The video ends with "the biggest problem is th" and then the video cuts off. I would assume you meant grip or trigger control causing low/left (right hand) or low/right (left hand)
I would like to see active shooter tips for women please. The grocery store is where I feel the most exposed and the gas station is where I feel that something could most likely happen.
Being 70 years young I started with the old military issued Colt .45 A.C.P. or S&W revolvers. Over the years I tried to explain your true aiming concept to some people, they thing I'm nuts. Well, in the early 70's I had a Colt. I wasn't doing bad at all but not as good as I thought I should do. So I got a basket case 1911. Took it to our local gunsmith. The front nub of the sight was bent. I asked the guy to remove the front and rear sight???? Then I started shooting with no sights just slide alignment. After that I started shooting the center out of a playing card at 15 or more yards with the old military sights! Today, some people still say, " You can't hit anything with those old WW II, Korea, Vietnam .45's"! But, now at 70, I need better sights, carry a poly gun, and just hit center mass. Great video presentation! Thank-you! Best to ya',,,,!
@@silvermediastudio I agree. I think one important point should be mentioned. On-line media has "Destroyed" natural problem solving. When you see World Champion Shooters giving advice it is reliable, but not a cure-all for everyone. I got some good advice from Jerry Mikulek via text once. His reply was simple, "Whatever works for you"! YT has to many non-experts teaching how to shoot. Then you have the Spec-Op folks with battlegear belts teaching "The Only Way" to grip, shoot or whatever. Sometimes people just have to take a breath and analize their issues on their own. Best to ya',,,,!
I struggled with over aiming for a good while when I first started with my hand gun. My son would tell me every time we went to the range. Great video as usual thank you. Take care and stay safe.
I sometimes work with new shooters. Wish they all would watch this video. They push the gun but keep trying harder to get perfect sight alignment. No one can hold perfectly still but, more importantly, it's not necessary. This is excellent content. Thank you
Why not show them the video as part of your training? I've got several pro's that I watch and save the videos. Depending on whom I'm shooting with or teaching I'll share the videos. I'm definitely not a pro trainer or shooter just an enthusiast who loves teaching those who take me up on my bets with them. Yes, I'm talking about those who are vehemently against guns or never had a chance to learn about firearms. Im a safety nut with everything from guns, offroad driving, dirt bike riding and racing anything on dirt or pavement. I figure I've done the stupid wrong things early and lucky enough so if I can keep someone from hurting every day from my mistakes than I've made a difference for the good.
"I like this Mike" Excellent tips. I think some of us are always over aiming because we just don't trust our eyes enough or just plain over thinking it. Great instruction
For 20 years I couldn't hit shit with a scope no matter what I couldn't figure it out. But I can shoot the nuts off a gnat at 100 yards with open sights on any gun I've ever picked up like it's second nature, don't even think about it just throw up and shoot bullseye. One day I had my buddies 30-30 he had a scope on it and a deer ran out on the powerline. I didnt have time to worry about aiming I just threw up put the crosshair on him and folded him. Then It clicked finally. Stop over thinking it go with your gut and If I shoot from a bench with a scope I still can't hit shit lmao but if it's breathing I got em
@@gowilsoncombat So you are cross dominate. How did you learn to deal with that? I would like to work more with people who have this problem. But I don't know where to begin. I see it quite often more so then one might think. Some of these people just can't hit anything. I feel frustrated by this. Am I just over thinking it? Or is there a specific way to overcome it?
22 1/2 yr Army vet. Infantry. 44 months combat. I’ve been teaching this method for many years to a lot of people. I refer to it as ‘combat shooting’. It’s very effective, especially in combat. Can also do the same thing rifles. Just take the time to get the best zero you can, then you have more room for error. Appreciate you takin the time to share the knowledge.
@@thepunisher8078 It's not point shooting because you are still using the sights, you're just using the appropriate amount of information from the sights based on distance. Disregarding the sights entirely is point shooting.
Definitely one of my biggest pitfalls. I grew up bullseye shooting and I continuously fight myself taking too long shooting my handgun trying to shoot golf ball sized groups.
Great information, especially for newbees. I am nearly 70, my father began teaching me firearm safety and shooting when I was 5yrs. old. He did this with all 7 of his sons. Unfortunately I am the only one that is still into shooting.
This is my second time watching this one. Really good teaching. I watch training videos a few times a week. Been training at my local range weekly since the summer and I find these WC training videos to be the best for me. Great content made simple enough for anyone.
I agree with you 100%.....because.....I was recently waiting on some new sights for my Glock....and was shooting it with NO sights....only using the plane of the slide top at 10-15 yards and was surprised at fairly accurately hitting the target! You are spot on! Thx!!
