Drill of the Week: Reactive Response Drill
Last week, we began breaking the “two shots per target” habit with Rich Verdi’s Non-Standard Response Drill. Now we’ll expand on that concept to simulate…
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Self-Inflicted Glock 18 Wound
Thanks to YouTube, here we see a fine example of what happens when someone who isn’t qualified to teach hands a gun to someone who…
New Drill Added: the X-Drill
The X-Drill, a comprehensive multiple target drill, has been added to the Drills section.
New Article: Laser Sighting Systems as Training Aids
pistol-training.com contributor Rich Verdi’s article Laser Sighting Systems as Training Aids is now available in the Articles section. This article first appeared in the International…
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…
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…