We’ve got a shooting study group that meets once a month to force us to get out of our comfort zone. It’s all guys who are serious about shooting and can be trusted to move and shoot safely on a hot range in poor conditions. A lot of times, we end up shooting when it’s […]
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Two Common AR-15 Training Errors and How to Fix Them
Today, I’ve got 2 common AR-15 training errors that I’m going to take A LOT of heat for pointing out. These 2 inferior techniques/errors are almost sacred cows in the firearms training industry. Almost 100% of the top competitive shooters use them. You see super-high-speed tactical ninjas with Tier I credentials use them. They’re the […]
Pistol Training In Your Car: Can It Make You a Safer Driver?
Sometimes (actually quite often) I find crossover between what I’m doing on the firearms training front and the rest of my life. Vision training is one of those areas. The same exercises that help me pick up my front sight faster also help me keep my eyes on the road more when I’m driving and […]
Tactical Vision Training Drill For Defensive Pistol, Carbine, and Precision Rifle
I’ve got a deceptively simple vision drill for you today that will help you with both-eyes-open shooting: You can do this drill at home leading up to your time at the range or at the range as a warm-up.Once you’re able to switch back and forth easily when you’re looking at your finger, start stretching […]
Top 3 Mass Shooting Myths: Specifically School Shootings
Another mass shooting. And the media has been quick to pile on half-truths and outright lies in order to manipulate youth who are easy to manipulate and adults who just don’t have the time or energy to dig into what they’re being told. So, today, I wanted to give you a quick and dirty rundown […]
How to Practice so That You Can’t Miss
Many police departments have a standard for their officers of needing do be able to draw and put 2 rounds on target in 1.5 seconds. As a result, many concealed carry and defensive pistol classes have also set that same standard. This is a good, solid standard that all shooters should aim for. Not just […]
Improve Your Handgun Grip: Cut Draw Time in Half and Shoot Faster
In a gunfight or competition, the time from beep to bang doesn’t matter nearly as much as the time from beep to when you make your first effective hit. You simply can’t miss fast enough to win a gun fight…and only effective hits count. And one of the fundamentals of fast first hits under stress […]
Visual Perception Delay and How to Win a Fight
Every few months, we’ll see or hear stories about an officer or law abiding citizen shooting an attacker in the back. In some cases, there is even security camera or body camera footage showing what happened. But do you know that what the camera recorded is different than what the shooter saw? Not just the […]
3 Firearms Training Myths (and Quick Fixes)
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 […]
5 Quick and Easy Trigger Control Tips For Defensive Pistol & Long Range Precision
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 […]