I have long taught students to maintain a good grip, focus on the front sight, pull/press the trigger, and follow-through. Flinching, which is caused by anticipating and attempting to counteract the recoil, has been the most common and difficult mistake for the average shooter to overcome. This is why follow-through is so critical. It counteracts the tendency to flinch. Speed comes only after you master and maintain the basics.
I wish I would have seen this video decades ago. When I was in the military I shot on the pistol team. National match course, one handed out to 50yds. Almost all the time in the world. With a 1911 if you didnt have all the fundamentals down you would miss. When I started shooting PPC/action matches I would have the best groups but mediocre times. As soon as I realized I was oversighting my times improved. It took me literally years to break that habit that had been drilled into me. Where were you when I needed you, lol. Keep up the great work!
Great video. I grew up hunting quail. In dense cover, you had less than 1 second to shoot before the bird was gone. When I began concealed carry I adopted the same technique. Point and shoot. If the gun fits and one handles the trigger correctly, the shot will connect. I have small hands and chose a S&W M&P 9mm because of adjustable grips. It fit my hand. Where I pointed, the shot impacted. I now carry a Kahr PM 9 and it fits as well. I think selecting a firearm that fits your hand allowing shooting without adjusting the grip is essential to fast, accurate handgun shooting.
Finally someone that puts the finger on the wound, and explains the importance of the grip being more important than the front sight. Most numbers of muscles and joints are in your hands, and controlling all of them at the same time is not a joke. Accuracy in my experience comes from grip, ammo and barrel. In that order. Thank you sir for a great video. Cheers.
I am not convinced. I'll stick with the tried and true. "Front sight target assess/ press." " Aim small miss small." " There is a lawyer attached to every bullet you fire." Best Wishes! M.H.
First time that I have heard using the sites in this way. It falls under the “Keep it simple, stupid” rule. Thank you for the help. So many people want to make things so complicated.
Great video Mike. My son & I shoot "hostage" splatter targets. Red (hostage) sillhouette in middle, 1 black half sillhoette on either side of red sillhouette. The challenge is to hit what you mean to while simultaneously not hitting what you don't mean to. I think this is a great training technique but would love to hear Mike's outside the box take on this. Thanks again to ALL at Wilson.
Great explanation of how to not spend time unnecessarily ; distance of poa then alignment , grip the next part and then keeping it all together for maximum effort. More please, Mike !
With new shooters especially, waiting too long for perfect sight alignment can cause more misses as grip and concentration deteriorates. The sights should be almost aligned ( with enough practice ) as the gun is pointed at the target Great video!
Superb and highly valuable presentation, by a legitimate expert who explains things EXTREMELY thoroughly and clearly. THANK YOU Mike and Bill Wilson. I want to add a personal experience (and I, too, am two decade active military retiree . . . although absolutely not small arms guru). I own a G36 (.45 ACP); I am not a Glock enthusiast (sights, ergonomics, trigger) and my accuracy was terrible with that weapon. BUT - and this proves Mike’s point - I discovered that the worse I shot with this G36, the slower and the more precise I tried to make my sight alignment. It did NOT work, things deteriorated further. HOWEVER, once I decided to basically use ROUGH barrel and front sight alignment, things improved considerably. I don’t like this, but it’s a fact and it works.
I went to another very well known trainer and the did a very poor job of explaining this over 3 days. Mike did a far better job of demonstrating this concept in this video. Definitely getting shared!
I feel more tense when spending more time aiming, I'm trying to work on a good grip, bring it up, verify front sight and shoot. More relaxed. I was just working at about 15 yards but will try 3, 7, 10 and see how it goes. great info
Excellent video. I’m nearly 60 and have been shooting for roughly 50 years. I was raised to concentrate on shooting tight groups; not just merely hitting the target. It is a completely different mindset. The advantage of my style and self training is that I know I will always hit my target. Shooting at 7, 10 or 20 yards is not even a question as to hitting it. HOWEVER, I am slow. I need to implement your advice for self defense style shooting.
Mr. Ron aka "Old Henry", former gunshop owner and one of the men instrumental in establishing our county gun range has told me many times to look at the back of the fun. Thank you for your video.
