Category Archives: Brain Based Pistol Training
Printable Target For Improved Trigger Control, Finding Your Perfect Grip, And Ideal Finger Position On The Trigger
I’ve got a crazy drill for you that uses a rubber band and a $.99 cent laser pointer and a free print-at-home target you can download below that will help you answer the age-old questions of how hard to grip your gun, where to put your finger on the trigger, and how fast to press…
Shooting from your back on the ground with the 3 legged tabletop drill
You’ve probably heard that it’s important to know how to fight from the ground because most fights are going to end up there. Now, ideally, you don’t want to go to the ground…especially if the ground is hard or you have multiple attackers. But sometimes, that’s where it ends up. So, if you end up…
4 Corners Drill -Shooting on the move — Sample drill from Dry Fire Training Cards
Shooting on the move is more of a controversial topic than you may think. For some people, shooting on the move throws their accuracy and safety off so much that it’s not a good idea. For other people, they have to move so slow to be able to make hits that it makes more sense…
The best live fire drills to do at the range
I get asked all the time for the best drills to do the next time shooters go to the range. Sometimes it’s the best drills if you only have 1 box of 50 rounds. Sometimes it’s the best drills if you’re at a restrictive range. Either way, there’s no one specific set of drills that’s…
Is it quicker to present from your holster than from low ready?
We’ve got a shooting study group that meets once a month to force us to get out of our comfort zone. It’s all guys who are serious about shooting and can be trusted to move and shoot safely on a hot range in poor conditions. A lot of times, we end up shooting when it’s…
Why I stopped doing back flips with a loaded gun…
Right now, you’re probably wondering why in the heck I’d ever see the need to do a back flip with a loaded gun. You’re right. I don’t. That’s one of those things that I stopped doing before I even started. But one off-duty FBI agent in Denver did exactly that early Saturday morning at a…
Tactical Vision Training Drill For Defensive Pistol, Carbine, and Precision Rifle
I’ve got a deceptively simple vision drill for you today that will help you with both-eyes-open shooting: You can do this drill at home leading up to your time at the range or at the range as a warm-up. *Big Tip* If you’re having a challenge at first suppressing one eye, it’s normal. If it’s…
Top 3 mass shooting myths–specifically school shootings
Another shooting at a school. It’s tragic, but the media has been quick to pile on half-truths and outright lies in order to manipulate youth who are easy to manipulate and adults who just don’t have the time or energy to dig into what they’re being told. So, today, I wanted to give you a…
If you still use your sights to aim, you should do this instead…
There are stages that shooters go through as they go from picking up a pistol for the first time to being ready to use a pistol in a life or death situation. This is true of all skills. With riding a bike, people either start with training wheels or a scoot bike. Eventually, people can…
5 Quick/Easy Spec-Ops Trigger Control Tips For Defensive Pistol & Long Range Precision
One of the most important things you can learn as a shooter—especially a defensive pistol shooter or long range precision shooter—is how to press the trigger without disturbing where the sights are pointed. A bad trigger press can cause you to miss man-sized targets at incredibly close distances. When you’re shooting paper in front of…
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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