Solving Dunning-Kruger Effect
Dunning–Kruger Effect is a cognitive bias in which people of low ability or skill maintain illusory superiority and mistakenly assess their ability, skill, and/or experience as greater than it is. The...
View ArticleDental Hygiene Level Effort
One of the most frustrating things I’ve encountered when trying to help shooters (military, law enforcement, and civilian/private gun owners alike) is that it wouldn’t take much effort to make a marked...
View ArticleRecoil Anticipation
I’d argue that recoil anticipation (also known as flinch, pre-ignition push, trigger jerk, and a variety of cuss words…) is the single biggest detriment to novice shooters. Novice here also includes...
View ArticleTraits of the Very Best Leaders
Spoiler: It’s also the opposite of every drill sergeant stereotype and other incompetent leaders in the military. Google’s research is in line with the Disciplined Disobedience approach that the Army...
View ArticleCoaching Tips
Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum is a strength coach. Here are his basic guidelines for working with trainees. TL;DR: Good coaching is the opposite of how drill sergeants “teach” recruits. Basic Coaching Review...
View ArticleMark Westrom: Rapid Semiautomatic Fire
“I could never get a kick from full-auto.”– J. C. Tate, CDR USN (Ret.) Lt. Col. Mark A. Westrom was one of my previous commanders as well as the former owner of ArmaLite and Eagle Arms. Before...
View ArticleSquad Designated Marksman
From Ash Hess:The U.S. Army Squad Designated Marksman program is a source of much debate. Many are angry that this rifle fielded with a 1-6 optic. What those people fail to acknowledge is where the...
View ArticleScheisskopf and Himmelstoss
BLUF: Modern drill is found in developing currently-useful and relevant Soldier skills, not in the nonsense that now passes as Drill and Ceremonies.A Leaders Corner podcast with CSM Ted Copeland...
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