General Thoughts
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It’s Not About the Drill
Article By: Leo H. Recently, I had the opportunity to assist on the range with a group of mandate students. The academy I was working with assigned students to a specific lane and the various instructors tended to work the same lane throughout the day. The instructors lead their students through drills called by one… Continue reading
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Get Your Random Thoughts! Random Thoughts, Here! Get Them Before They Are All Gone!
Article by: William G. While I am not on the training junket that I got burnt out of about a decade or so again, I still train. Sometimes it is in a tactically oriented semi-private outlaw old school style IPSC match, sometimes it is on my own testing various theories’ or other’s courses of fire,… Continue reading
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Learning Strategies
Article By: Leo H. Let us consider strategies which can be utilized to overcome lack of focus or inattention. It is important to understand and accept the fact a large portion of the learning process is the responsibility of the student. Teachers, trainers, and instructors can assist in providing a learning environment. They can present… Continue reading
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“Traps” to Avoid
Article By: Leo H. At some time during my tenure as a Rangemaster, I compiled a list of observations made of individuals we often saw repeating remediation. As I explore these habits, or traps, in this article, I am sure you will be able to think of some I have missed. In fact, many are… Continue reading
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How Much Practice?
Article by: William G. It’s not how much you practiced, but when you last practiced. Your skills are sharper if you practice in shorter sessions more frequently than long sessions periodically. Most of us could stand getting to the range more often. Even those of us with the ability to practice weekly, are about to… Continue reading
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2-RDS or not 2-RDS… That is the Question
Part Two… Article By: Leo H. Having survived a brief history of electronic optics in Part One and having concluded that law enforcement has begun to formally embrace the concept of RDS as a duty weapon consideration, I felt the next logical step was to look at the pros and cons of RDS use from… Continue reading
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Competition as a Training Tool
Article By: William G. Will competition get you killed in the streets? We often hear that, but how realistic is that observation? I have found, as most things in life, it is what it is – rather, how do you approach, comprehend, utilize, and adapt to it – or, adapt it to fit your needs?… Continue reading
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Pistol Mounted Optics Updates
Article by: William G. As is expected, technology continues to evolve, and the area of pistol mounted optics is no different. There are some trends that we are now seeing. This article will address those, and some more training methodology. The Holosun SCS uses an internal battery, that is not user replaceable, but charges completely… Continue reading
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To RDS 0r not To RDS… That is the Question
Article By: Leo H Part One… Throughout this article, I will refer to pistol-mounted-optics as red-dot-sights (RDS) simply as a means of identification. As we all know, the “dot” in these optics is now available in several different colors and shapes… each of which are said to function “best” given specific operational environments. Who knows?… Continue reading
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Keep a Journal
Keep a Journal Written By: Leo H. With a new year upon us, I thought it could be appropriate to begin the year with a new habit intended to assist us in becoming better instructors and enhancing our personal abilities on as may other levels as might be possible. To that end, I would suggest… Continue reading
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