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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...

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Dental 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...

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Recoil 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...

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Traits 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...

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Coaching 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...

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Mark 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...

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Squad 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...

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Scheisskopf 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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