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ford.304
03-20-2012, 10:34 AM
As a relatively new shooter, I've learned a lot from reading pistol-training.com and the forums here. However, also as a new shooter, I've occasionally felt very intimidated trying to run the current drills of the week. Trying to run "Press Six" as your first ever press-out drill is not going to be a very successful endeavor (nor was it ever intended to be). I recently discovered, in going through the older archives, that some of the original posts on pistol-training were more novice-oriented. However after nearly five years of posting, they have become somewhat buried. So I dug them up and organized them, and am posting them here to help other newcomers to the sport. I am currently working through this exact list in my own training regimen, and so far am finding it very helpful.

Thanks again to ToddG for sharing so much great shooting knowledge with anyone with an internet connection!

These are organized according to ToddG's post on the order in which we should organize our training.
http://pistol-training.com/archives/73

That order is:

Safety
Gun Handling
Marksmanship
Speed
Application


I hope that after practicing these drills, a new shooter would be good enough to benefit from the current "Drill of the Week" - ie, they can be working on "Speed" and be ready to get started on "Application."

Safety:

Cardinal Rules
http://pistol-training.com/the-cardi...irearms-safety
Anecdotal Stories of Injuries
http://pistol-training.com/archives/1068
http://pistol-training.com/archives/1241

Manipulation:

DotW: Basic Reload Practice:
http://pistol-training.com/archives/135
Slide Release or Rack the Slide?
http://pistol-training.com/archives/160

Accuracy:


Wall Drill:
http://pistol-training.com/archives/118
DotW: Accuracy
http://pistol-training.com/archives/81
DotW: Accuracy II
http://pistol-training.com/archives/83
DotW: Walkback
http://pistol-training.com/archives/295
Dealing with Flinch - DotW: Ball & Dummy
http://pistol-training.com/archives/210
Correction Target Do's and Don't's
http://pistol-training.com/archives/292
"My pistol shoots low"
http://pistol-training.com/archives/1358

Speed:


DotW: Tracking Your Sights
http://pistol-training.com/archives/88
DotW: Tracking Your Sights II
http://pistol-training.com/archives/94
DotW: Press outs
http://pistol-training.com/archives/108
DotW: The Draw
http://pistol-training.com/archives/99
DotW: Drawback Drill
http://pistol-training.com/archives/127
DotW: Changing Gears
http://pistol-training.com/archives/224

RoyGBiv
03-20-2012, 10:53 AM
Excellent.! Thanks.! :cool:

BaiHu
03-20-2012, 10:58 AM
Nice post! It's always a good idea to go back to basics-lord knows I have to recall them every time I go to the range :D

cutter
03-20-2012, 02:23 PM
Thanks for Posting! I now have my training plan for the next trip to the range. Now to go by OfficeMax for 3x5 cards.

Webb297
03-20-2012, 02:37 PM
I go to the local dollar store - they often have packs of 3x5s in white and in bright colors for a buck.

turbolag23
03-20-2012, 02:44 PM
thanks for taking the time to organize that info.
i havent gotten any 3x5 cards so ive been using 3x3 post it notes myself. really i should be using 4x6 cards...

wrt81
03-20-2012, 06:07 PM
Good stuff! Thanks for putting these together.

SGT_Calle
03-20-2012, 07:06 PM
Awesome! Thank you.

Packy
03-27-2012, 08:37 AM
The nutshell!
Awesome.... Thanks :)

jmjames
03-27-2012, 11:39 AM
This information is great, much thanks for posting it!

I'd really like to see a Wiki spin off of Pistol Training and Pistol Forum. Stuff like this would go there, in a much more discoverable form than it currently is in. Even with search, it's too easy to miss what you are looking for.

J.Ja

kennjen
05-14-2012, 03:21 PM
that is handy !

I have one humble suggestion. There was recent discussion about recoil management and in it, this was mentioned :
http://re-gun.com/2011/04/ball-and-dummy-for-dummies/

It talks about, how ball and dummy some times doesn't fix a flinch effectively and alternate way of fixing it. I found it to be very beneficial FOR ME. I'm guessing it may be for others as well.