Excellent explanation and demonstration as always Appreciate you sharing your knowledge and expertise The balance between speed vs accuracy to make combat effective shots in my world as opposed to the race game. I strive to push myself each range visit to see where the line between the two falls and I adjust accordingly again, it's about practicing
I really like this content as I'm and old guy in charge of a bunch of other old folks on our churches security team. Proper grip pressure and alignment is really tough to communicate when training. Thanks
As a simple alignment check for me I only use handguns that naturally align the front and rear sight when I bring them up to the firing position. As a simple example the standard 1911, which I am not a fan of, when I bring it into the natural firing position for me, the front and rear sights are always 90-95% aligned from the get go. On the other hand any Glock, also which I am not a fan of, when I bring up to my natural firing position are never aligned correctly requiring an adjustment before I can get on target. The grip angles between the two are different, one works for me, one doesn't. It will be different for all people. If I pick up a handgun and safely and quickly point it at something if the sights are aligned then I keep looking, if the sights are not aligned then I put it down and keep moving along not looking back. Fortunately I still have great choices such as the Sig P226 with Houge finger grips which point naturally for me where the sight alignment if not perfect every time is always close enough for government work. In my opinion just because everyone else has the latest super blaster it might not be the best choice for you as an individual looking for speed and accuracy on target. Find the handgun that fits you not the handgun that you have to fit to.
The only reason they aren't aligned properly for you with a given pistol is because you haven't practiced enough reps. Do 200 presentations, twice a day, every day for a month and come back. It'll align just fine.
@@silvermediastudio Why would I do that. What you are talking about is developing muscle memory. I have no need for that. Every handgun I own and use points correctly for me right out of the box. I loose nothing by selectively choosing what handgun I use and my muscle memory doesn't have to remember which position is correct for every handgun. I don't have to think about anything when changing from a pistol to a revolver, from a revolver to another revolver, or from pistol to pistol. You can't tell me that your Glock is better than my Sig or HK, that your Colt is better than my S&W revolver. If you want to waste that much time developing muscle memory for each handgun you own don't blame me when it gets down to it and your hand is thinking slower than the situation allows.
@@thinkfirst6431 Battlefield pickup. Who is to say you'll have your gun where and when you need it? The greatest samurai and rōnin of all time, Miyamoto Mushashi, wrote that one should not have a favorite weapon.
@@silvermediastudio Your argument is not very rational. For one thing I don't have time to practice with all of the different available weapons that I might or might not find on a battlefield. Nor do I have access to all said weapons to practice with. Nothing precludes me in the heat of the moment from lining up the front sight with the rear sight, or the dot or crosshairs, without having thousands of hours of practice or muscle memory and pulling the trigger or other actuator. Two in the heat of the moment I am not going to be picky about what I find if indeed I need to find something. If I find a handgun I will keep it until I find a rifle then I might keep both assuming that I don't find something that I like better or one or the other becomes unless and I don't believe I can find a solution to the problem quickly. Start with a knife and work my way up. Three I do not know much about Samurai's other than their preferred weapon of choice was a samurai sword. I don't recall that samurai swords had much of a curve in the handle to adjust to. In fact in those days not much of anything except a bow had much of a curve in the handle area. I would expand his statement to modern times and accept the statement that a person should recognize that there are differences and similarities in all "modern" weapons of the day. They all have a hole where something comes out of, they all require something in them to make something come out of the hole, they all have some type of sighting system, for the most part they all have, however crude or not(think M3 grease gun which is nothing more than a projection in the dust cover that fits in a hole in the bolt), some kind of a safety which may or may not need to be released at the moment to make something come out the hole when pulling on the trigger (think Glock or AK-47). Finding or not finding the safety could have the potential both ways of having a successful conclusion or a bad day. In the above respect I can see that knowing the differences in weapons can be important, it doesn't prevent me from having weapons I like more than others or knowing that some weapons work better for me than others. After all if there were two weapons on the ground one that I know that I liked and another that I knew that I could use which would you pick? Personally I would pick both if I thought that I needed or could use both at the moment. On the other hand if I was a 800lb Gorilla I might practice just sitting on something several times a day in two parts. First part would be practicing on accurately sitting on something, second part would be to see if I could still get up.
Good video. It’s amazing the little things one can pick up watching these. I always used to aim with the fiber optic not top of the sight . Fixed. I learned alignment when I started using a red dot . I would present it and try to find the dot . In order for me to do that I had to have the right alignment.
Great video Mike…a big thank you to the Wilson Combat Group! I wish I had had this information when I was active in IDPA; however, I now train a Security Team and it will be very beneficial in working with them to develop their skills.
Great stuff, Mike!! I'm very new to handguns, but not new to shooting. I was in the military for 22 years. However, all of my training was with long guns. We only spent a few hours with handguns. That being said, I want to learn the right ways from the git-go so that I don't have to unlearn bad habits. I'm heading out to the range again tomorrow, and I'm going to see if I can implement what you said into my training regimen. My biggest challenge is definitely my vision though, because I have long vision in one eye and close vision in the other. It's called, "mono-vision." It has created a handicap in my aiming abilities, but what you're teaching here just might be the solution for my aiming woes. Thanks again!!
