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Training and Habits
Tactical instructors are fond of claiming that certain actions or activities are to be avoided as you’ll develop a “bad habit” that can’t be corrected and could possibly prove fatal. Of course, this...
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Rangemaster Dry Practice Routine
Tom Givens of Rangemaster Firearms Training Services has a history of instructing and training effective shooting and self defense. His students have been involved in several dozens of shootings over...
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Why Practice?
Why Practice? by John Tate Why should we practice manual skills like defensive tactics, draw, reloading, etc? Why is it crucial that police practice DefTacs, cuffing, draw, reloading, etc? ATTENTION...
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Misplaced Tactical Training
Why do some competition-focused shooters make fun of tactical training, force-on-force or shoot-house exercises? Much tactical training is not effective training. Too often, it is misplaced and...
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The Problem With Timmies
From Nicholas M. Y. USPSA A77838 You know what the problem with tactical timmies is? There is never (or rarely) any test. If I want to get a vague idea of whether some USPSA guy I’ve never heard of has...
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Training and Competition
There is a myth among some that preparing for competition somehow isn’t training. Not only does this defy logic, it ignores an actual, accepted definition of the word. Here are dictionary definitions...
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Training Effect and NASCAR
Not every task merits training, but if consistently-high performance will prove beneficial, training is necessary. First, training is an organized, programmed, on-going process directed at improving...
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Old West Marksmanship
Despite popular myth, not everyone in possession of a firearm in the various American Western territories during the 19th century was an expert marksmen. Just as today, many gun owners are novice...
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Shooting Skill in Competition
Ricardo Lopez is an active practical competition shooter shooting USPSA Open division and runs the GunBot website. Among other interesting topics, he posted a great video showcasing side-by-side...
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Slow Is Not Fast
You’ve probably heard the advice “slow is smooth and smooth is fast.” This tip from Karl Rehn Slow Is Not Fast USPSA Production GM and multi-time national champion Ben Stoeger talks about this issue a...
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Benefit of Practicing a Game
Tactics are an expedient and the “correct” one is situation dependent. Fundamental skills apply to all relevant situations. Therefore, once an overview of concepts has been accomplished, most training...
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Only Police and Military are Qualified to Carry Guns
This one from John Tate. Polícia Militar are a type of preventive state police in every state of Brazil. The Military Police units, which have their own formations, rules and uniforms depending on the...
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Qualified to teach Tactical Training: NRA CCW
The following video is a promotional and demonstration video of a small arms instructor. The NRA and the state of South Carolina recognizes this instructor with certifying paperwork, which is more...
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Rob Leatham on Training
I wish there was a way to transfer information to people in a way they could understand when it disagrees with their beliefs. I am when teaching, spending more and more time unlearning people from...
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Keep Qualification Scores
Do police agencies keep numerical range scores or is it just pass/fail? Some agencies are going away from the actual numerical scoring, supposedly because training records fall under the open records...
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Can Competitive Shooting Help Real-World Defensive Shooting?
TL;DR Yes Why? Competition makes shooting under pressure the norm. Wyatt Earp shot in the informal cow-town matches of his day. In the 20th century, Jelly Bryce was a pistol match winner before he...
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New Army Marksmanship Manual
The Army’s newly-released rifle/carbine manual, TC 3-22.9: https://rdl.train.army.mil/catalog-ws/view/100.ATSC/492701D5-25E9-40A7-9498-74C22831F268-1463059585416/TCx3-22.9.pdf Approved for public...
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Gear vs. Skill
The fact is, the basics of good practical shooting can be picked up and dropped onto almost any gun, and skill will trump gear every single time. Train the skill, and the gear will follow. I’ve been...
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Combat and Competition
An overview of the similarities and differences of training for combat compared to competition as experienced by a combat veteran, sniper, drill sergeant, and competitive shooter with the U.S. Army...
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Training Approach
Training is on-going, programmed work designed to increase skill and/or capability. A critical component of training is measurement. Activity that fails to periodically measure skill and/or capability...
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