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Shooting vs. fighting and with a pistol…
I’ve got a great video for you today where we’ll expose some of the flaws with traditional training and a few simple drills from Eric Cobb and the Threat Resolution Science guys that you can do at home to help take your flat-footed paper shooting skills and turn them into dynamic gunfighting skills. If you…
Lessons from a local fatal shooting
Awhile back, a man walked into a credit union near where I live in North Idaho and opened fire. The armed security guard quickly shot him and stopped the threat before anyone else could be harmed. I’m particularly thankful because one of my good friends works in that building. There are some great lessons from…
Front Sight Focus or Point Shooting–Which Is Better?
This is a can of worms that divides the shooting world almost as much as the 9mm vs. .45 debate. No matter which side of the debate you’re on, you’ve probably got some valid points… And some that aren’t so valid. So, today, we’re going to dig into which of these is the best…for self-defense,…
1 Quick (life saving) Lesson From First Gunfights…
I’ve got a great quick video to share with you today from 2 former US Army Special Forces shooters from Northern Red about how dramatically their training changed after their first gunfight overseas. Their belief that they were “good enough”… What they focused on… And how reality smacked the snot out of conventional wisdom and…
Speed Vs. Accuracy in Training & Self-Defense
There’s a continual debate in the gun training world between whether you should train accuracy or speed. It’s a great question, but most people presume that the answer is either-or. It shouldn’t be. Let’s start by talking about what “accuracy” and “speed” are. They are 100% dependent on the context. And the context is completely…
The Worst (and most common) way To Shoot Faster
Today’s quick tip from Draw Stroke Mastery is the biggest mistake that people make when they try to shoot faster. It seems so logical, but all it does is make it take a LOT more time and money to reach the same level of performance That video was from back when we were about…
Quick Draw Stroke Mastery Video Tip: “Don’t Wrist-Rock It”
Here’s another quick training tip from the Draw Stroke Mastery system that will help you make faster, more precise first shots from the holster without having to spend thousands on ammo and range fees. You see, when you combine more efficient technique with more effective training methods, it doesn’t take as much time or money…
“Cheating” The Draw With The Pre-Aim
I have a ridiculously simple training tip that will help you make faster, more precise first shots from the holster without having to spend thousands on ammo and range fees. You see, when you combine more efficient technique with more effective training methods, it doesn’t take as much time or money to achieve or maintain…
Sub-second hits from concealment with a subcompact
In my demo videos where I’m switching back and forth between unconcealed and concealed, I use an outside waistband holster. Like this: (This is a streamlined version of the video from earlier this week…2 minutes instead of 10…and Bjorn’s in it while I’m shooting.) Why did I wear an outside waistband holster? Because when…
Draw Stroke Mastery & 1 Second Draw Strokes On The Move From Concealment
Recording and editing on the new Draw Stroke Mastery course is coming along quickly. We’ve got a couple hours of the course already posted in Upgraded Shooter. This training comes from doing remote and in-person private video coaching with hundreds of shooters and developing a 140 point checklist for the drawstroke. I took those 140…
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.
You’ll learn how to fix low-left groups, shoot better with both eyes open (even with cross-eye dominance) and make your sights come into immediate, automatic alignment with the target each time you draw.
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