Best advice I can give is to NOT learn from UA-cam videos. Mike is an amazing instructor; he was one of mine when I went through the Air Marshal's academy back in 2002, and this video is spot on. That isn't the issue. The problem with someone new to shooting pistols is you will try and repeat what you saw, you will think you're doing it right, but without a trained professional instructor watching you, it's almost a guarantee you will reinforce bad fundamentals and develop poor muscle memory that will cause you to NEVER perfect it and eventually give up on the technique. Moral of the story, get good instruction from a reputable instructor!
@@8654ZuluFoxtrot - Great advice! That being said, I am very particular about who I'm watching. Where firearms are concerned. I watch this channel and the USCCA channel. I am currently in the process of trying to coordinate my schedule with a local shooting instructor who also trains police. He also happens to go to my church. I realize the importance of having a live person observing me from a close distance, and that is my goal for sure.
@@8654ZuluFoxtrot you speak the truth brother . I went to Mike’s class and you definitely need a competent instructor on scene with you ., later on I contacted Mike for a handgun issue I was having . He was gracious enough to do a zoom call with me on his off time .. he’s one great guy👍🏻and has the patience of a Saint ..
I think in a self defense scenario, you definitely do not have the time to over align the firearm to the target especially from those close distances, your concept is spot on.
Mike... Wow, great synopsis of what I have learned through the hard knocks of shooting. I really appreciate the concise way you presented this and put the construct together.
Very helpful Mike! I'm definitely struggling with over-aiming right now during my IPSC trainings. Having said that I probably have more of an issue with my grip and trigger work, so that's probably something to focus on
What would you like to see Mike cover in future videos?
Reloading, shooting while moving, and engaging moving targets.
Tactical shooting
The video ends with "the biggest problem is th" and then the video cuts off. I would assume you meant grip or trigger control causing low/left (right hand) or low/right (left hand)
Scattergun strategies.
I would like to see active shooter tips for women please. The grocery store is where I feel the most exposed and the gas station is where I feel that something could most likely happen.
Being 70 years young I started with the old military issued Colt .45 A.C.P. or S&W revolvers.
Over the years I tried to explain your true aiming concept to some people, they thing I'm nuts.
Well, in the early 70's I had a Colt. I wasn't doing bad at all but not as good as I thought I should do. So I got a basket case 1911. Took it to our local gunsmith. The front nub of the sight was bent. I asked the guy to remove the front and rear sight???? Then I started shooting with no sights just slide alignment. After that I started shooting the center out of a playing card at 15 or more yards with the old military sights! Today, some people still say, " You can't hit anything with those old WW II, Korea, Vietnam .45's"!
But, now at 70, I need better sights, carry a poly gun, and just hit center mass.
Great video presentation! Thank-you!
Best to ya',,,,!
Good post! Geezers Rule! By the way, In a few days, I will be 6 years older than you.
@@hughburgess7201 Well Sir, a early VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you!
Best to ya',,,,!
Happy birthday to Hugh !! 🍺 😎 👍 🎂
Natural Point of Aim and natural index is rarely taught or practiced anymore. Like golf, the market has been flooded with institutional inbreeding.
@@silvermediastudio I agree. I think one important point should be mentioned. On-line media has "Destroyed" natural problem solving.
When you see World Champion Shooters giving advice it is reliable, but not a cure-all for everyone. I got some good advice from Jerry Mikulek via text once. His reply was simple, "Whatever works for you"!
YT has to many non-experts teaching how to shoot. Then you have the Spec-Op folks with battlegear belts teaching "The Only Way" to grip, shoot or whatever. Sometimes people just have to take a breath and analize their issues on their own.
Best to ya',,,,!
I struggled with over aiming for a good while when I first started with my hand gun. My son would tell me every time we went to the range. Great video as usual thank you. Take care and stay safe.
I sometimes work with new shooters. Wish they all would watch this video. They push the gun but keep trying harder to get perfect sight alignment. No one can hold perfectly still but, more importantly, it's not necessary. This is excellent content. Thank you
Why not show them the video as part of your training? I've got several pro's that I watch and save the videos. Depending on whom I'm shooting with or teaching I'll share the videos. I'm definitely not a pro trainer or shooter just an enthusiast who loves teaching those who take me up on my bets with them. Yes, I'm talking about those who are vehemently against guns or never had a chance to learn about firearms. Im a safety nut with everything from guns, offroad driving, dirt bike riding and racing anything on dirt or pavement. I figure I've done the stupid wrong things early and lucky enough so if I can keep someone from hurting every day from my mistakes than I've made a difference for the good.
