I love shooting demonstrations in classes, especially with subcompact pistols. I typically share three subcompact shooting tips to help improve your performance on this tiny blasters.

Get Stronger, It Fixes Most Problems

Nothing in this world is free. You have to pay in some way, shape or fashion. If you want to shoot subcompact pistols well you will have to improve your grip strength. There is no getting around this through equipment or after market modifications. There is no averting this fundamental truth, just get stronger. Grip strength is one of those subjects talked about a lot, but not often in a manner that produces results. Avoid any flexing and extending exercises for high repetitions. Instead, you want exercises focusing on isometric tension. Since this most closely resembles shooting when applying and holding a crush grip. The biggest mistake I see in shooters who want to develop their grip strength is relying on hand grip strengtheners as their sole means of improvement. While they can help to build the strength in your overall grip, we want to hold onto to something with a powerful grip for an extended period of time. My personal favorite are heavy farmers carry, but with a twist. Pick up something with a handle, then point your trigger finger straight down. Carry the item for distance, then switch hands or carry two at the same time. Over time, this will help you to clamp down on your grip versus milking your grip.

Get As Much Friction As Possible

While most subcompact pistols barely fit into the average size person’s palms you still need to obtain a solid firing grip. Start by identifying the five points of contact, then ensure you occupy as much surface area as possible. Using an in-line thumb grip gives you the best access to the pistol’s surface area. Your goal when shooting subcompact pistols is to create as much friction as possible through your grip. With the short frames many are tempted to use pinky extensions or extended magazines. Using these for your reload magazine is no problem. Part of the reason you are carrying a subcompact is the reduced profile for optimal concealment. Adding length to the frame produces more you need to conceal. Instead, curl your pinky finger underneath the base of the magazine. Take it one step further and press the tip of your pinky finger into the palm of your hand while applying your crush grip.

Take It Slow, Concentrate More

The last thing to do is slow down. These subcompact pistols are not as forgiving as their full size counter parts. The extra weight and size of larger pistols allow the average shooter to get away with less than ideal technique. Not the case with the subcompacts. You need to concentrate on slowing down in two major areas. The first has to do with obtaining the optimal firing grip. If you take a little bit more time in the beginning to ensure the best grip it will pay dividends when shooting subcompact pistols in rapid fire mode. Then slow down your shooting. Take more time to align the sights. Many subcompacts come with a poor sight system so sighting errors can be compounded. Slowing down your trigger management will also allow you to work with the suboptimal triggers usually found on the subcompacts.

Practice Drills For Peak Performance

When it comes down to performance evaluation I typically run two drills. The first drill is a Bill Drill where I fire six rounds total in rapid fire mode. I fire these from the 7-yard line as prescribed, but I do it versus a six inch target with six second par time. My goal is to be sub-par with 100% accuracy. To do this drill well you have to focuses on a solid, crush grip. Decent recoil and trigger management will net you a passing score. Then for accuracy, I take the subcompact pistol back to the 25-yard line and run a TRICON bullseye qualification. This is five rounds in ten seconds for score versus a bullseye target with 80% as passing. Both drills allow you as the shooter to gauge your skill level and focus on where you need the most practice.

I love shooting subcompact pistols and they offer many people who would not normally carry concealed the option due to their size. With a little practice shooting them well is easily achievable.

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High Mileage Athlete

As I get older and the high mileage starts to show my body recovers slower. Nothing should be earth shattering about this fact, pretty much a no brainer. What I have noticed more recently is how its affecting my performance. This week has been brutal on the body, doing “2 a day” workouts. It doesn’t help that my lifting sessions have been centered around Olympic lifts. These explosive lifts are great for my training plan, the fit in quite nicely. The down side is the days after I have reduced range of motion. Yes, there is a little soreness, but what does the soreness mean. For me, it means my muscles are tight. When they are tight they have reduced their overall range of motion. Normal everyday movements are minimally impacted.

Economy of Motion

What I notice is how my drawstroke is affected. My dry fire and live fire is a mixture of the various carry conditions. Both open and concealed conditions as well as strong side, appendix and ankle carry positions. What I specifically noticed was how I had to accommodate with either extra or altered movements. One thing I try to emphasize in classes is not to add anything unnecessary and to do the minimum work necessary. If you are interested in being fast the natural response is to move faster. Simple enough. The first thing to do is clean up your technique so it has the minimum movement required for the action performed with a high level of precision. Having limited range of motion effected my movements. I liked discovering this, since my lifestyle has extensive periods where my range of motion may be suboptimal it reminds me of the importance of my mobility work.

