The Finger
I watched three different instructors teach seven students over the course of a range session tonight. Over and over again, I saw the same safety…
Category: Teaching
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Limp Wristing: The New Gremlin
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen a shooter, instructor, or firearms “expert” blame a malfunction on limp wristing. Please, just stop. Limp…
New Drills Added
Three new drills added to the Drills page: Bill Drill Changing Gears Reload Drill
Training Priorities
There is a simple progression in training that should be followed for new shooters. Too often, the self-trained skip a lot of these steps and…
Check Your Ego
Someone who knows a lot and can convey that knowledge to a student is a good teacher. Someone who thinks he knows everything and can…
Worst Demo Ever
Today, I had the opportunity to teach a class for a group of extremely skilled agents from a highly respected full-time federal tactical team. As…
Training and Communicating
Trainers are always looking for ways to be more effective teachers. Usually I present lessons to a group in a classroom and coach students one-on-one…
Those who CAN’T shouldn’t TEACH
We all want to see more folks getting involved in shooting. But please … if you don’t know what the hell you’re doing when you…