"I like this Mike" Excellent tips. I think some of us are always over aiming because we just don't trust our eyes enough or just plain over thinking it. Great instruction
Well said!
For 20 years I couldn't hit shit with a scope no matter what I couldn't figure it out. But I can shoot the nuts off a gnat at 100 yards with open sights on any gun I've ever picked up like it's second nature, don't even think about it just throw up and shoot bullseye. One day I had my buddies 30-30 he had a scope on it and a deer ran out on the powerline. I didnt have time to worry about aiming I just threw up put the crosshair on him and folded him. Then It clicked finally. Stop over thinking it go with your gut and If I shoot from a bench with a scope I still can't hit shit lmao but if it's breathing I got em
@@gowilsoncombat
So you are cross dominate.
How did you learn to deal with that? I would like to work more with people who have this problem. But I don't know where to begin.
I see it quite often more so then one might think.
Some of these people just can't hit anything. I feel frustrated by this. Am I just over thinking it? Or is there a specific way to overcome it?
22 1/2 yr Army vet. Infantry. 44 months combat. I’ve been teaching this method for many years to a lot of people. I refer to it as ‘combat shooting’. It’s very effective, especially in combat. Can also do the same thing rifles. Just take the time to get the best zero you can, then you have more room for error. Appreciate you takin the time to share the knowledge.
Point and shooting simply put
@@thepunisher8078 It's not point shooting because you are still using the sights, you're just using the appropriate amount of information from the sights based on distance. Disregarding the sights entirely is point shooting.
@@musicman1eanda yes that’s what I meant keep the powder dry
Thank you sir for service
Definitely one of my biggest pitfalls. I grew up bullseye shooting and I continuously fight myself taking too long shooting my handgun trying to shoot golf ball sized groups.
Great information, especially for newbees. I am nearly 70, my father began teaching me firearm safety and shooting when I was 5yrs. old. He did this with all 7 of his sons. Unfortunately I am the only one that is still into shooting.
This is my second time watching this one. Really good teaching. I watch training videos a few times a week. Been training at my local range weekly since the summer and I find these WC training videos to be the best for me. Great content made simple enough for anyone.
Glad it was helpful!
I agree with you 100%.....because.....I was recently waiting on some new sights for my Glock....and was shooting it with NO sights....only using the plane of the slide top at 10-15 yards and was surprised at fairly accurately hitting the target!
You are spot on! Thx!!
I have long taught students to maintain a good grip, focus on the front sight, pull/press the trigger, and follow-through. Flinching, which is caused by anticipating and attempting to counteract the recoil, has been the most common and difficult mistake for the average shooter to overcome. This is why follow-through is so critical. It counteracts the tendency to flinch. Speed comes only after you master and maintain the basics.
I have a carried a gun for work for 28 yrs. I still watch every video Mr. Seeklander does. Great instructor! 🇺🇸….and Marine !
I wish I would have seen this video decades ago. When I was in the military I shot on the pistol team. National match course, one handed out to 50yds. Almost all the time in the world. With a 1911 if you didnt have all the fundamentals down you would miss.
When I started shooting PPC/action matches I would have the best groups but mediocre times.
As soon as I realized I was oversighting my times improved.
It took me literally years to break that habit that had been drilled into me.
Where were you when I needed you, lol. Keep up the great work!
Great video. I grew up hunting quail. In dense cover, you had less than 1 second to shoot before the bird was gone. When I began concealed carry I adopted the same technique. Point and shoot. If the gun fits and one handles the trigger correctly, the shot will connect. I have small hands and chose a S&W M&P 9mm because of adjustable grips. It fit my hand. Where I pointed, the shot impacted. I now carry a Kahr PM 9 and it fits as well. I think selecting a firearm that fits your hand allowing shooting without adjusting the grip is essential to fast, accurate handgun shooting.
I am guilty of the over aiming. Thank you for this video as I'm going to be putting the advise to use at the range from now on. Cheers!
This was perfect. A lot of folks like me out here in the real world need this basic level of detail...first steps beyond basics to start fine tuning.
Finally someone that puts the finger on the wound, and explains the importance of the grip being more important than the front sight. Most numbers of muscles and joints are in your hands, and controlling all of them at the same time is not a joke. Accuracy in my experience comes from grip, ammo and barrel. In that order. Thank you sir for a great video. Cheers.
I am not convinced. I'll stick with the tried and true.
"Front sight target assess/ press."
" Aim small miss small."
" There is a lawyer attached to every bullet you fire."
Best Wishes! M.H.
Yes Mike, we like this stuff. I learn something every time I watch one of you videos.
First time that I have heard using the sites in this way. It falls under the “Keep it simple, stupid” rule. Thank you for the help. So many people want to make things so complicated.
