There\u2019s a continual debate in the gun training world between whether you should train accuracy or speed.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a great question, but most people presume that the answer is either-or.\u00a0 It shouldn’t be.<\/p>\n
Let’s start by talking about what “accuracy” and “speed” are.<\/p>\n
They are 100% dependent on the context.<\/p>\n
And the context is completely different in a bullseye match than an IDPA match than in a self-defense situation than in combat.<\/p>\n
Frankly, you don’t know what the situation is going to be when you find yourself in a fight for your life where you need to use your firearm.<\/p>\n
You and your attacker may be the only people around for miles and you have a safe backstop where it may be appropriate to push speed at the expense of accuracy…or something like the mythical knife to the throat of someone you love hostage scenario with neighbors on the other side of the wall where accuracy is necessary.<\/p>\n
As an example, from concealment, I know I can consistently hit a man sized target at 21 feet in about a second.\u00a0 If a head shot is required, it’s more like 1.25-1.5.\u00a0 If there’s a safe backstop and I know that a complete miss is acceptable, I can push it to .8-.9 seconds and make hits about half the time.<\/p>\n
Change the distance and those times change.<\/p>\n
You don’t need to know exactly how fast you are except to measure progress.<\/p>\n
I don’t know ALL of my numbers…and I don’t think about what speed I’m going to shoot at or forcing speed…I just do my draw stroke and presentation smoothly and shoot whenever I’ve got an acceptable level of accuracy–the target is the ultimate guide as to whether or not I’m shooting at the right speed.<\/p>\n
The fact that you DON’T know what kind of situation you’ll face when you need to use a firearm means that you need to work on both speed and accuracy…not either\/or.<\/p>\n
But how in the heck do you do that with limited time and money to train?<\/p>\n
That’s a question that I continually get from civilians, law enforcement, military, and even “elite” military shooters.<\/p>\n
The reality is that if you train correctly, you get both.<\/p>\n
I won\u2019t get too \u201cscientifical\u201d ?, but it\u2019ll help a lot to understand a little bit of simplified brain science.<\/p>\n
I need to start out with a quick description of 2 parts of the brain.<\/p>\n
If you think of the brain as having an inner and outer layer, the midbrain is the inner layer.\u00a0 It connects the rest of the brain to the spine.\u00a0 It handles most basic bodily functions, does things VERY quickly and basically follows pre-defined scripts…like macros.<\/p>\n
The outer layer of the brain is the cortex.\u00a0 That’s where conscious thought happens.\u00a0 The cortex allows humans to do amazing things, but it’s not as quick as the midbrain and signals still have to go through the midbrain to get to the rest of the body.<\/p>\n
Which leads us to…<\/p>\n
You can either trigger each of these signals from your midbrain or from your cortex, depending on whether you have to think about the individual steps or whether you can execute the entire sequence at one time.<\/p>\n
If you have to think about the steps to make an accurate shot, you have to use your cortex, which will send the signals one-by-one through the midbrain and to your muscles.\u00a0 These extra steps are slow.<\/p>\n
When your midbrain knows the entire process, the cortex tells it to \u201cgo\u201d and it runs the entire sequence of movement automatically, eliminating a quarter second or more delay, and the motor impulses will be delivered to your muscles quicker and with less effort.<\/p>\n
The more of the process you can shift to your midbrain, the quicker you\u2019ll be.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve given your midbrain a script for accuracy, you get accuracy + speed.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve given your midbrain the option of adlibbing the shooting process, you get speed + random performance.\u00a0 That\u2019s why precise practice is so important.<\/p>\n
(I\u2019ll get to how you go from precision practice in sterile conditions to high level performance in chaotic situations\u2026but not today)<\/p>\n
So how do you use your faster midbrain to shoot rather than your cortex?<\/p>\n
Simple\u2026You practice a skill until you can execute it without thinking about the individual steps.<\/p>\n
That frees up your cortex to do important things like deciding whether or not a target actually needs shooting, being aware of your backstop and what\u2019s around your target, and thinking 1, 2, or 5 steps ahead for how to physically remove yourself from the situation.\u00a0 As important as shooting skills are, safety and shoot\/don\u2019t shoot discernment are as, if not more important.<\/p>\n
So it\u2019s really important that you do the shooting fundamentals on autopilot so that your cortex can make smart choices about whether or not to shoot and what to shoot.<\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t something you can do in a 3-5 day class\u2026but it doesn\u2019t have to be difficult or expensive.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re smart about your training, you don\u2019t have to work nearly as hard as people think you do to make it happen.<\/p>\n
Every EXTRA inch of movement during your draws stroke takes time.<\/p>\n
The more complex your draw stroke, the longer it will take to do.<\/p>\n
The more changes in direction during your draw stroke, the longer it will take and more likely it\u2019ll go off the rails at high speed or under stress.<\/p>\n
When you remove excess movement from your draw stroke, you get 3 HUGE benefits.<\/p>\n
Some of these concepts are a little bit complex\u2026but actually using them can be incredibly simple if you have a plan to follow.<\/p>\n
And that is exactly what the Draw Stroke Mastery system is all about.<\/p>\n
It is a road map of drills and tweaks that will help you improve as a shooter quicker and easier than any other training that\u2019s currently available.<\/p>\n
It\u2019ll help you streamline your technique.<\/p>\n
And it\u2019ll help you practice more efficiently.<\/p>\n
So that you can get incredible performance in a minimum amount of time.<\/p>\n
Performance that could dramatically change the outcome the next time you shoot\u2026whether it\u2019s for a qualification, a competition, or when lives are on the line.<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t have to think about the science\u2026just follow the system and use the drills and you\u2019ll get the results.<\/p>\n
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