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Shooting training should be fun
At RTSP in Randolph, where I work as the training
coordinator, we have people come in all the time who
are struggling to find out why they can’t shoot accurately and consistently. Some of these people are civilians and many of them are current or aspiring law
enforcement officers. More often than not, we find
that these people have trouble shooting as a result of
no training, or because of failed training programs. So
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NICOLETTI we have to ask why so many programs fail to teach
these individuals adequately? What I have found in
many cases is that most programs fail because the shooters become
discouraged from lack of guidance, which turns into a lack of interest.
The first thing we must do as instructors is to teach the shooters
basic form: stance, grip, sight acquisition and trigger pull. As my
boss always says, “It ain’t that hard.” Once the shooter builds confidence with small goals, such as creating tight shot groups at a short
distance, we start to set higher goals such as moving the target out
further, speeding up the shots slightly, etc. Within a relatively short
period of time, many below-par to mid-level shooters can become
proficient, thereby building confidence even