The “Training Issue” Fallacy
All too often, instructors and enthusiasts alike use the phrase “It’s a training issue” as justification for troublesome equipment or poor techniques. Of course, we…
Category: Teaching
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Zero to Hero in 3 Simple Lessons?
Tonight at the range I saw an all-too-common incident: new student being taught by someone who was basically a new student himself. The “instructor” is…
The Price of Negligence
Negligent Discharge Page is an ongoing report from a forthright gentleman who shot himself in the leg. Some of the images may be considered graphic…
Wait!
Instructors: Don’t move on to the next lesson until your student understands the first one! At the range this evening I saw someone “teaching” —…
Too Much Gun
From Break.com, a classic example of what happens when you have too much gun and too little training. Click the image to see the whole…
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…
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…