Cowtown44
05-14-2012, 06:19 PM
Thanks for putting this together - always a great reference to get back to basics.

jslaker
05-14-2012, 11:32 PM
that is handy !

I have one humble suggestion. There was recent discussion about recoil management and in it, this was mentioned :
http://re-gun.com/2011/04/ball-and-dummy-for-dummies/

It talks about, how ball and dummy some times doesn't fix a flinch effectively and alternate way of fixing it. I found it to be very beneficial FOR ME. I'm guessing it may be for others as well.

Interestingly, I got very similar advice to what's advocated in the article from SLG here. In my case, it certainly helped.

HighSpeedBail
06-04-2012, 02:07 PM
Thanks to the OP for putting this together. Very much appreciated.

Ken

Nik the Greek
08-11-2012, 10:15 AM
I was just thinking that a post like this would make an excellent sticky in this forum.

JCS
06-04-2016, 11:16 AM
Wanted to bump this for fellow novices like me!


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RJ
06-04-2016, 12:03 PM
Excellent! Very useful, thank you sir.

Danno
08-05-2016, 08:42 AM
I was just thinking that a post like this would make an excellent sticky in this forum.

Same here. Great resource for a newbie like me

9mmBrad
08-18-2016, 11:20 AM
I like the set progressions of the "newbie course" in the thread. Thanks for digging it back up!

CS Tactical
08-18-2016, 12:42 PM
Awesome!

Crews
10-12-2016, 03:37 PM
Marked.


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JohnO
10-12-2016, 06:19 PM
Always keep in mind that there is no such thing as Advanced Shooting just the Basics done to Perfection.

No matter how good you are there is always value in working on the fundamentals.

Dismas316
10-12-2016, 09:09 PM
Thank you. Awesome, really appreciate your efforts.

alexdrake
12-23-2016, 07:11 AM
Awesome !!
Thank you !!!!

Zincwarrior
12-23-2016, 07:21 AM
Excellent!

43Under
01-07-2017, 07:17 PM
A great thread to revisit from time to time.

Doc_Glock
01-12-2017, 07:04 PM
Great post thanks.

Palmetto
03-01-2017, 01:31 AM
Thanks for doing this


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LittleLebowski
03-01-2017, 08:07 AM
Thank you, Ford 304. Welcome to Site Supporter status :cool:

LittleLebowski
03-01-2017, 08:13 AM
Thank you, Ford 304. Welcome to Site Supporter status :cool:

This might take a few hours to be in effect, but it is done.

Mudbug
06-14-2018, 04:23 PM
I can see that I have some reading to do. All the topics here interest me, and I have a need for every one of them.
Thanks!

Buffalo
01-24-2021, 11:20 PM
JHC mentioned this forum to me this morning at RBGC. I joined sometime ago, but frankly it fell off my radar until today. JHC mentioned the forum as a great resource on ways to become a better shooter. Again, thanks for bringing this content forward.

TMc
03-04-2022, 09:23 PM
I was hoping to view the links to the training in the initial posts. However, the links no longer work. Can anyone direct me to where the correct links may be?

JaredW
07-20-2022, 07:13 PM
As a relatively new shooter, I've learned a lot from reading pistol-training.com and the forums here. However, also as a new shooter, I've occasionally felt very intimidated trying to run the current drills of the week. Trying to run "Press Six" as your first ever press-out drill is not going to be a very successful endeavor (nor was it ever intended to be). I recently discovered, in going through the older archives, that some of the original posts on pistol-training were more novice-oriented. However after nearly five years of posting, they have become somewhat buried. So I dug them up and organized them, and am posting them here to help other newcomers to the sport. I am currently working through this exact list in my own training regimen, and so far am finding it very helpful.

Thanks again to ToddG for sharing so much great shooting knowledge with anyone with an internet connection!

These are organized according to ToddG's post on the order in which we should organize our training.
http://pistol-training.com/archives/73

That order is:

Safety
Gun Handling
Marksmanship
Speed
Application


I hope that after practicing these drills, a new shooter would be good enough to benefit from the current "Drill of the Week" - ie, they can be working on "Speed" and be ready to get started on "Application."

