Archive for the ‘Learning’ Category
Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
Lots of instructors -- myself included -- talk about the importance of vision, seeing, focus, and such for shooting performance. Most of them -- myself included -- never really take the time to analyze exactly how their vision works while shooting.
Gabriel White (who goes by the moniker "OrigamiAK" on a number ...
Posted in Learning | 13 Comments »
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
A buddy sent me a link to an article by an instructor that could be summed up as follows:
anyone who shoots slower than me needs better training, preferably from me;
anyone who shoots faster than me needs smarter training, preferably from me.
I'll never understand the need some instructors have to carve ...
Posted in Learning, Teaching | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, October 16th, 2013
Max Wins, eleventy-time national pistol champion, closes his eyes when he draws and turns his pistol upside down to reload.
Should you? Maybe, maybe not.
When thinking about changing or adopting a technique, it's not good enough simply to say Max Wins does it and he wins! or Sheepdog247 does it and he's hard core! The ...
Posted in Competition, Learning, Tacticality | 7 Comments »
Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
If you can't do it slow, you can't do it fast.
If you want to be fast and accurate at the same time you have to practice shooting fast, accurately.
The best way to break through a performance ceiling is with a nuclear option: if you can't get any faster, stop worrying about accuracy ...
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Monday, September 30th, 2013
In development for quite some time, Wilson Combat today announced the introduction of its new ETM HD/+P magazine for .45 caliber 1911-pattern pistols.
The major improvement to the magazine has been the inclusion of a flatwire spring in place of the traditional springs seen in just about every other pistol magazine ...
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Monday, September 2nd, 2013
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The exercise itself is pretty straightforward. Draw and engage a target from around the outside of a barricade, engage three more targets on the move, and then engage a final target around the outside of a second barricade. The main "lesson" is the importance of moving with a purpose when ...
Posted in Learning, Range Reports | 5 Comments »
Saturday, August 31st, 2013
A common debate about practical defense-oriented shooting is whether a "speed draw" is really important. Some folks like to argue that their amazing power of awareness will protect them from any unplanned, unscheduled harm. However, an interesting tidbit comes from a recent article by Dr. Darrell Ross (professor and department head ...
Posted in Learning, Tacticality | 27 Comments »
Friday, August 16th, 2013
Overheard every day on the internet:
Sevigny/Leatham/Vogel uses <insert gear choice here>, so I should, too!
Sometimes, it's completely valid. These guys shoot a lot more, and at a much higher level, than anyone you probably know at your local club. They've figured out what works best for them through more intense ...
Posted in Gear, Learning | 25 Comments »
Thursday, July 18th, 2013
Back in August 2012 I wrote an article called Competition: Pros and Cons. Today, it is followed up by a similar discussion about another oft-debated aspect of firearms training, force on force (FOF). I was first certified as a Simunition instructor back in 1998 and since then I've engaged in FOF ...
Posted in Learning, Safety, Tacticality, Teaching | 7 Comments »
Tuesday, July 16th, 2013
This promises to be a good series about the real facts & law pertaining to the Zimmerman case by someone with more than a little inside knowledge:
Mas Ayoob: The Zimmerman Verdict, Part 1
Mas Ayoob: The Zimmerman Verdict, Part 2 (The "Unarmed Teen")
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
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