Too many people arrive at their CCW course with anxiety. Anxiety is the result of being unprepared. You should most certainly practice the exact course of fire that your issuing agency mandates, multiple times throughout the two years in-between your mandated classes. This will help you identify you …

Pro tip - COVID mask carryOne of the most common questions I have been fielding lately is, "Is it legal or illegal to carry my gun (with a CCW of course) and wear a COVID mask?". I hope this gets around enough so people don't leave their guns at home because of a misunderstanding of a simple code. H …

Most people who shoot handguns produce inconsistent shot groups. Typically, such inconsistency occurs because of changes to grip pressure at the wrong timing. Changes to grip pressure need to happen at the ready position (while the arms and gun are retracted). It should be considered a cardinal sin …

Pro tip - program the subconscious mindWhile teaching courses is how I make my living, I will be the first to say that taking firearms courses is an incomplete formula to learning the necessary skill sets; it's merely the beginning. We should all strive to program our subconscious minds with safe an …

Pro tip - track the sightsMost people align the sights very well before the shot goes off. But, what do your eyes do when the gun is in mid-recoil? A lot of people blink. Some people allow their focus to become blurry. Some even immediately shift their focus over to the target to search for the hole …

Pro tip - trigger leverageMost handguns (1911's excluded) have triggers that pivot on a fulcrum point. That being the case, you should treat the trigger as a lever ... because it is a lever. Leverage, or mechanical advantage, is exponentially improved the further you get away from the fulcrum point. …