Sights, not sites.
Wonderful teaching, Mike! I appreciate you taking the time to demonstrate and explain how over-aiming wastes time.
I appreciate the simplicity of how you explained this process. Makes great sense.
Thanks for watching!
Great video Mike. My son & I shoot "hostage" splatter targets. Red (hostage) sillhouette in middle, 1 black half sillhoette on either side of red sillhouette. The challenge is to hit what you mean to while simultaneously not hitting what you don't mean to. I think this is a great training technique but would love to hear Mike's outside the box take on this. Thanks again to ALL at Wilson.
I've watched a lot of grip/aiming videos on UA-cam, and these are easily among the best. Please keep them coming!
Great idea for improving defensive shooting as well as competitive shooting.
My God, as an instructor I have worn myself out over the years explaining this principle. I can stop saying "too long" and just show them this video.
Great explanation of how to not spend time unnecessarily ; distance of poa then alignment , grip the next part and then keeping it all together for maximum effort. More please, Mike !
Glad it helped
With new shooters especially, waiting too long for perfect sight alignment can cause more misses as grip and concentration deteriorates. The sights should be almost aligned ( with enough practice ) as the gun is pointed at the target
Great video!
He shoots better intentionally misaligned than I do trying my hardest to shoot accurately.
have not looked in awhile but Chief AJ used to have some good videos on Circus Shooting here on youtube
practice !!! consistent grip holds are usually the biggest tip
@Danny O: No KIDDING...! I feel the same way.
I shoot better than myself if I don't take the time to align the sites vs just shooting. aim isnt on my mind, just point and click.
🤣 I was about to say the same. LOL
Superb and highly valuable presentation, by a legitimate expert who explains things EXTREMELY thoroughly and clearly. THANK YOU Mike and Bill Wilson.
I want to add a personal experience (and I, too, am two decade active military retiree . . . although absolutely not small arms guru). I own a G36 (.45 ACP); I am not a Glock enthusiast (sights, ergonomics, trigger) and my accuracy was terrible with that weapon. BUT - and this proves Mike’s point - I discovered that the worse I shot with this G36, the slower and the more precise I tried to make my sight alignment. It did NOT work, things deteriorated further. HOWEVER, once I decided to basically use ROUGH barrel and front sight alignment, things improved considerably. I don’t like this, but it’s a fact and it works.
I went to another very well known trainer and the did a very poor job of explaining this over 3 days. Mike did a far better job of demonstrating this concept in this video. Definitely getting shared!
I feel more tense when spending more time aiming, I'm trying to work on a good grip, bring it up, verify front sight and shoot. More relaxed. I was just working at about 15 yards but will try 3, 7, 10 and see how it goes. great info
You are a great teacher bro very well spoken and demonstrated
Love watching Mike Seeklander share his knowledge about forearms
Great Wisdom.... "Good Enough" is good enough!!
good reminder mike
Best advice on shooting I have received in a life time thanks. . .
Lots of great info there. I’m a new handgun shooter and I took a lot away from that, thanks Mike ! Keep ‘em coming !
I've got a class coming up next month with Mike Seeklander, really looking forward to it. Thank you for this.
Hope you enjoy it!
Excellent video.
I’m nearly 60 and have been shooting for roughly 50 years. I was raised to concentrate on shooting tight groups; not just merely hitting the target. It is a completely different mindset. The advantage of my style and self training is that I know I will always hit my target. Shooting at 7, 10 or 20 yards is not even a question as to hitting it. HOWEVER, I am slow. I need to implement your advice for self defense style shooting.
Absolutely dead on right. I have been preaching this for years.( I call it instinct shooting) Dandahermit
Mr. Ron aka "Old Henry", former gunshop owner and one of the men instrumental in establishing our county gun range has told me many times to look at the back of the fun. Thank you for your video.
Great video ! You explained it perfectly! Your explanations are also why red dots on carry guns are unnecessary
Great video Mike, thanks to you and Wilson Combat!! I wish I had known this long ago!! But, it’s never too late…
I like this sort of information keep doing it
EXCELLENT ! I HAVE JUST LEARNED A VERY INPORTANT AIMING / NOT AIMING FACT - ALIGNMENT !!!!!! CHARLIE
Excellent explanation and demonstration as always
Appreciate you sharing your knowledge and expertise
The balance between speed vs accuracy to make combat effective shots in my world as opposed to the race game.
I strive to push myself each range visit to see where the line between the two falls and I adjust accordingly
again, it's about practicing
I think I have learned more watching two of this gentleman's videos than I have in the last 3 years.
Mr. Seeklander thank you so much for your continuing teaching you are always spot on.
