Videos tagged with Dry Practice

This video emphasizes the critical importance of a proper grip, particularly the secondary assessment, during dry practice and live fire. It demonstrates how a compromised grip significantly degrades shot timing and accuracy, even on single shots, and severely impacts split times for follow-up shots. The instructor advocates for validating dry practice with live fire to ensure grip consistency.

This discussion explores the generational differences in shooting approaches, emphasizing the importance of mastering fundamental skills with basic firearms like revolvers and single-shot rifles before advancing to more complex modern platforms. The speakers argue that a strong foundation in fundamentals, honed through consistent practice, leads to better overall firearm handling and decision-making, regardless of the technology available. They challenge younger shooters to appreciate historical firearms and techniques, suggesting that this foundational knowledge enhances the ability to effectively utilize modern gear.

This video demonstrates fundamental pistol shooting techniques, emphasizing the critical role of trigger control and grip in achieving accuracy. The instructor highlights common errors like 'heating right' and 'heating left,' attributing them to improper trigger manipulation and grip. Through diagnostic shooting and practice drills, the aim is to achieve consistent 'V' hits and 'one hole' groups, underscoring that proficiency stems from the shooter's skill, not just the firearm.

This guide details a faster pistol reload technique demonstrated by SHORTSHOT TONY, an experienced instructor. It emphasizes indexing the magazine with the index finger, proper magazine presentation from pouches, and using hand-eye coordination for efficient reloads. Consistent practice is key to mastering this skill.

This video showcases a shooting competition among new Philippine Army officers, including graduates from the Philippine Military Academy and Officer Candidate School. The competition emphasizes marksmanship skills, with a specific event focusing on one-handed shooting. The instructor highlights the importance of practice and mental fortitude under pressure.

This video emphasizes the critical importance of practicing firearm draws under stress for concealed carry, arguing it's more vital than pure marksmanship. It also delves into the utility of weapon-mounted lights and red dot sights, discussing their pros and cons for defensive use. The discussion highlights the need for realistic training scenarios and proper equipment familiarization for effective self-defense.

This video details the 'Safe Drill Sight Alignment Through Fill Exercise,' a marksmanship training drill focused on consistent firearm draws and sight alignment. The instructor emphasizes the importance of dry practice for developing muscle memory, proper grip, trigger control, and follow-through. The drill aims to ensure sights are immediately aligned upon drawing the firearm, a technique popularized by Ron Avery.

This video details a rifle mounting technique that prioritizes bringing the optic to the eyes by raising the rifle, rather than lowering the head. It emphasizes using the front deltoid to encapsulate the stock for a stable platform and discusses a consistent trigger press technique for both slow and rapid fire, focusing on minimizing sight disruption.

This guide details techniques for transitioning to a red dot optic on a pistol, emphasizing a natural presentation that brings the dot into the eye-target line. It covers troubleshooting common issues like not finding the dot, adjusting presentation, and using drills like reverse presentation and tape-covered optics to improve acquisition and binocular vision. The advice comes from Eric Gelhaus, an expert with extensive experience in red dot optics for law enforcement and training.

This podcast episode discusses how ammunition shortages impact firearms training, with Gunsite CEO Ken Campbell detailing strategies to cope. These include maintaining significant inventory, partnering with multiple ammunition suppliers, adjusting ammo package pricing, and emphasizing efficient training methods like dry practice and simunitions. The discussion also touches on the increasing number of new gun owners seeking training and the evolving landscape of the firearms industry.

This review focuses on practicing the support-side draw with the Safariland 6377 ALS holster. The instructor, Joel Persinger, emphasizes the importance of dry practice for developing muscle memory and safe techniques. He found the ALS retention release intuitive to operate with the thumb during a draw, even when drawing left-handed. The holster's adjustable cant is also highlighted as a beneficial feature for user customization.

This video breaks down the critical steps for drawing and presenting a firearm from a concealed position, emphasizing the importance of situational awareness and 'violence of action.' It details the physical motions, from using peripheral vision to acquire the target to establishing a stable two-handed grip, all while maintaining a low profile. The instruction highlights the value of mental reps and dry practice with tools like blue guns to build muscle memory for rapid and effective deployment.