Ben Stoeger USPSA Holmen 4-28-13

This video documents participants' experiences at the Tactical Games, highlighting challenges like gear failures, physical fatigue, and mental breakdowns. It provides insights into specific shooting stages, malfunction clearing techniques for pistols, and the physical demands of the competition. The participants share lessons learned, emphasizing the importance of preparation and adapting to unexpected issues.

This video documents the seventh USPSA competition for a shooter aiming for 'A' class or above within 12 months. The shooter focuses on improving transition speed, footwork, and split times, drawing on feedback from previous competitions. Key takeaways include the importance of stage planning, efficient holster draws (adopting the 'scoop' method), and managing firearm safeties. The shooter also discusses specific firearm preferences and challenges with the CZ Shadow 2, particularly its safety placement and magazine design.

This guide details how to approach a Glock GSSF competition, emphasizing its focus on accuracy over speed. It covers understanding scoring, stage execution, and familiarization with specific Glock models like the Gen 6. The speaker, an experienced hobbyist, shares insights from their first GSSF match, highlighting the differences from other shooting sports and the supportive environment with on-site Glock armor and instructors.

This video provides a detailed review of the Sig P211 GTO's performance across multiple stages of a Monday night match. The speaker, a hobbyist shooter, walks through their performance on each stage, highlighting successes like clean stages and zero-down scores, as well as areas needing improvement such as grip, target acquisition, and maintaining focus. The review concludes with positive remarks about the P211 GTO, indicating a decision about its competitive future is near.

This video documents the speaker's 6th USPSA competition, focusing on their journey towards A Class within 12 months. The speaker breaks down each stage, offering self-critiques and actionable insights on improving stage planning, transition speed, holster draw, and target engagement. They emphasize the importance of consistent practice, seeking instruction, and analyzing performance through video review to achieve their competitive goals.

This video demonstrates shooting a USPSA classifier stage, focusing on engaging steel targets and executing a reload. The shooter emphasizes the need for speed on classifier stages and shows the aftermath of live fire with spent casings and primer evidence on the ground. The content is presented in a casual, hobbyist style.

This video demonstrates a critical malfunction where the magazine drops during recoil, a common issue in competitive shooting. Ben Stoeger, a professional competitive shooter, highlights the importance of recognizing and addressing such failures. The guide provides steps to troubleshoot this specific problem, emphasizing safety and proper firearm handling.

This video demonstrates a critical safety incident: an uncommanded discharge of a Sig Sauer P320 during the re-holstering process. Expert analysis from Ben Stoeger highlights the visual evidence of the discharge originating from the holster, emphasizing the importance of constant vigilance and proper technique even when the firearm is supposedly "safe" in its holster. The incident underscores the need for thorough firearm inspection and immediate post-incident assessment.

Ben Stoeger, a professional shooting instructor, explains common misconceptions about red dot sights. He emphasizes that true proficiency comes from focusing on the target, not the dot itself. The guide details training methods, like occluding the optic, to develop this crucial skill, comparing it to the lifelong refinement needed for trigger control.

This comprehensive dry fire program, led by World Champion shooter Ben Stoeger, focuses on refining fundamental handgun skills. It includes a structured warm-up, detailed drills for draw stroke mechanics, efficient reloads (including strong and weak hand only), and positional shooting from kneeling. The program emphasizes precision and control, progressing to dynamic movements and transitions essential for competitive shooting.