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Old 03-29-2007, 11:09   #8
jatx
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Texas
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82nd,

Paul does not teach dry fire drills. He teaches his students to shoot to a specific standard of speed and accuracy at a variety of ranges and shooting positions. For carbine, those are included in my AAR. To get value from the dry fire training, though, you will need to know what you are working on aside from trigger squeeze and speed. That's where a coach like Paul adds value.

In my limited experience, which is miniscule compared to others here, the area where dry fire training has helped me the most has been follow through, i.e. two complete sight pictures for each shot. That is really important when you start to try to build speed while maintaining accuracy.

If you are contemplating one of his courses, but have been out of the service for awhile, you might also consider revisiting the fundamentals as laid out in the BRM FM. As Paul says, "High speed means doing the basics perfectly every time."

For live fire training, you should look into purchasing a shot timer.

I hope this helps.
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