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A key skill for high performance. Do you have it?

Achieving excellence in combat shooting should be a goal pursued by every citizen - regardless of profession - who owns a firearm. This is even more crucial for those citizens who carry these weapons with them daily. However, unlike in a sport, the vast majority of shooters do not know what excellence in combat shooting entails, cannot identify it, and probably will never achieve it. In today's text, we will discuss one of the characteristics of excellence that should be present in high-performance shooters and should be pursued by those who are improving their skills.

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Science & Physiology

Effects of Complex Functional Strength Training on Balance and Shooting Performance of Rifle Shooters

Researchers Min-Hao Hung, Kuo-Chuan Lin, Chung-Cheng Wu, Jia-Hung Juang, Yen-Yu Lin, and Chi-Yao Chang published an article titled "Effects of Complex Functional Strength Training on Balance and Shooting Performance of Rifle Shooters" in the Applied Sciences Magazine in 2021. The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of complex functional strength training, involving whole-body vibration and unstable surface training, on overall shooting performance. This included assessing the shooters’ stability of hold, time on target, and body sway.

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Mindset

9 ways to identify someone hiding a firearm

Do you know how to identify people who are trying to conceal a weapon? If you have a high level of situational awareness, perhaps you have intuitively developed ways to detect if someone is carrying something suspicious. In this text, you will learn about 9 methods for identifying someone hiding a firearm, as outlined by authors Nathan Meehan, Christopher Strange, and Alexander Garinther in their article "It’s the walk, not the talk: Behavioral indicators of concealed and unholstered firearms carrying".

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Firearms combat

5 secrets to make the most of your shooting training time

Imagine a high-performance athlete arriving at his training ground. Is the behavior of someone who has developed to the limit of their goals random, thoughtless, occasional? Does what one does during training sessions directly impact their results? What are people doing most of the time at shooting ranges? I bring you 5 secrets to make the most of your shooting training time with suggestions for habit changes that will save time and increase your performance in combat shooting. Check it out.

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Firearms combat

7 Ways to Increase Your Chance of Dying in a Gunfight

Sometimes, we post something and wonder, "Should I? Will it offend many people?" In the case of this post, it's quite likely that some readers will, let's say, be upset with me. Nevertheless, however, I like to believe that the truth should always prevail. This is a candid post, full of frankness, which will push some people away and, hopefully, improve the lives of many others. "7 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Dying in a Gunfight" is not a text for everyone. If you are very sensitive or easily offended, please do not read it.

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