You are very welcome
Great demonstration Sir Seeklander .. thank you from italy ..
Thanks for watching!
I really like this content as I'm and old guy in charge of a bunch of other old folks on our churches security team. Proper grip pressure and alignment is really tough to communicate when training. Thanks
Excellent demonstration of this often misunderstood aspect of close range shooting.
👍👍
Absolutely fantastic channel! Thank you Mike, Bill, Massad, and Ken!
4:49 SHIIIEETTTTT
That “Misalignment Demonstration” was eye opening. Had no idea.
This is really good and I speak as an instructor of 35 years. This is the reason I use CT Green Laser Grips on my 1911 EDC’s.
As a simple alignment check for me I only use handguns that naturally align the front and rear sight when I bring them up to the firing position.
As a simple example the standard 1911, which I am not a fan of, when I bring it into the natural firing position for me, the front and rear sights are always 90-95% aligned from the get go. On the other hand any Glock, also which I am not a fan of, when I bring up to my natural firing position are never aligned correctly requiring an adjustment before I can get on target.
The grip angles between the two are different, one works for me, one doesn't. It will be different for all people. If I pick up a handgun and safely and quickly point it at something if the sights are aligned then I keep looking, if the sights are not aligned then I put it down and keep moving along not looking back. Fortunately I still have great choices such as the Sig P226 with Houge finger grips which point naturally for me where the sight alignment if not perfect every time is always close enough for government work.
In my opinion just because everyone else has the latest super blaster it might not be the best choice for you as an individual looking for speed and accuracy on target. Find the handgun that fits you not the handgun that you have to fit to.
The only reason they aren't aligned properly for you with a given pistol is because you haven't practiced enough reps. Do 200 presentations, twice a day, every day for a month and come back. It'll align just fine.
@@silvermediastudio Why would I do that. What you are talking about is developing muscle memory. I have no need for that. Every handgun I own and use points correctly for me right out of the box. I loose nothing by selectively choosing what handgun I use and my muscle memory doesn't have to remember which position is correct for every handgun.
I don't have to think about anything when changing from a pistol to a revolver, from a revolver to another revolver, or from pistol to pistol. You can't tell me that your Glock is better than my Sig or HK, that your Colt is better than my S&W revolver.
If you want to waste that much time developing muscle memory for each handgun you own don't blame me when it gets down to it and your hand is thinking slower than the situation allows.
@@thinkfirst6431 Battlefield pickup. Who is to say you'll have your gun where and when you need it? The greatest samurai and rōnin of all time, Miyamoto Mushashi, wrote that one should not have a favorite weapon.
@@silvermediastudio Your argument is not very rational.
For one thing I don't have time to practice with all of the different available weapons that I might or might not find on a battlefield. Nor do I have access to all said weapons to practice with. Nothing precludes me in the heat of the moment from lining up the front sight with the rear sight, or the dot or crosshairs, without having thousands of hours of practice or muscle memory and pulling the trigger or other actuator.
Two in the heat of the moment I am not going to be picky about what I find if indeed I need to find something. If I find a handgun I will keep it until I find a rifle then I might keep both assuming that I don't find something that I like better or one or the other becomes unless and I don't believe I can find a solution to the problem quickly. Start with a knife and work my way up.
Three I do not know much about Samurai's other than their preferred weapon of choice was a samurai sword. I don't recall that samurai swords had much of a curve in the handle to adjust to. In fact in those days not much of anything except a bow had much of a curve in the handle area. I would expand his statement to modern times and accept the statement that a person should recognize that there are differences and similarities in all "modern" weapons of the day. They all have a hole where something comes out of, they all require something in them to make something come out of the hole, they all have some type of sighting system, for the most part they all have, however crude or not(think M3 grease gun which is nothing more than a projection in the dust cover that fits in a hole in the bolt), some kind of a safety which may or may not need to be released at the moment to make something come out the hole when pulling on the trigger (think Glock or AK-47). Finding or not finding the safety could have the potential both ways of having a successful conclusion or a bad day.
In the above respect I can see that knowing the differences in weapons can be important, it doesn't prevent me from having weapons I like more than others or knowing that some weapons work better for me than others. After all if there were two weapons on the ground one that I know that I liked and another that I knew that I could use which would you pick? Personally I would pick both if I thought that I needed or could use both at the moment.
On the other hand if I was a 800lb Gorilla I might practice just sitting on something several times a day in two parts. First part would be practicing on accurately sitting on something, second part would be to see if I could still get up.
Good video. It’s amazing the little things one can pick up watching these. I always used to aim with the fiber optic not top of the sight . Fixed. I learned alignment when I started using a red dot . I would present it and try to find the dot . In order for me to do that I had to have the right alignment.
