ToddG for Beginners

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:

1. Safety
2. Gun Handling
3. Marksmanship
4. Speed
5. 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

Excellent.! Thanks.! :cool:

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

Thanks for Posting! I now have my training plan for the next trip to the range. Now to go by OfficeMax for 3x5 cards.

I go to the local dollar store - they often have packs of 3x5s in white and in bright colors for a buck.

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...

Good stuff! Thanks for putting these together.

Awesome! Thank you.

The nutshell!
Awesome.... Thanks :)

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

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.

Thanks for putting this together - always a great reference to get back to basics.

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Originally Posted by kennjen

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.

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

Thanks to the OP for putting this together. Very much appreciated.

Ken

I was just thinking that a post like this would make an excellent sticky in this forum.

Wanted to bump this for fellow novices like me!


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Excellent! Very useful, thank you sir.

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Originally Posted by Nik the Greek

I was just thinking that a post like this would make an excellent sticky in this forum.

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Same here. Great resource for a newbie like me

I like the set progressions of the "newbie course" in the thread. Thanks for digging it back up!

Awesome!

Marked.


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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.

Thank you. Awesome, really appreciate your efforts.

Awesome !!
Thank you !!!!

Excellent!

A great thread to revisit from time to time.

Great post thanks.

Thanks for doing this


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Thank you, Ford 304. Welcome to Site Supporter status :cool:

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Thank you, Ford 304. Welcome to Site Supporter status :cool:

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

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!

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.

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?

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Originally Posted by ford.304

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:

1. Safety
2. Gun Handling
3. Marksmanship
4. Speed
5. 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

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Originally Posted by TMc

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?

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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.

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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...rearms-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...load-practice/
Slide Release or Rack the Slide?
https://pistol-training.com/slide-re...ack-the-slide/

Accuracy:

Wall Drill:
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of...he-wall-drill/
DotW: Accuracy
https://pistol-training.com/drill-fo...week-accuracy/
DotW: Accuracy II
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of...k-accuracy-ii/
DotW: Walkback
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of...alkback-drill/
Dealing with Flinch - DotW: Ball & Dummy
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of...ek-ball-dummy/
Correction Target Do's and Don't's
https://pistol-training.com/dos-and-...ection-target/
"My pistol shoots low"
https://pistol-training.com/my-pistol-shoots-low/

Speed:

DotW: Tracking Your Sights
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of...g-your-sights/
DotW: Tracking Your Sights II
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of...our-sights-ii/
DotW: Press outs
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of...ek-press-outs/
DotW: The Draw
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of-the-week-the-draw/
DotW: Drawback Drill
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of...rawback-drill/
DotW: Changing Gears
https://pistol-training.com/drill-of...hanging-gears/

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Might be just me but most of the links seemed to be broken and dont take you to landing page.