One of the skills to work on as an advancing shooter is the ability to modulate the presentation of the gun based on how accurate you need to be for the shot. The goal is to draw and present the gun with all-possible speed, but only slow down at the point needed, to make a... Continue Reading →
Handgun Skills: Why I Don’t Practice One-Shot Draws
Much ado is made about draw-to-first-shot speed in the shooting world. This is, indeed, an important skill, but I don’t practice draw-to-first-shot drills at all. I do practice draw to two shots, or draw to three shots, or five shots, etc…, but I don’t practice draw to a single shot. Rather, I practice draw-to-shooting. Why?... Continue Reading →
Using a Timer in Dry Fire
A shot timer, as we commonly think of it, records the elapsed times from the start beep to the fired shots. Therefore, most don’t consider its use outside of the range in which we are firing live ammunition. However, a shot timer is also exceedingly useful for dry fire as well. By means of a... Continue Reading →
