Thomas Heckens

Overview of Eight Fundamentals with Drills Using the SIRT with Instructor Heckens

September 3rd, 2011

This series of videos show the various drills where the SIRT Training Pistol is utilized to help coach the 8 fundamentals.  Below is a sample training video of the sight alignment and the shooting off the reset, but click the title or here to see the entire collection of concise, to the point, useful videos.

These draft training videos get to the substance quick and cover:

  1. Stance 
  2. Grip
  3. Sight Alignment
  4. Sight Picture
  5. Breathing
  6. Trigger Control
  7. Follow Through
  8. Recovery

...click to see all videos…

NLT Performance SIRTification Course

July 27th, 2011

NLT Performance conducted its first SIRTification course 7/16- 7/18. The course filled to capacity with a short two week notice. The 16 trainers that attended were a fantastic group. The course consisted of a first day of lecture and practical exercises. The second day followed up on the range with live fire.
Although the course is geared for instructors, the information is valuable for any shooter. We received fantastic feedback from the course participants. The next course is at the NLT Facility and NLT range on 8/13 and we are signing up trainers to sponsor a courses at their location. The second video is a final test on day two. All the shooters had a blast finishing this stage. This is a 500 m run with targets along the way. The test is not previewed by the shooter. The student holsters the pistol between shooting positions. The Top Shooter was George Williams of CuttingEdgeTraining.org.
This video is courtesy of Butch Sapp of http://www.arrestling.com/index.htm

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Dotson Drill 2 with Thomas Heckens and Mike Hughes

July 26th, 2011

I love this drill. It is so darn addicting. Lets not shoot static targets. This drill is hard and you can tell by all the mikes (misses) Thomas and I throw.

Train Hard. Train Smart.

- Mike Hughes

Barricade

July 26th, 2011

Tom Heckens shows how to train more in awkward shooting positions.

Get Low 1: Drills Under the Cage, Mike Hughes shows a set up to train staying low when shooting

July 26th, 2011

This video introduces the "cage" where we are forced to stay low while doing drills. The cage mandates that we stay low and not creep up. Getting low and being comfortable in a crouch is a 1000 mile journey. Staying low requires leg strength, hip mobility and balance. All of these skill sets are not something that can be mastered in a training session, a week or even a year.
"I ain't going to lie to you, it sucks."

Get Low 2: Drills Under the Cage, Thomas Heckens and Mike Hughes shows a set up to get low doing left right drills

July 26th, 2011

Its a 1000 mile journey but getting lower has numerous benefits. A "Cage" will force us to stay low while doing drills.
In this drill Thomas and I are getting a lot of reps in and we have to stay low when we slam into position. You can test this yourself and see if you get stable more quickly when you come into position low.

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