The Doubles Drill is an excellent drill for all handgun shooters looking to shoot quickly and accurately.
Competition Shooting Technique
The key to shooting the Texas Star is a combination of speed, accuracy, and the correct order.
Practicing rapid fire is important, but expensive. Here’s a budget-friendly way to practice rapid fire.
Moving quickly is a critical skill for competitive and defensive shooters alike.
Have you ever seen a defensive gun use where both parties just stood there shooting at each other? No? Then learn how to shoot on the move!
Poor trigger finger replacement can cause missed shots. This quick tip can be a big help in improving accuracy.
Reloads are quite simple when broken down into a few steps. Anyone can reload a handgun quickly with proper technique and practice.
Focus on improving the fundamentals of pistol shooting to become a drastically better shooter with the pistol.
The first to get shots on target in a gunfight usually wins. Here are some tips on how to improve your draw time. (Hint: the key is practice)
John Lovell has some quick tips on how to quickly get handgun sights on target for fast and accurate fire.
A few millimeters in your handgun grip can make a huge difference in your shooting speed and accuracy.
Flinching can result in missed shots. Blinking can result in failure to spot shots. Here’s how to stop blinking and flinching while shooting.
A proper shooting stance, grip, and sight picture is critical to fast follow up shots.
Getting into a proper shooting stance needs to be quick and smooth no matter which direction you’re moving from or to.
The first step towards being able to move and shoot is being able to move, then shoot. Moving then shooting is an incredibly practical skill for self defense and competitive shooting, and it can be easily practiced at home during dry fire or at a shooting bay.
Controlling handgun recoil is about proper technique, not simply pulling the trigger as quickly as possible. Work on proper technique to be able to accurately and quickly put rounds down range.
If you are serious about using firearms, be it self defense, hunting, duty, or competition – it is paramount that you keep on training. A one hour training session once a week, or fifteen minutes a day, can make a huge difference.
Don’t be just a benchrest shooter. Learn from the US Army how to shoot from practical shooting positions.
Getting winded really impacts shooting performance. If you practice to use a firearm for home defense, self defense, or on duty – it is very important to work in training for shooting under stress. Thankfully, it is easy to do.
Balancing speed and accuracy requires excellent recoil control. This grip is an excellent way to control recoil to maximize speed.
Shooting competitions push shooter’s skills to their limits, testing skills in ways a static shooting range cannot. These articles help shooters refine their shooting skills as it pertains to shooting competitions, which also helps their shooting skills as they pertain to other applications.