This entry is part 8 of 9 in the series 2012 Fundamentals SeriesGrip Grab the gun where the flesh between your thumb and forefinger is high as possible. Wrap the fingers around the front portion of the gun and do not grip the gun like a rope but rather try to grip the...
This entry is part 6 of 9 in the series 2012 Fundamentals SeriesDon’t Pin the Trigger We are often taught follow through with regard to trigger control. This means pressing the trigger rearward and continuing to press it and hold it rearward. The SIRT training...
This entry is part 2 of 9 in the series 2012 Fundamentals SeriesTips on Trigger Control This introduction video is designed for people just getting the SIRT training pistol and want to begin training. A great place to start is trigger control. Many shooters have some...
Reset Reprep In this video, Mike Hughes explains the process of resetting a trigger after you squeeze off a shot. Resetting the trigger is something a lot of shooters don’t think about but is a crucial part of completing the process. To practice, pull the...
This entry is part 1 of 9 in the series 2012 Fundamentals SeriesTips on Trigger Control This introduction video is designed for people just getting the SIRT training pistol and want to begin training. A great place to start is trigger control. Many shooters have some...
This entry is part 9 of 9 in the series 2012 Fundamentals SeriesGrip & Stance This final video shows a stance and grab combination to provide a platform and introduces the concept I learned from Rodney May, chest squeeze. Chest squeeze where the base of the thumbs...
This entry is part 7 of 9 in the series 2012 Fundamentals SeriesStance Stance is a foundation to shoot. The stance has to be in a balanced location to handle recoil for not only the first shot but all of th e follow up shots. Try to keep the weight on your toes and...
This entry is part 5 of 9 in the series 2012 Fundamentals SeriesTrigger Diagnostics Every repetition is the diagnostic rep. Without any feedback on a repetition, it’s just a rep. Making gains in motor-mechanics requires some feedback loop so we get a sense of...
This entry is part 4 of 9 in the series 2012 Fundamentals SeriesShooting Off the Reset Shooting off the reset. You are not finish shooting until the trigger repositions forward to reset the trigger mechanism and you reprep the trigger to take up the slack. Only then...
This entry is part 3 of 9 in the series 2012 Fundamentals SeriesTrigger Prep Once you have taken a few shots with a SIRT training pistol turn on the take-up indicator which is a switch on top of the gun. The trigger take-up indicator has a switch to turn on the red...
Training Youth in Pistol Proficiency is intertwined with safety. The best thing we can do with youth is trained them on the fundamentals and always go over muzzle awareness and keeping the finger off the trigger. We are producing out the new DVD, Be The Hero, through...
Pistol Fundamentals This is one of our older videos but addresses a common request we get regarding fundamentals. The first question people ask when they see a SIRT is “what do I do with it?” Not everyone has had the chance for formal training and we want...