Why Point Shooting Doesn’t Work
I get into frequent discussions with shooters and instructors on the merits of sighted shooting vs. point shooting. Now, to be clear, I teach that there’s a time for both and teach a blended approach that lets shooters seamlessly and effortlessly
What is the best way to simulate “Stress Shooting”?
What is the best way to simulate “Stress Shooting”? It’s an important question, and one that most people get wrong. When most people think of stress shooting, they think of trying to shoot in high stress shooting conditions that are usually overwhelming.
When Can I Draw My Gun?
One of the more common questions that I get is about when it’s legal or appropriate to draw a firearm. The short answer is, it depends 🙂 But today, I’m going to share the AEIO of when you can draw your gun… Part of
Training for the fight vs. the clock…
In strength and conditioning programs for professional athletes, there's a concept known as "training for the scoreboard." What it means is that strength training should make athletes better at their sport, not distract them from it. The key is doing strength training
Don’t Let The Bad Guy Take Your Gun…3 Easy Tips
One of many gun owners' biggest fears is that an attacker could take their gun and use it on them, their loved ones, or other people. Here are 3 things you can do to keep that from happening, including a link
Handgun Bullet Selection: Fast & Light vs. Heavy & Slow
I taught a class Sunday night and one of the questions that came up was about bullet selection…specifically 9mm and whether a fast+light bullet is better than a heavy+slow bullet. I fumbled with the answer because of how involved it is…so
Handling Stress In Shooting (Qualifiers, Competition, Defense)
I recently taught a class called “Qual Like A Boss” 🙂 at the A Girl and A Gun National Conference and it was an AWESOME class to teach. I was fortunate to learn a lot of lessons on how to perform
The Myth of Pointing Accuracy
There is a myth in shooting that people have been “pointing since they were babies” so they can point a gun and hit what they want to hit. The two statements “people have been pointing since babies” and “people can point
Fast Cold Weather Draw Stroke?? Only if You Train.
A couple of things caused me to do this video… The number of people who have told me that they never do dry fire practice wearing the same winter clothes that they wear out of the house. The difficulties that
Five Common Home Defense Myths (Don’t fall for them!)
Home defense is a serious concern for most Americans…even more so with the decrease in officers on the job, increase in prison releases, and overall violence in general that we’re seeing. But there are myths about home defense—dangerous myths—that just won’t