Good article here from the shooting wire today. https://www.shootingwire.com/features/b19dcbd8-6760-497f-b3cf-6e62b0a9f348
While I am not a huge DS fan, he revisits the training stairstep to fighting. We all know to capitalize on the most training income is to classroom style the masses. We also know that of the thousands that go through any classroom only a few get it. There is a huge amount of work, discipline and expense to mastering the shooting skill set and all of the offsprouts like gunsmithing, handloading, equipment choices and etc. That being said, too many try to get to the top of the triangle without the work involved. In other words they may have the will but not the skill. I always preach about one of the ways to put in the work and make it fun while you are doing it is to participate in the shooting sports. For instance, with good situational awareness, and not so common common sense, there is a good chance you will ever have to fire any rounds in your life in SD. However, with the shooting sports, there is 100 percent chance you will have to shoot lots of times, test your skill set, have fun, and learn what you need to do to improve. When the time comes to add ability driven accessories or training modules, have at it. Disclaimer, lots of shooting can be expensive AND humbling. A good trainer can maximize your shooting dollar and should cover that in the very first course. The humble part is on the shooters commitment to learn. For instance, a young man blew up his gun a few weeks back on the range. Thankfully, he was not hurt. When he got past the humble part, he learned something. Now consider, if he had spent most of his training on the Interactive Aspects instead of building a solid foundation of Combative Aspects and Essentials and had the will and bad luck to use it on the street. What then?
We as the training community can change the 200 year graduation curve one shooter at a time. Follow up with your students. Test them for accountability in the practice of your material. There are many local trainers right here in Indiana that believe in the cause of improvement. Individually we WANT to see you earn a great skill set but collectively there is too much wham bam, get the cert and see ya going on.
Now for the bad news. Shooting alot can be expensive. Taking FOF training or adding ability driven gadgets without paying your dues of mastering the fundamentals can be even more expensive than your life.
While I am not a huge DS fan, he revisits the training stairstep to fighting. We all know to capitalize on the most training income is to classroom style the masses. We also know that of the thousands that go through any classroom only a few get it. There is a huge amount of work, discipline and expense to mastering the shooting skill set and all of the offsprouts like gunsmithing, handloading, equipment choices and etc. That being said, too many try to get to the top of the triangle without the work involved. In other words they may have the will but not the skill. I always preach about one of the ways to put in the work and make it fun while you are doing it is to participate in the shooting sports. For instance, with good situational awareness, and not so common common sense, there is a good chance you will ever have to fire any rounds in your life in SD. However, with the shooting sports, there is 100 percent chance you will have to shoot lots of times, test your skill set, have fun, and learn what you need to do to improve. When the time comes to add ability driven accessories or training modules, have at it. Disclaimer, lots of shooting can be expensive AND humbling. A good trainer can maximize your shooting dollar and should cover that in the very first course. The humble part is on the shooters commitment to learn. For instance, a young man blew up his gun a few weeks back on the range. Thankfully, he was not hurt. When he got past the humble part, he learned something. Now consider, if he had spent most of his training on the Interactive Aspects instead of building a solid foundation of Combative Aspects and Essentials and had the will and bad luck to use it on the street. What then?
We as the training community can change the 200 year graduation curve one shooter at a time. Follow up with your students. Test them for accountability in the practice of your material. There are many local trainers right here in Indiana that believe in the cause of improvement. Individually we WANT to see you earn a great skill set but collectively there is too much wham bam, get the cert and see ya going on.
Now for the bad news. Shooting alot can be expensive. Taking FOF training or adding ability driven gadgets without paying your dues of mastering the fundamentals can be even more expensive than your life.