Safety:

Cardinal Rules
http://pistol-training.com/the-cardi...irearms-safety
Anecdotal Stories of Injuries
http://pistol-training.com/archives/1068
http://pistol-training.com/archives/1241

Manipulation:

DotW: Basic Reload Practice:
http://pistol-training.com/archives/135
Slide Release or Rack the Slide?
http://pistol-training.com/archives/160

Accuracy:


Wall Drill:
http://pistol-training.com/archives/118
DotW: Accuracy
http://pistol-training.com/archives/81
DotW: Accuracy II
http://pistol-training.com/archives/83
DotW: Walkback
http://pistol-training.com/archives/295
Dealing with Flinch - DotW: Ball & Dummy
http://pistol-training.com/archives/210
Correction Target Do's and Don't's
http://pistol-training.com/archives/292
"My pistol shoots low"
http://pistol-training.com/archives/1358

Speed:


DotW: Tracking Your Sights
http://pistol-training.com/archives/88
DotW: Tracking Your Sights II
http://pistol-training.com/archives/94
DotW: Press outs
http://pistol-training.com/archives/108
DotW: The Draw
http://pistol-training.com/archives/99
DotW: Drawback Drill
http://pistol-training.com/archives/127
DotW: Changing Gears
http://pistol-training.com/archives/224


I was hoping to view the links to the training in the initial posts. However, the links no longer work. Can anyone direct me to where the correct links may be?



I used the internet archive to get the names of the articles from ford.304's original post, then found the current links to those articles.
Everything below should work.




As a relatively new shooter, I've learned a lot from reading pistol-training.com and the forums here. However, also as a new shooter, I've occasionally felt very intimidated trying to run the current drills of the week. Trying to run "Press Six" as your first ever press-out drill is not going to be a very successful endeavor (nor was it ever intended to be). I recently discovered, in going through the older archives, that some of the original posts on pistol-training were more novice-oriented. However after nearly five years of posting, they have become somewhat buried. So I dug them up and organized them, and am posting them here to help other newcomers to the sport. I am currently working through this exact list in my own training regimen, and so far am finding it very helpful.

Thanks again to ToddG for sharing so much great shooting knowledge with anyone with an internet connection!

These are organized according to ToddG's post on the order in which we should organize our training.
https://pistol-training.com/training-priorities/

That order is:
Safety
Gun Handling
Marksmanship
Speed
Application


I hope that after practicing these drills, a new shooter would be good enough to benefit from the current "Drill of the Week" - ie, they can be working on "Speed" and be ready to get started on "Application."

Safety:

Cardinal Rules
https://pistol-training.com/excluded-pages/the-cardinal-rules-of-firearms-safety/
Anecdotal Stories of Injuries
https://pistol-training.com/famous-last-words/
https://pistol-training.com/the-safety-sin/

Manipulation:

DotW: Basic Reload Practice:
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of-the-week-basic-reload-practice/
Slide Release or Rack the Slide?
https://pistol-training.com/slide-release-or-rack-the-slide/

Accuracy:

Wall Drill:
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of-the-week-the-wall-drill/
DotW: Accuracy
https://pistol-training.com/drill-for-the-week-accuracy/
DotW: Accuracy II
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of-the-week-accuracy-ii/
DotW: Walkback
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of-the-week-walkback-drill/
Dealing with Flinch - DotW: Ball & Dummy
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of-the-week-ball-dummy/
Correction Target Do's and Don't's
https://pistol-training.com/dos-and-donts-of-the-correction-target/
"My pistol shoots low"
https://pistol-training.com/my-pistol-shoots-low/

Speed:

DotW: Tracking Your Sights
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of-the-week-tracking-your-sights/
DotW: Tracking Your Sights II
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of-the-week-tracking-your-sights-ii/
DotW: Press outs
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of-the-week-press-outs/
DotW: The Draw
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of-the-week-the-draw/
DotW: Drawback Drill
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of-the-week-drawback-drill/
DotW: Changing Gears
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of-the-week-changing-gears/

TMc
05-15-2023, 09:26 AM
Might be just me but most of the links seemed to be broken and dont take you to landing page.