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Grown Up Lessons From Teaching Kids To Shoot
I was helping out with a dads and sons shooting event from our church awhile back and it highlighted a very important lesson in firearms training…which comes first, precision or accuracy? If you’re fuzzy on the difference, a precise 5 shot group would all go through the same hole, regardless of where that hole is…
Combat Accuracy Vs. Precision
One of the arguments against practicing to shoot one hole groups is that you won’t have time to do this under stress. That’s a fine argument, but it’s one dimensional, and conflicts with the very training that teaches it. Oftentimes, the same training that teaches that 8” groups in sterile training conditions are adequate teach…
Why You Should Own A Silencer (Suppressor)
Most firearms enthusiasts would agree that suppressed firearms are some of the most fun and most desirable firearms toys you can play with. Invented by Hiram Maxim in 1902 (in parallel to the automobile silencer…aka, the muffler), it’s hard to point to any item that’s more effective at making shooting more enjoyable and safer. In…
French gov Watchdog Group Shares Shooting Secret?
Yesterday, a French government watchdog agency released a 400 page document that could have a big impact on shooters everywhere. I have a quick, 2 minute video demonstrating what they’re talking about…but it can change your reaction times by up to 20% and make a huge difference on how quickly you learn skills. Now, if…
You’re probably gripping too hard (Here’s how to tell)
There’s a line of thinking in shooting, combatives, and sports that if you do more of the same thing with greater frequency and intensity, you’ll get better results. But what if there’s a smarter way to train? Grip intensity on a pistol is a great example of this. On one hand, we know that the…
My Weekend With 450 Women Shooters…And Why They’re The Future Of Shooting
This last weekend, I was outside of Burnett TX at Reveille Peak Ranch for what might be the largest women’s shooting event in the world. The A Girl And A Gun National Conference. 450+ women (100 more than last year) working with instructors for 3-5 days. The facility is amazing…during the conference, shooters were doing…
“You won’t have time for “X” In A Gunfight!” (What’s the “X?”)
I get well meaning comments occasionally saying that you shouldn’t practice a proper stance because you won’t have time to get one in a gunfight. I get different flavors of the same question all of the time… “It’s silly to practice with your sights because you won’t have time to use them in a gunfight.”…
Gun Control Myths, Half-Truths, and Lies After New Zealand
Right now, there are more than 20,000 laws in the US regarding firearms at the federal, state, and local level. And, if there was a common sense law that could be passed that would make everyone safer, the vast majority of people would support it. But, over the last century, very single “common sense” law…
Do THIS drill today (especially) if you wear glasses or sunglasses
Did you know that if you don’t move your eyes enough, it can make you slower and weaker, see worse, and experience more pain? It’s crazy, but true. It’s something that happens a lot when people wear glasses, sunglasses, and even shooting glasses. It also happens when we spend too much time looking at screens…
How changing the color of my lenses slashed my reaction time by 20%
A few years ago, I noticed that I started getting angry at night before going to bed. It would happen when I laid on my back in bed to read, but not when I propped myself up and laid on my stomach. I finally figured out that it was the LED lights that we’d installed…
I want to give you instant access to a valuable PDF with 3 drills you can do with or without a pistol that will give you tighter, faster groups the next time you go to the range.
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