by Joel Gaines | Feb 4, 2020 | Pistol Shooting
Range time is precious. We discuss this in detail and ad nauseum with our course participants. But it takes thousands of repetitions of an action to make it a reflexive memory. Where do those reps come from? Certainly not your once per month range session. You have to...
by Joel Gaines | Dec 4, 2019 | Pistol Shooting, Shooting - General
Simply put, if your firearms training is completely benign and failure free, you are doing it wrong. Let’s look inside why we train to begin with. We’re looking for confidence and skill – when? In the nightmare scenario, right? When, God forbid, we...
by Joel Gaines | Aug 13, 2019 | Pistol Shooting
Trigger control is a huge factor in pistol accuracy. It is very easy to push the muzzle away from your strong side or pull it toward your strong side while firing. It is one of the reasons pistol instructors are using words like “press the trigger” instead...
by Joel Gaines | Jul 9, 2019 | Pistol Shooting
There is no end to the diversity of opinion on how best to do just about anything related to firearms. Think about it: each “system” of training has a slightly different set of safety rules. There are differences in thought about the best stance, the best...
by Joel Gaines | May 20, 2019 | Pistol Shooting
Everyone who wants to increase their proficiency – regardless of their current level of speed and accuracy – can benefit from this amazing pistol drill that takes only 50 rounds to complete. The Dot Torture drill (DTD) originated from David Blinder at...
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