shooters I work with […]
Do you have a hard time shooting with both eyes open? There might be some neurological training to improve your shooting performance even if you aren’t finding it difficult.
The only kind of learning which significantly influences behavior is self-discovered or self-appropriated learning – truth that has been assimilated in experience. – Carl Rogers Dry fire training is very important. In rifle marksmanship, it is critical to break the trigger without disrupting the sights. You can’t learn this from a book or a class. You […]
Neurological training can improve your vision. There are four easy screening assessments you can perform to determine what vision problems you must overcome.
One of the most common problems in shooting is low-left groups for right handers. It’s normally caused by a combination of anticipating recoil and/or “sympathetic squeeze.” Basically, it’s not always easy to press the trigger without squeezing the rest of the fingers, the thumb, and flexing the wrist at the same time. To complicate things, […]
There are many methods both taught and self-taught for holding a handgun. Here 15-year Army veteran, former 3-Gun Competitor, and NRA Certified Instructor Graham Baates shows us his simple method. Graham Baates is a 15-year Army veteran with a range of firearms experience stemming from combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, two years in the […]
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