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Nov 16, 202415-Nov-24

Fast and Accurate, or Careful?

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We all want to shoot fast and accurately, but does fast and accurate matter? If you are in a competition, it usually does. If you…

Nov 12, 202412-Nov-24

P32 Tuesday Followup

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2095 Rounds 0 Malfunctions, 2 Stoppages, 0 Parts Breakage I have not cleaned the gun yet, but I did lube it to see if that…

Nov 10, 202410-Nov-24

LTT P30L LEM

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Now that most of the work is done with the Kel-Tecs, it is time to get back to some training. In that vein, a new…

Oct 29, 202428-Oct-24

P32 Tuesday (13)

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2000 Rounds 0 Malfunctions, 2 Stoppages, 0 Parts Breakage As you may have guessed, the P32 finished its last 3 rounds trouble-free, giving the gun…

Oct 26, 202425-Oct-24

Accuracy vs. Speed Part Deux.

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You may agree with my last post on this matter, or you may disagree, but either way, what do you have to do to improve…

Oct 22, 202421-Oct-24

P32 Tuesday (12)

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1997 Rounds 0 Malfunctions, 2 Stoppages, 0 Parts Breakage I purposely stopped short of the 2000-round mark this week, but I forgot just how close…

Oct 19, 202419-Oct-24

Accuracy vs. Speed

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No, this isn’t a rehash of “speed is fine but accuracy is final.” I think by now everyone realizes that we want as much speed…

Oct 15, 202414-Oct-24

P32 Tuesday (11)

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1797 Rounds 0 Malfunctions, 2 Stoppages, 0 Parts Breakage Today was the day. Or yesterday, to be precise for you reading this on Tuesday. The…

Oct 12, 202411-Oct-24

Mental Concepts in Training (Part 4)

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To wrap up this fairly superficial look at some mental training concepts, we have two more ideas to explore. Quality, not quantity is likely something…

Oct 8, 20247-Oct-24

P32 Tuesday (10)

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1550 Rounds 0 malfunctions, 0 stoppages, 0 parts breakage Well, nothing new to report. The wee pistol keeps chugging along and doesn’t seem to mind…

SLG on Fast and Accurate, or Careful?17-Nov-24
I didn't mention them, but Cooper and Cirillo were certainly instrumental in my early development in this area.
C. Edwards on Fast and Accurate, or Careful?17-Nov-24
Exactly; “at the end of the day”, it is about the shooter and his or her commitment to doing the…
John Shipman on Fast and Accurate, or Careful?17-Nov-24
I find hit factor scoring a really useful metric for conceptualizing relevant speed. To that end, hit factor is most…
SLG on Fast and Accurate, or Careful?16-Nov-24
Thanks! I know this is a topic near and dear to you as well.
usuallyd0f0837e4e on Fast and Accurate, or Careful?16-Nov-24
Well stated, Simon. Good performers in fights keep their composure and hit with most of, if not all their shots.