Training Concepts
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Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged
Article by: William G. My, my, my, my. What a wicked web we weave, when at first weave a wicked web. So there I was, in front of the entire command staff of a multi thousand man agency, and an observer from a literal Tier One Counter Terrorist Unit. I was called in do perform Continue reading
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Evolving is Hard
Article By: William G. If I had it my way, Patrol would be carrying heavy barreled Smith and Wesson Model 10 revolvers loaded with Super Vel and using Kel Lights, and SWAT would be carrying 1911’s loaded with hardball, and have Laser Products 6P’s (because SWAT is elite, and better, and has to have better Continue reading
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The Mental Game
Article By: Leo H. If you have an interest in researching the concept of mental training and how it helps your firearms training, I’d suggest starting by reading “With Winning in Mind” by Lanny Bassham. Most of what I write below was liberated from either that source or the book, “Secrets of Mental Marksmanship – 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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Nobody cares about YOUR gunfight
Article by: William G. I said what I said. Is/was your gunfight important? Yes, but what is it in the grand scheme, and to who? Most certainly we can learn from it. We can absolutely use some elements from it in training. However, it was unique, and only certain elements are valid for others. For Continue reading
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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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