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…

Former SF 5th Group member, Thomas Heckens, walks through each fundamental and demonstrates drills with the SIRT to aid in teaching, diagnosing issues and accelerate learning.  

Stance-Grip

 

 
 

Sight Alignment-Sight Picture

These videos show very useful drills with the SIRT where the red laser is offset at a 6:00 position (below the green) and the red laser and the trainer can see if the red laser is hitting a discrete reference dot below the target.
 
 

Breathing

 
We have to breath.  The effect of breathing on pistolcraft is dependent on the situation, but breathing issues creep up where shooters hold their breath, don't appreciate the disterbance of sight picture for precision shots and don't utilize breathing to stay relaxed and give the eyes oxygen.  
 
 
 

Trigger Control!!!

A big one.  These videos really show where the SIRT shines.  We have worked with 1000s of shooters at trainings, trade shows, demos, matches…. the number one issue shooters have is trigger control.  The good news is it can be fixed.  We just need some feedback and have to be self critical.  We always pull the trigger when we shoot, no getting around that.  So lets develop the best trigger mechanics we can to make those trigger pull repetitions count!

Follow Through-Recovery

After the shot breaks we have to have follow through and get the pistol back on target. This is in part recoil management which you have to train live fire. Rcovery

 
 
Below are the sample videos (shown in the main http://www.nextleveltraining.com/mikehughesblog). For more content click the category links below to find more training videos.