The Israeli Draw: A Timed Comparison
Although many people have heard of the Israeli method, there is little available information about how much time the extra step of racking the slide…
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The “Israeli” Draw
The so-called “Israeli” Draw is a technique advocated by some for presenting a pistol from the holster. The gun is carried with an loaded magazine…
Drill of the Week: Dot Torture
We warned you last week that this was going to be an accuracy-intensive drill, and we weren’t kidding. It’s called Dot Torture for a reason.…
Drill of the Week: Ball & Dummy
This week, we get back to basics with one of the oldest, most proven pistol drills in existence: the Ball & Dummy drill. As most…
Drill of the Week: Knockdown
Following up from last week’s Reactive Response Drill, this week’s drill will require access to a Pepper popper steel target. The goal this week: get…
Men Are from Mars …
While a decent instructor should be able to teach both men & women, the cold hard fact is that many female students are much more…
More Thoughts on the SIMP Principle
I’ve read through the thread on the other board (editor:
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…
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…
Drill of the Week: Non-Standard Response Drill
Most of the drills people practice involve a predetermined number of rounds fired on the target. This is usually a double tap, two shots fired…