Limited Mobility

I have a mobility program I consistently follow. A prime directive in my strength programming is injury prevention. It includes both pre and post workout. It has significantly improved not just my recovery, but my workouts and my quality of life. What I see as a common dilemma in our classes is students who as a result of injury, lifestyle or not knowing any better have terrible mobility. I see this easily demonstrated in posture. I joke about this in class, but if you grew up in Texas and had a mother like mine who constantly scolded you for not sitting up straight it left a mark. Among many things in my childhood she was right. Probably the two biggest posture issues I see involve shortened hip flexors and rounded shoulders.

Adapting to the New Norm

The shortened hip flexors will pull on the front part of your hips. I had this pretty bad when I was younger. Once the muscles and tendons shorten, it is difficult to get them to return to their normal position. Trust me on that one. My lower back continues to send me flowers ever since. To be honest the rounded shoulders were the least difficult of the two to correct. They both had a negative impact on my shooting. They affected my shooting mainly in recoil management, but other areas as well. When I corrected them I saw the positive impact in my shooting. At first in small dosages, but with time big changes. The human body can adapt and accommodate to many different conditions, but that doesn’t mean it is a good thing. When on the firing line I’m looking at the student’s posture to help identify potential problems.

If the shoulders are rounded and the hands rest in front of the hips realize this is not natural. It may have become the new norm, but it is not natural.

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These Old Bones

These days I put a lot of stock into mobility. My range of motion is decreasing or is harder to stay at optimal conditions. I work just about every day on some form of mobility and that includes when I’m on the road. I have a routine I follow, but since I probably won’t get into a gym for a good workout I do more mobility. Typically, I’m on my feet all day so I will add a little mobility after class once I’ve gotten back to the hotel. I like to keep it short and sweet. I prefer consistency over volume and let me tell you it works.

Keeping It Simple

To keep myself healthy and limber while on the road I rely on four easy to pack items; a jump rope, resistance band, massage ball and roller. That’s it! Now, if I’m going to be in a location longer than 3-4 days I will bring my full workout load-out, but for most weekend classes this will meet my needs quite well. These all fit in a small bag I toss in my checked back. The roller is actually ingenious and lays flat for packing so it doesn’t take up much space. Even if you don’t want to go with my version, there are plenty of others out there. I opted for the hollow version early on because I could use the cavity to store clothes or other items to make up for the size.

Getting the Heart-rate Going

The jump rope is something I use when I want to sweat a little. You don’t need much skill to jump rope and it is hugely valuable along with low impact. If all you can do are single-unders then a couple of intervals on and off is all you need. If you are really looking to up your game you can go with double-unders. The difference being single-unders have the rope passing under your feet once for every jump. Double-unders has the rope passing twice. A lot more technical than it sounds and I still struggle with large sets, but for getting my heart rate going in a hotel room it is hard to beat.

Not That Kind of Massage

When it comes time for my mobility, I like to add the use of resistance bands. It helps generate a deeper stretch and can be used for just about every movement. The other reason I like a resistance band is for those problem stretches or areas that need a little extra. The band helps me achieve a deeper stretch. It also allows me to perform stretches I’m not good at a little better by giving me support. The massage ball is deceptively simple and evil all at the same time. Standing on your feet all day can wear you out and using this ball to help loosing tight muscle groups is both pleasure and pain. Rolling my calves, feet and quads will go a long way to a better sleep I have realized over the years. Then there is the collapsible roller. I love this thing! I can roll just about every major muscle group out and it feels wonderful…maybe not at first though. There’s a lot of grunting going on, but it is all good. The massage ball is great, but sometimes too intense for some areas. The roller with it’s larger surface area feels just fine. I can sometimes just lay on it for a few minutes doing nothing but breathing and feel so much better.

Nothing if free and getting old is not for the weak. These tools help me stay younger and do my job better while assisting me to achieve the highest quality of life.

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No duh…

It shouldn’t come as a surprise, concentration takes effort. To be successful in an activity requires constant effort or constant concentration. I talk about strategies to help improve your performance during class. Skill level is not always relevant, in other words you might think a person with good shooting skills might not have to concentrate as much. Not necessarily the case, they concentrate at staying focused. While someone with poor shooting skills has to concentrate on a new activity those with good shooting skills have to concentrate on maintaining a high level of performance, not always an easy task.

