Drills
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GALEFI Half Box Skills Check
Article by: William G. Leo asked me to come up with a course to send out to members that they could use as a practice session. He asked that it be kept short, and focus on what I thought were necessary skills. Those are the only parameters he gave me. It took me approximately three Continue reading
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Dude… the Clock’s Ticking
Article By: Leo H. Upon reading the article written by Robert B. (included in the blog offerings on this site), I decided to express my personal take on “qualification” scoring. I base my opinion upon observations of “qualification” attempts made by hundreds of mandate students since 1989. These attempts being made on the various “qualification” Continue reading
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Close-Range Officer Shootings Require Neuroscience-Based Training
Article By: Leo H. The Canton v. Harris decision (1989) determined that a municipality can be liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for constitutional violations stemming from a failure to adequately train employees. Furthermore, it created a standard by establishing the failure must be in “deliberate indifference” to the existing constitutional rights of the injured Continue reading
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Get. Off. The. X.
Article By: Leo H. Get off the “X!” How many times have you heard that phrase yelled on the range? Where did it come from? Why should it be important? How do you prepare yourself to prevail if you find a giant “X” painted beneath your feet or recognize that you ARE the “X?” At Continue reading
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SIG Academy Pistol Mounted Optics Instructor Review and some feedback on gear.
Article by: William G. I recently was at GPSTC, where they hosted two Pistol Mounted Optic Instructor classes taught by the SIG Academy. Both classes were private classes for the FTU of two major agencies. The instructors were Scott Reidy (a career SWAT cop and FI from an agency in the North East), and Dave Continue reading
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Somewhat Deep Thoughts (Maybe?)
Article by: William G. Does the caliber of the gun matter? Yes, and no. When I was younger, I had no problem shooting thousands of rounds a week, for weeks at a time with a 45 Auto. Breaking my hand and wrist several times, arthritis, tendonitis, etc. has made shooting that much with that caliber Continue reading
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Let There Be Light
More thoughts on low light firearms training….. Article by: William G. Low Light and adverse light shooting problems are similar, but different. This will primarily be about low light aspects. This is a good a place as any to readdress Jeff Cooper’s 4 safety rules: All guns are always loaded. Check them when you pick Continue reading
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How Fast is Too Fast?
Article by: William G. Speed kills? Sometimes. Going too fast can mean missing the target completely, shooting an aggressor that ceased being a threat two shots ago because you were going too fast, shooting too soon, mistaken identity, on and on. Going too slow can get you, your partner, or an uninvolved party killed. Where Continue reading
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Designing Qualification Courses
Article by: William G You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge. We have all heard that training is not qualification, and qualification is not training. However, in a lot of agencies, qualification is the only time the agency provides ammunition for the officers, and thus becomes defacto training. When the qualification Continue reading
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