Combat Focus Shooting
by Rob Pincus
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Author: Rob PincusEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-01-15
ISBN: 0979150868
Number of pages: 116
Publisher: ICE Publishing Company
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Book Review: Excellent introduction to actually using a pistol!
Summary: 4 Stars
Rob's passion for clear and useful communication shows! Every page deals with what he thinks will keep himself and you alive during a "dynamic critical incident". Even better than the "what" is the "why"; if his opinions are different from yours then you are given the reasoning behind the practice.
The book starts with the right things up front. Rob spends the first half in your head. If you're going to the range twice a year and do one-handed slow fire at 25 yards, you're not going to really improve your ability to defend yourself when it's at the statistical average range of 5-10 yards and happening very fast. You must consider your mindset first, and set reasonable training goals and measurements for those goals. Rob covers Safety, Leaning opportunities, Efficiency, Consistency, Body Mechanics, Combat Accuracy, and how to determine "How fast can I go?" and "How accuracte do I need to be?".
You get to the physical specifics in the second half of the book, but spend some real time on the first. Until you're fully comfortable with your pre-engagement decisions you will always risk increased hesitation in the moment of truth. Set measureable goals against your specific needs and settle in your own mind what you and the weapon can do. That solid foundation will let you confidently move to the actual skills.
There seems to be at least two ideal candidates for this book. First, if you're new to pistol shooting but want to be able to use your weapon for personal defense, this is the book to read. After your initial orientiation to the pistol via an NRA class or equivalent then you process Rob's information into your specific needs. The book, and the DVD available from Valhalla Training, will give you a wealth of information and let you see how you can protect yourself and your loved ones.
The second ideal candidate is a team member in a unit with limited training funds. Make no mistake, going to the Valhalla training is in all ways superior to reading a book. However, few departments have unlimited funds. If your line of work puts you in harm's way then Rob's disciplines will increase your chances of coming home safe every night.
While I would have appreciated more explicit "exercises" for brand new shooters, you can figure out creative ways to integrate Rob in your range time. The biggest plus for me? Rob has his thoughts, I have mine. Whether or not we agreed I was given enough information to critically evaluate my current practice. If I can improve, great. If what I am already doing suits my needs better, great. Rob made me think, and for that I consider this money very well spent.
Summary of Combat Focus Shooting
Praised by experts and students alike for his practical approach to intuitive shooting techniques, Pincus has brought his program into a skillfully written dialogue featuring sections including: Working with what the body does naturally, Background and Philosophy of Combat Focus Shooting, Combat (or Defensive) Accuracy, Combat Focus Range Drills, The Critical Incident Reload, Volume of Fire, and The Balance of Speed and Precision. Pincus book covers the content and underlying principles of the revolutionary Combat FocusTM Shooting Course in their entirety. Combat FocusTM Shooting is the intuitive shooting program that is designed to work with what the body and mind do naturally during a dynamic critical incident. This program helps the shooter to learn the Balance Between Speed & Precision and use either sighted or unsighted fire as appropriate to get combat-accurate hits efficiently during a lethal force encounter. Pincus' Combat Focus Shooting program has been incorporated into law enforcement and military training programs across the country and has been taught to security and police officers, military special operations personnel and instructors from around the world. In addition to these armed professionals, hundreds of self-defense students and beginner shooters are taught how to be safer through more efficient shooting in the Combat Focus courses every year, both at Valhalla Training Center and other locations.Military Books
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