Why in the movies do they always shoot guys in the middle of the forehead? It has more to do with special effects and make up than physiology. Caleb explains how TV and movies get it all wrong. https://youtu.be/HcrKFEAfVDs If you need to take a head shot, it needs to be effective. Learn from qualified and knowledgeable instructors, not Hollywood. Who is … [Read more...]
A few weeks back, I was on the range with some friends to help a fellow novelist get familiar with firearms. Another friend of a friend arrived and I found out that he was a federal agent. We got to talking and he mentioned sight picture. I had always trained to focus on the target, since I had read years ago that the reason most law enforcement missed in armed contact was that … [Read more...]
I am not an advocate for using drills as primary methods of honing firearms skills, and probably never will be. I see drills as being closer to being parlor tricks than practical skills. That said, a very practiced individual who dedicates themselves to training and practicing to their highest level of proficiency may find the FAST drill to be fun to at least try. It is a good … [Read more...]
