Ben on Take em Down

This video features Matt Pranka providing instruction on practical shooting target transitions. The content focuses on improving marksmanship and efficiency when engaging multiple targets in a shooting scenario. The video also highlights TENICOR's products through their shop and social media links.

This video focuses on improving target transition speed and accuracy, a crucial skill for practical shooting and self-defense scenarios. The title suggests a common mistake that hinders shooters from achieving smooth and efficient transitions between targets. The content likely delves into proper technique, aiming for efficiency and speed while maintaining accuracy.

Joel Park, a professional coach at PSTG, provides expert guidance on how to effectively analyze your own training videos. He emphasizes focusing on recurring trends and fundamental issues rather than isolated mistakes. By methodically reviewing footage and developing targeted drills, shooters can systematically improve their performance in practical shooting disciplines.

This entry details techniques for improving stage times in practical shooting, as explained by elite instructors Ben Stoeger, Joel Park, and Hwansik Kim of PSTG. Key concepts include blending tasks, optimizing transitions between shooting positions, and enhancing movement efficiency. The guide also touches on foundational skills like one-handed shooting and the importance of shooting discipline based on target risk.

This video critiques the advice of a social media personality regarding point shooting with red dot sights. The instructor emphasizes that effective red dot shooting involves focusing on the target, bringing the gun to the eyeline, and confirming sight alignment, even at close distances. He argues that relying solely on point shooting without sight confirmation is a disservice to new shooters and can lead to accountability issues, especially under stress.

This video addresses the common issue of feeling slow and choppy during shooting matches due to over-focusing on accuracy. Instructor Joel Park explains that this often stems from staring at the sights or pausing movement unnaturally. He provides practical dry-fire and live-fire drills to improve target transitions and maintain fluid movement, emphasizing target focus over sight focus and developing a natural walking cadence.

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.