Why? Because scientific studies have revealed that
it takes approximately 2,300 repetitions for an individual
to perform a physical activity before it becomes muscle
memory. Dry practice is simply repetition of your
movements through a firing scenario or threat scenario.
By leveraging the power of dry practice and muscle
memory, you accomplish these 6 critical elements:
1. Movement control
2. Diminished bad habits that lead to poor accuracy
3. Correct body mechanics programing into your natural
reflexes - puts you in an unconsciously competent position
whether at the range, in the streets or in a hot zone
4. Entire body as a solid platform - allowing consistent
1. Be sure your barrel stays on its intended point of impact on accuracy by committing the correct biomechanics into
muscle memory
your target.
2. Consistency! Every shot fired must be executed employing 5. Orientating response that sets up what is known as a
behavioral chain - allowing you to enact whatever practiced
the stability matrix.
movement or activity you have repeatedly rehearsed
Is it necessary to go to the range on a weekly basis to
All this dry practice is accomplishing muscle
improve accuracy? In a nutshell, no. First, going to the range all
the time can be a costly situation. These skills demand practice memory, which is your body’s ability to create a habit
and practicing at the range means ammunition. Ammunition through repeated performance of a specific physical
is expensive and the more you shoot, the more you spend. activity, which in this case develops increased accuracy.
Next, and most importantly, shooting live ammunition all the All the elite teams, law enforcement units, as well as
time actually diminishes trigger control and thus leads to poor professional athletes and everyday people use this concept
of muscle memory. It is the way anyone becomes proficient
accuracy.
at any physical activity.
So, how do we achieve accuracy each and every time
we fire that handgun? Dry practice!
Did you know that elite military teams
utilize dry practice and rehearsal as 85% of
their training? That’s right, only 15% of
their training is done with live
ammunition.
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