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I am a pretty novice competitive shooter looking for a good book to give me some practice drills. I primarily shoot local, low-key steel matches (both rimfire and center) and an occasional ICORE or steel match. I shoot a 1911, S&W 625 and a Ruger 22 - all limited (no dots). Can you guys recommend one of the practice books here (Steve Anderson's, Saul Kirsch's, or maybe BENOS) to help me figure out some drills? I especially want some good dry fire drills that dont require a lot of props. I wanted to make sure i got a book appropriate for my skill level that wasnt focused totally on Open Class guns. Thanks!!
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Posted 09 July 2008 - 06:38 PM
All of them you can find
No such thing as a drill that's focused on Open guns.
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I especially want some good dry fire drills that dont require a lot of props. I wanted to make sure i got a book appropriate for my skill level that wasnt focused totally on Open Class guns.
No such thing as a drill that's focused on Open guns.
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Posted 09 July 2008 - 07:29 PM
Husker95, on Jul 9 2008, 06:45 PM, said:
I especially want some good dry fire drills that dont require a lot of props.
That sounds like Anderson's Refinement and Repetition book.
+1 to getting all of those books though.
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Posted 09 July 2008 - 08:10 PM
Jake Di Vita, on Jul 9 2008, 07:38 PM, said:
All of them you can find
No such thing as a drill that's focused on Open guns.
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I especially want some good dry fire drills that dont require a lot of props. I wanted to make sure i got a book appropriate for my skill level that wasnt focused totally on Open Class guns.
No such thing as a drill that's focused on Open guns.
I understand there's no Open gun exclusive drills; but right now i need the instruction that speaks more to the FS/RS than a dot. If that's not an issue, please recommend one that is just more appropriate to general skill level of a beginner. Thanks.
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Posted 09 July 2008 - 08:21 PM
Read Brians. Get Sa's book for the dryfire drills and With Winning in mind to keep your head in the right place. They get all of the others because you can never have too many books.
Burketts DVD's are good too
Burketts DVD's are good too
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Posted 09 July 2008 - 08:57 PM
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I understand there's no Open gun exclusive drills; but right now i need the instruction that speaks more to the FS/RS than a dot. If that's not an issue, please recommend one that is just more appropriate to general skill level of a beginner. Thanks.
Not an issue. Like I said, I recommend reading every bit of information you can on the subject. "Be a sponge" so-to-speak.
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Posted 28 July 2008 - 03:30 PM
AWLAZS, on Jul 9 2008, 08:21 PM, said:
Read Brians. Get Sa's book for the dryfire drills and With Winning in mind to keep your head in the right place. They get all of the others because you can never have too many books.
Burketts DVD's are good too
Burketts DVD's are good too
+1 to that. I'm often asked "what book should I get"? I really can't answer, because all the books I sell cover completely different topics!
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Posted 01 August 2008 - 05:31 PM
benos, on Jul 28 2008, 06:30 PM, said:
+1 to that. I'm often asked "what book should I get"? I really can't answer, because all the books I sell cover completely different topics!
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Posted 22 September 2008 - 04:59 PM
Your requirements (drills, primarily dryfire, few props) is a PERFECT description of SA's Refinement and Repetition. This is perhaps my favorite book.
The only fixed props I use for them is a set of 50% targets I cut out of a sheet of cardboard, and 6 paper plates stapled to the the wall to simulate a plate rack. Skip making yourself some PVC boxes, and just lay strips of masking tape down on the floor of your garage, or on carpet.
But I own every book mentioned in the this thread. And trust me, you need to read them all. If you don't have BE's book, do yourself a favor and buy both of those at the same time to save on shipping. You'll get one of the best books on technique/mindset there is, and the best book on dryfire, at the same time.
Do Steve's drills with a shot-timer just how he shows for a week, then go shoot. You WILL notice a dramatic improvement.
Personally, I then modified his amount of time spent on each drill to work intensively where I am weakest. Double those drills, or add a couple reps of each to EVERY night. Basically, find the drill you're really not looking forward to (everyone loves Burkett reloads, but a particular weak-hand-drill may not be as enthralling)... and drill the hell out of that one. Practice the ones you hate, because we all tend to hate doing things we suck at.
The only fixed props I use for them is a set of 50% targets I cut out of a sheet of cardboard, and 6 paper plates stapled to the the wall to simulate a plate rack. Skip making yourself some PVC boxes, and just lay strips of masking tape down on the floor of your garage, or on carpet.
But I own every book mentioned in the this thread. And trust me, you need to read them all. If you don't have BE's book, do yourself a favor and buy both of those at the same time to save on shipping. You'll get one of the best books on technique/mindset there is, and the best book on dryfire, at the same time.
Do Steve's drills with a shot-timer just how he shows for a week, then go shoot. You WILL notice a dramatic improvement.
Personally, I then modified his amount of time spent on each drill to work intensively where I am weakest. Double those drills, or add a couple reps of each to EVERY night. Basically, find the drill you're really not looking forward to (everyone loves Burkett reloads, but a particular weak-hand-drill may not be as enthralling)... and drill the hell out of that one. Practice the ones you hate, because we all tend to hate doing things we suck at.
This post has been edited by MemphisMechanic: 22 September 2008 - 05:01 PM
The truth is that there is no choice between the two. You line the sights up in the A-zone and let it fly at the absolute soonest moment that you see what your experience tells you will put the hole where you're aiming it using the amount of trigger control you need to keep the gun lined up in that spot. There is no concern about accuracy or speed - either one is an illusion from behind the gun. There's "where do I want to hit" and "is the gun lined up there or not"... followed up with "did the sights lift from where I wanted to hit". To assign an "either/or" to the equation is to deny the fact that the gun can be shot ridiculously fast while shooting all As - but it won't be done while you're determined that one must be sacrificed for the other - and it also has the amusing side effect of pressuring the shooter to ignore "the shooting" in the name of "the speed" - XRe
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