Videos tagged with Skill Maintenance

This guide focuses on maintaining and improving shooting proficiency, emphasizing the critical role of consistent range time and dry firing. The speaker, Jarod, highlights that skills degrade without continuous training and that mechanics need regular reinforcement. Prioritizing practice is key to achieving and sustaining a higher level of shooting skill.

Ben Y participated in a two-gun match at Riverbend Gun Club, highlighting the importance of competitive shooting for skill assessment and improvement. He identified his rifle's accuracy at 35 yards and his offset red dot as areas needing work, emphasizing that matches expose weaknesses, which is crucial for growth. The video encourages viewers to sign up for USPSA multi-gun matches to sharpen their skills.

This guide details essential dry fire training techniques using a SIRT training pistol, as demonstrated by DJ Shipley from GBRS Group. It emphasizes the necessity of consistent practice for maintaining proficiency, especially in environments with limited range access. The training focuses on trigger reset simulation and addresses skill degradation during deployments.

This video outlines a conservative annual training regimen combining dry fire and live fire practice. It emphasizes a structured approach to accumulating a significant number of repetitions, even with a limited budget, by incorporating both 9mm and .22LR ammunition. The focus is on consistent skill maintenance and enhancement over time.

This video emphasizes the critical role of consistent practice in maintaining and developing any skill, including those relevant to firearms. The speaker highlights that even experienced individuals will see a decline in proficiency if they stop practicing regularly. This is attributed to the loss of residual knowledge and a baseline that experienced practitioners have built over years of dedicated effort.

This video emphasizes the perishable nature of marksmanship skills and advocates for consistent dry fire practice. It details techniques for maintaining proficiency, including proper grip, trigger control, sight alignment, and the concept of natural point of aim. The instructor also demonstrates drills for drawing and rapid successive shots, stressing the importance of safety and deliberate practice.

This video debunks the myth that firearm proficiency, particularly with pistols, is a static skill. It emphasizes that shooting is a perishable skill requiring consistent practice to maintain. Neglecting practice leads to a decline in performance over time, even if initial training was thorough.

This video emphasizes the importance of consistent firearm training across various ranges, distances, and elevations to maintain and improve shooting skills. The title and description highlight the need for proactive practice to keep skills sharp and proficiency high.

This video emphasizes the distinction between requalification and retraining for firearm proficiency. Requalification is presented as a test of existing knowledge and skills, whereas retraining implies a process of learning and skill development. The core message is that requalification should confirm what you already know, not teach you new skills.

This episode features Fred Baker, a retired Air Force Combat Controller and reconnaissance team leader, discussing the critical importance of vetting firearms instructors. Baker emphasizes that instructors must possess genuine expertise, integrity, and the ability to perform what they teach. He advises students to look for instructors who are transparent, provide free information, and demonstrate their own continued practice and competence, warning against those who are evasive or solely push sales. The conversation also delves into the nature of honor, morality in warfare, and the challenges of maintaining ethical standards in high-pressure environments.

This video addresses the current ammunition shortages and provides practical shooting drills designed to maintain proficiency with carbine and pistol skills without excessive ammo expenditure. Featuring Ken Hackathorn, a highly experienced firearms instructor, the episode focuses on efficient training methods to keep perishable skills sharp during times of scarcity. The content aims to offer valuable insights for firearm owners looking to practice effectively.

This video from Brownells, featuring Stephen Caleb, highlights the significant benefits of owning a .22 rimfire firearm. It emphasizes their versatility for varmint hunting, plinking, and crucially, for learning essential shooting fundamentals like sight alignment and trigger control due to low recoil and cost. The expert instructor debunks myths about .22s being only for beginners and stresses their practicality for skill maintenance, especially during ammunition shortages, recommending them as potentially the most useful firearm one can own.