Do be like Doug the Dog

What is the advice I give students? Remove distractions. When your concentration is broken due to a distraction all sorts of bad things happen. You need to clear any clutter or anything that is not going to help improve your performance. You don’t need to bring everything and the kitchen sink to the firing line. All those items not directly connected to improving your performance are merely a distraction to you. Instead of focusing on improving performance you start considering how these other items might help. Well, they can’t. If they could, you would have been using them already so stop.

Simple, but not easy

Your primary goal in learning is to affect change. In shooting, it comes in the form of behavioral change and it is not easy. Working through bad habits requires an intense level of concentration. I know it sounds simple, but when you remove distractions it will allow you to concentrate more efficiently. The way you want to think about this is a balance between concentration and suppression. You need to concentrate on what matters for peak performance and suppress the distractions that inhibit peak performance.

That would be a waste of time

Over the years I have realized lengthy explanations are a waste of time. While in my head I feel as though I have provided ample information, truthfully, I provided too much. I have taken the approach of concise communication and instructions. The fewer words I use to express my point, activity or task the better. I am competing against all those distractions so I have to deliver the message as quickly as I can so it has the best chance of being processed. I use quantifying questions to gauge the delivery of my message and with time I have streamlined to the bare minimum. Responsibility for success doesn’t rest solely with the student. The instructor needs to be aware of this and manage it through better teaching strategies.

Feel the burn

Since we are performance based, I can see the ebbing and flowing of performance. The likely culprit being the inability to sustain concentration. It is at those times you need to break. Allow for a 10-15-minute recharge session. What I have come to suggestion is a little mobility work. Most students could benefit from improved fitness, but in the meantime stretching is a good alternative. Nothing fancy, but getting the blood flowing and clearing the head should help you reach those high levels of concentration again.

My parting words at the end of the day in order of priority; take care of your gear, get a good meal, rehydrate and get as much rest as possible because we are going to hit hard again tomorrow. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it.

Stay open-minded; stay focused. Train hard and train smart. For me, the older I get,
 the smarter I have to train also, because the recovery time is longer. Work on 
everything: become a well-rounded fighter - don't just be good at one thing; be 
good at everything. Brock Lesnar; American Professional Wreslter and MMA Champion.

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Pain free

I see this more and more these days in classes, terrible range of motion or mobility. Most ailments are beyond the scope of this article and my knowledge, but there is plenty to help improve your condition. The common complaint has to do with an overdeveloped chest region and or underdeveloped shoulder region. When these are combined it compounds the issue making it difficult to be pain free, much less enjoy the class. Our programs have a high volume of fire, regardless of your belief quality will always trump quantity. When you merry up quality with quantity it creates an excellent opportunity for growth unless it produces an injury or aggravates an pre-existing condition.

The wrists and your grip

I recommend students start in the morning before class with a little range of motion work. Target the general areas used in shooting, then a little full body work after class. I start by doing wrist rolls to get the blood moving. It feels great to loosen up this region and I give my self about 30-60 seconds each direction. Then I use a flat surface such as desk for the next activity. I place my palms face down and gently lean forward and back for about 10 reps then side to side for 10 reps. I repeat with my palms facing up; which works great for my existing wrist injuries. I finish with some 2-3 second isometric wrist extensions. Once you have these movements figured out, it shouldn’t take more than five to ten minutes.

Shoulders for power

I then work shoulder mobility. I spend a lot of time here because of previous injuries. Again, many have an imbalance between their frontal and rear region. The imbalance is another subject, but trying to open up the tight regions is a good place to start. I find a doorway to use and bend my arm at a 90 degree angle as I rest it against the door frame. Lean forward slightly and hold for 2-3 seconds then repeat on the other side. Next, I step through the doorway and place my palm on the door frame. Slightly twist away at the waist and hold for 2-3 seconds. Repeat on the other side. I finish by placing my hands against a wall at shoulder height with my feet about 20-30 inches back from the wall. I let gravity pull my chest downward and hold for about 2-3 seconds. You can repeat each of these drills as many times as comfortable and safe. The important consideration is never push past pain, to slowly and gently use these movements. Gradually increase the hold time, repetitions or sets if you are seeing positive results and stop immediately if you experience pain or negative results.

