What Is Holding You Back?
What Is Holding You Back? Tips from a Navy Seal on becoming a better, more confident shooterOne of the most frequently asked questions I get is: How can I gain confidence in myself?Confidence is like a muscle, if you work it, it’s going to grow. And becoming a more confident person is easy if you […]
Why Choose Dry Fire Training
dry fire training (v)- the practice of “firing” a firearm without ammunition or practicing the manipulation of a firearm I know most of you are just like me and want to get better at shooting, but don’t have the time or resources needed to improve or maintain this critical skill. When I was in the […]
What is Practice? [Video]
Think back to a recent practice session. Did you make any specific plans for your session? Did you establish a purpose before you began? If you aren’t doing either of these things, I hate to break it to you, but you aren’t really practicing – you’re just playing. Watch the video below to learn about […]
You Don’t Need to Meditate [Video]
The benefits of meditation are well-known but the idea of meditating can be off-putting for some. What if I told you there’s a scientifically proven breathing technique that you can do instead?If you can count to 5 you can master this breathing technique and achieve the same benefits as you would with a regular meditation […]
Power of Dry Fire and Building Perfect Pathways [Video]
In this video I’ll explain neural pathways using two simple tongue twisters. What I want you to understand is that a perfect neural pathway is the result of starting off slow and making every single movement perfect. By going slow, you’ll naturally be able to speed up more quickly than if you start fast and make […]
The Myth of Motivation [Video]
Many people think motivation is something that just comes to you and that’s a myth. Motivation is something that you have to build for yourself over time. What I’ve found is that fear stops people from being able to build motivation. You have to fight through this fear of the unknown and you just need […]
Stages of Meditation [Video]
I spend a lot of time talking about the importance of meditation. I can’t say it enough – meditating regularly is what’s going to enable you to improve as a shooter. But to do this, you also need to work at improving your ability to meditate in stressful situations. Ultimately, you’ll be able to engage […]
Learn Like a Warrior [Video]
When I retired from the Navy and starting using my skills to teach civilians the transition was much harder than I expected. It took some time for me to understand that I couldn’t keep teaching the way I had in the service because I was no longer teaching warriors who were primed for learning. I […]
The Five Stages of Skill Development
I spend a lot of time talking about learning and skill development as it relates to shooting, but the stages of skill development can be applied to any area of your life. As you read through the five stages below, think of an area of development in your life and determine which of the five […]
The Best Tools for Learning to Shoot from Home
For the past year I’ve been busy testing and evaluating the best tools for learning how to shoot. If an item passed my BS test (that’s of course Bad Shooting), I shared them with my online members to test. The ones that rose to the top made my final list for my updated Top Must-Have Tools for […]