Great video Mike…a big thank you to the Wilson Combat Group! I wish I had had this information when I was active in IDPA; however, I now train a Security Team and it will be very beneficial in working with them to develop their skills.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you 😊
Awesome video. I have experienced over aiming and I practiced shooting without extreme focus and I can attest that you are 100% correct. Thank you.
Excellent presentation…
Many thanks!
Outstanding Instruction Sir!
Simple, short, and probably one of the most helpful videos on this subject... Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
@@gowilsoncombat 9:22 9:27 9:28
I absolutely agree with everything you've said!
Awesome tutorial. Thank you. Please make more videos
Great advice Mike
I found keep your eyes on the target then bring to gun UP until you see the slide, fire twice quickly or "Double tap" the target. Heart, head.
Thanks, Mike. Good info. Practice, practice, practice.
You bet!
Awesome. Thanks.
You bet!
Great stuff, Mike!! I'm very new to handguns, but not new to shooting. I was in the military for 22 years. However, all of my training was with long guns. We only spent a few hours with handguns. That being said, I want to learn the right ways from the git-go so that I don't have to unlearn bad habits. I'm heading out to the range again tomorrow, and I'm going to see if I can implement what you said into my training regimen. My biggest challenge is definitely my vision though, because I have long vision in one eye and close vision in the other. It's called, "mono-vision." It has created a handicap in my aiming abilities, but what you're teaching here just might be the solution for my aiming woes. Thanks again!!
Best advice I can give is to NOT learn from UA-cam videos. Mike is an amazing instructor; he was one of mine when I went through the Air Marshal's academy back in 2002, and this video is spot on. That isn't the issue. The problem with someone new to shooting pistols is you will try and repeat what you saw, you will think you're doing it right, but without a trained professional instructor watching you, it's almost a guarantee you will reinforce bad fundamentals and develop poor muscle memory that will cause you to NEVER perfect it and eventually give up on the technique. Moral of the story, get good instruction from a reputable instructor!
@@8654ZuluFoxtrot - Great advice! That being said, I am very particular about who I'm watching. Where firearms are concerned. I watch this channel and the USCCA channel. I am currently in the process of trying to coordinate my schedule with a local shooting instructor who also trains police. He also happens to go to my church.
I realize the importance of having a live person observing me from a close distance, and that is my goal for sure.
@@8654ZuluFoxtrot you speak the truth brother . I went to Mike’s class and you definitely need a competent instructor on scene with you ., later on I contacted Mike for a handgun issue I was having . He was gracious enough to do a zoom call with me on his off time .. he’s one great guy👍🏻and has the patience of a Saint ..
Yes I'd like to see Mike in more videos.
Excellent instruction.
I think in a self defense scenario, you definitely do not have the time to over align the firearm to the target especially from those close distances, your concept is spot on.
Ive been trained this way before but it wasent explained near as well. Excellent video, a lot of shooters would benefit from this in their training.
Great watch. Educational.
Wilson Combat is my go to place to training.
I always appreciate Mike’s you expert instruction! More, please
This presentation is and was EXCELLENT.
Mike... Wow, great synopsis of what I have learned through the hard knocks of shooting. I really appreciate the concise way you presented this and put the construct together.
Thank you, always good to hear clear instructions and information
Well said. I want to try this.
This gives excellent clarification and examples. I wish more videos gave this depth or level of clarity demonstration of concept.
Looking forward to working on this!
These videos of late are outstanding 👏
Good stuff as aways
Excellent points very practical considering what most would need to do in an actual self-defense situation. Thanks for posting.
Thank you for saving us time. It may save some lives.
You bet!
You have just given me. "Eureka moment". Now I know why I never got beyond C class in IPSC!! Excellent video. Thanks!! Mark P. L-670
Glad it was helpful!
Extremely informative! Thank you for explaining no frills clear basic instructions.
Great video. Excellent content and very well produced. Thanks Mike and Wilson Combat!
Thanks. Thought provoking. Have to listen again.
Glad it was helpful!
Very helpful Mike! I'm definitely struggling with over-aiming right now during my IPSC trainings. Having said that I probably have more of an issue with my grip and trigger work, so that's probably something to focus on
Very solid explanation!
Great stuff Mike and WC. Keep it coming🎃
love to see transitions and moving target tips
4:43 to 5:05 all 3 shots landed on top of the previous 👍👍👍
Excellent tips and the “grip thingy” was my issue till I addressed it. TYVM for the superb info.
No problem!
Oh wow! I didn't know. Thanks
You bet!
Love it... RDS handgun acquisition at close, medium and long range next.... and how to get quick draw to first shot times.