I want each student’s experience to be the best possible. Regardless of age or flexibility getting the body ready for the demands you will put it through is good practice.

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Wear and tear

If you have been doing this job for any length of time, it takes its toll on the body. It is really hard to avoid injury when you are pushing the limits on a daily basis. It is not a matter of it, but when you are going to see injuries. They will vary, but count on them and more importantly you need to have a plan for how to get healthy, stay healthy and prevent future injuries. I changed my perspective after a serious injury 7 year ago, in a way it was a good thing because it forced the change.

It’s a young man’s game

I am not getting any younger in case you were wondering. Threats to my well being from criminal or terrorist actors are not aging with me, instead they are younger. They pose a significant threat because they are younger4, but they are also probably stronger and faster than most. When we are conducting our training classes I am surprised to see people have difficulty with the most innocent of movements such as retrieving equipment off the deck. With that being said, most people need mobility, balance and coordination more than anything.

Get your mobility on

We work hard to adjust and modify student’s posture in classes to better support their shooting. Most people either use techniques considered suboptimal due to the demand on the body or in some cases technically inferior. Understanding the importance of the muscular skeleton as it relates to shooting is something we push hard in classes and so on top of having difficulty retrieving equipment most have poor performance in this field because they don’t have the range of motion, their mobility sucks.

Range of motion is sweet

I noticed a ridiculous change in my lifts when I put more effort into my mobility, limited range of motion affects all aspects of your life. Balance and coordination hinge on your ability to be flexible and rigid at the same time. Yes, at times when people ask me how they can get better as a shooter I want to tell them to get stronger, but really what I should be saying is work on your mobility. While there is no safe way to provide advise these days due to our litigative society I would encourage you to simply ask yourself what hurts. It’s a great place to start your search into learning more about that region.

Knowledge is power

There is no excuse why you cannot research a joint, muscle or section on your own. To educate yourself on how it works, what it does and more importantly what it doesn’t do when injured. The body is an amazing mechanism and it compensates incredibly well, learning about those compensations due to the imbalances. While it may seem counter intuitive, your knees may be hurting because you have no flexibility in your ankles. Yes, there could be dozens of other reasons, but by educating yourself you better align your response. You may even come to realize you need to see an expert because it is much worse than you thought and you were doing a good job of trying to ignore the injury.

With access to so many resources these days it is hard not to take a more vested interest in your own body. If you don’t make it a priority, no one else will.

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Remember

As Memorial Day sets I realize many people do not understand the true meaning behind the holiday. I don’t blame them, I blame our society for failing to appreciate the meaning as well as teach the meaning. For many, it is a time to celebrate, vacation, spend time with family. I’m grateful for being able to do so over the past myself, but it was always with a different purpose. Memorial Day is about honoring our fallen, those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice with their lives defending our way of life.

My brothers watch over me

I do not need a holiday to remind me of their sacrifice once a year for I live with it daily. I know my brothers are watching me and I am bound by an unwritten code to simply live a life worthy of their sacrifice. To represent them both on and off the battlefield, our code and way of life. I have but one question to ask as we reflect on our fallen, have you yourself lived a life worthy of their sacrifice? Have you given your all, walked the difficult path, made the right choice over the easy one? These are not acts, these are the marks of integrity. My wish is for people across our great country to take a moment to genuinely answer this question.

Never forget

When some one accidentally says “thank you” to me on Memorial Day, I don’t fly off the handle at them. They don’t understand, but their gesture is sincere and if they matter to me in my life I will take the time to explain the difference. I don’t need a thank you, nor recognition. I only ask reverence for our fallen and for you to live the life they could not so their death does not go forgotten. Can you do that, because if you can their sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Represent

It was always my honor to wear the uniform, to represent my country and my brothers. Some will never understand the commitment necessary. It is not important they understand it, but I hope they would recognize the sacrifices of all those who go into harms way. The hours, days, weeks, years lost with family and loved ones as they prepare, train and ready for combat with single-mindedness of purpose. And to those who did not come back, we honor you every day by continuing to live a life worthy of your sacrifice.

Leave nothing unsaid

A great example would be the Hero WOD’s the Crossfit community has created to honor our fallen, but more importantly their sacrifice. To unite with single mindless of purpose to endure discomfort together for just a few moments helps some to live that life. There are too many Hero WOD’s, but the beauty of them is the physical and mental demand. For those fleeting moments you understand and someday you will be able to sit at the table. Cherish your loved ones, hold them tight every chance you have and leave nothing unsaid between you and those who matter in your life.

