Lamentations and Hope: The Training Industry Today
So as my days doing the “traveling instructor” thing appear to be coming to an end, I’ve been reflecting lately on the current state of…
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10 Round Assault Course
My friend Ethan Johns from SWAT Magazine has come up with a couple of interesting new shooting standards drills. One of them is the 10…
TDA Version of Dot Torture
A while back, Sean Leffler recommended this Traditional Double Action version of the classic Dot Torture drill and I put a target together but never posted…
The M&P SIRT
From a press release this morning: NextLevel Training (NLT), manufacturer of firearms training products, has revolutionized the way shooters prepare with the SIRT Training Pistol™,…
Great Video To Start Your 2014 Training
Here’s a fantastic video from Kyle Defoor about being honest & realistic with yourself when choosing training. Get training on what matters, not just what’s…
Gabriel’s Vision for Success
Lots of instructors — myself included — talk about the importance of vision, seeing, focus, and such for shooting performance. Most of them — myself…
The Goldilocks Zone
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…
Be Like Max?
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.…
Speed vs Accuracy
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…
Wilson’s New 8rd .45 Magazine
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…