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What to Do With Your Feet: Intro
If you can read, you can probably stand, which means you can probably walk, and that is a great start for what we need from our feet in order to Read more...
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May 132 min read
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What to Do With Your Eyes: Intro
Most things tend to be easier when you look at what you're doing, this also applies to shooting. Whether you're moving, reloading, or actually shooting, you will do that thing better if you are looking at what you're doing. Crazy right? I'll give a general idea of what it is you need to be looking at and expand on these topics in future articles. First things first, we are going to be target-focused shooters. This means we will have crisp, clear targets and fuzzy sights somew
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May 133 min read
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What to Do With Your Hands: Intro
"I'm not sure what to do with my hands" -Ricky Bobby, 2006 If you're in the same boat as Ricky Bobby, that's okay, I'll get you pointed in the right direction. The grip is the foundation on which you will build all of your shooting ability. Without a good grip, shooting accurately and quickly becomes exponentially more difficult. There are a couple of things we need from our hands, or in other words our grip. First, we need our hands to be consistently in the same place, app
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Apr 212 min read
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Knowledge Dump
The intent of this page is to serve as, the above title may suggest, a Knowledge Dump. It has taken me YEARS to accumulate the skills, techniques, general know-how, and experience to achieve a modicum of success as a shooter. I have learned so much from so many people, from all kinds of different sources: books, articles, videos, and classes. That said, just about everything you would like to know about shooting can be found for free, somewhere on the internet. My goal is to
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Apr 182 min read
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What to Do With Your Feet: Entries
More coming soon... For now I have this video for you.
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May 141 min read
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What to Do With Your Eyes: Levels of Sight Confirmation
Coming soon... For now I have this video for you.
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May 131 min read
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What to Do With Your Hands: The Draw
Distance: 7 yards
Round Count: N/A
Par Time: 1.0 second
Start Position: Loaded and holstered, wrists below belt.
Procedure: Upon the start signal, build an acceptable grip with your sights aligned on target. Read more...
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May 133 min read
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Burkett Draw
Distance: Varies
Round Count: N/A
Par Time: 0.3 Seconds per string
Start Position:
First String: Wrist below belt, pistol unloaded, and holstered.
Second String: Firing hand on pistol, support hand prepped to receive firing hand.
Third String: Grip established, pistol at the Low Ready.
Procedure:
First String: Upon the start signal, move firing hand to pistol and establish first half of your grip. Move support hand towards pistol, prepared to receive firing hand.
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May 101 min read
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Burkett Reloads
Distance: Varies
Round Count: N/A
Par Time: 0.3 Seconds Per String
Start Position:
First String: Grip established, sights on target, no magazine inserted.
Second String: Gun in workspace, support hand on first magazine.
Third String: Gun in workspace, support hand and magazine partially inserted into magwell.
Procedure:
First String: Upon the start signal, press the trigger, then press the magazine release, and bring the pistol into your "workspace" angling the
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May 101 min read
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Designated Target
Distance: Varies
Round Count: Varies
Par Time: Varies
Start Position: Unloaded/Loaded and Holstered, wrists below belt.
Procedure: Upon the start signal, acquire an acceptable sight picture on the designated target before engaging another target. Re-engage the designated target after each non-designated target.
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May 101 min read
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Bill Drill
Distance: 7 yards
Round Count: 6
Par Time: 2.0 seconds
Start Position: Loaded and Holstered, wrists below belt.
Procedure: Upon the start signal, engage target with six rounds.
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May 101 min read
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Doubles
Distance: Varies
Round Count: 6
Par Time: N/A
Start Position: Loaded and Holstered, wrists below belt.
Procedure: Draw to your target with a grip you deem acceptable, fire two rounds, assess results, and repeat two more times.
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May 92 min read
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Definitions and Jargon
A list of definition and jargon related to shooting.
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May 93 min read
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Accuracy at Speed
Distance: Varies
Round Count: 6
Par Time: N/A
Start Position: Loaded and Holstered, wrists below belt.
Procedure: Upon the start signal, engage target with six rounds.
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May 91 min read
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Returning the Gun
Distance: 5-7 yards
Round Count: 6
Par Time: N/A
Start Position: Loaded and Holstered, wrists below belt.
Procedure: Upon the start signal, engage target with one round, assess the result, and repeat five more times.
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May 92 min read
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Developing an Index
Distance: Varies
Round Count: N/A
Par Time: N/A
Start Position: Varies
Procedure: Upon the start signal, build an acceptable grip with your sights aligned on target.
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May 42 min read
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Trigger Control at Speed
Distance: Varies
Round Count: N/A
Par Time: 0.3 Seconds
Start Position: Grip established, aiming at target, finger lightly touching trigger or front of trigger guard.
Procedure: Upon the start signal, press the trigger straight to the rear, within the par time.
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May 11 min read
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Intro to Dry Fire Training
Dry fire training is the most cost-effective means of developing the foundational skills of shooting. You can effectively develop an understanding of what you need to do with your hands, eyes, and feet to get your sights where they need to be as efficiently as possible. So what is it, and what do you absolutely need to get started? Dry Fire is going through all of the fundamentals of shooting: grip, sights, trigger, etc., without any live ammunition. DO NOT WET FIRE IN YOUR H
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Apr 192 min read
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