Time is short, but there are miles and miles to go before you sleep. Don’t wait until the last few minutes of your life, live your life and die like the hero going home.

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Pick the big guy said no one

If we are fighting, would you rather fight someone who is strong or weak? Be honest, if you had to really fight an opponent you probably would wish for a weak and less committed individual. So, if we can agree on this premise, would “we” want to be strong or weak? I see strength and conditioning tossed around these days as if it is new. Folks, if you are not working at getting stronger then you are only getting weaker. It really is that simple.

Digging deep for the team

There is a reason the military places a high value on physical readiness, because combat is physical, demanding and at times pushes you beyond your limits. If you are not physically prepared for the demands it will crush you. I saw this first hand as a student and then as an instructor. Believe me, if you failed to meet the physical standards I would move mountains to get rid of you. How does this translate to what I’m trying to say right now. Many times when people ask me how to improve their shooting they are looking for isolated response, what I want to tell them is “get stronger.”

Tune out the idiots

There are so many benefits to improving your strength and conditioning; people who tell you otherwise are idiots. Lately I’ve seen some pretty idiotic comments why strength training is not valuable, to which I would reply are you really in a position to comment about the negative effects of S&C as it relates to gunfighting. You may be a firearms instructor, but are you qualified to speak on the benefits or risks associated with strength training. Probably not. Full transparency, I’m not either…I’ve just lived my live and represented my community with the understanding stronger people are harder to kill. I have surrounded myself with some of the very best in the business and believe me these folks are the best.

Just get stronger

Having above average strength to grip, manage and control a firearm is only a good thing. Not only have I seen it in my own performance, but I have seen it with the top athletes I have been fortunate enough to train and work with; some of whom were at the very top of their game. These were people both men and women who’s strength capacity was well beyond average and when I placed a firearm in their hands they physicality dominated the shooting techniques. They bring to bear something other people overlook, the ability to recruit the appropriate muscular chain for shooting at an above average level. It is impressive to say the least.

The cost of pain

While I could go on and on about strength training, I would rather comment on a subject rarely talked about; suffering. Those who commit to a lifestyle to be physically prepared have endured great hardship. To commit to the physical abuse time and time again, knowing full well the pain you will experience is something few can understand. When it comes to combat, it is even fewer who can foster. If you don’t know what I’m talking about then that is part of the problem and one I would highly suggest you remedy.

When you are facing insurmountable odds the tenacity you need to prevail is not incased in a vile you break. It is honed through years of suffering to improve, to be better, to not quit and to prevail.

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What’s your motivation

The same can be said for motivation. In this case motivation to physically workout. People will ask me what music I like to listen to while working out, truthfully I don’t listen to music. There might be some playing in the background, but it literally is white noise. I like music and from lots of different genre’s, well not entirely true there is some horrendous sounds I sometimes hear I wish my ear protection was more handy, but I don’t use it for motivation. The point I’m making is people will use different simulators to help motivate them. If the motivation doesn’t reside within you when it’s game time you will come up short.

Fake it until you quit

As a former BUD’S instructor I got to see all different types of motivation, but the one most common was false bravado. When you are lying naked in the cold surf hoovering near hypothermia it tests everyone’s motivation. If you walked into my compound because you wanted be cool you were the first one to ring the bell when times got tough. If you walked onto the grinder, but had doubts I would find you and press harder. If you were on no sleep at zero dark thirty getting ready for yet another practical still in the same wet clothes you knew I was lurking in the background. I was looking for those whose motivation was based on materialistic versus intrinsic goals. They would lack the motivation to win when it counted.

Medieval times

Stepping into a gym is close to stepping into a medieval dungeon equipped with all sorts of torture devices. The difference is you are volunteering for said torture and will administer it yourself. The beautiful thing about my job is I get to travel and meet tons of people. I also get to visit various gyms across the country, albeit the majority of them being Crossfit gyms and get to see a diverse crowd. If you take your health seriously you will have spent hours upon hours working and then days afterwards reminded of your effort as you try to navigate through the simplest of tasks like walking down stairs. Why do you keep going back and why do some stop coming?

The loneliness number is one

I firmly believe we all have doubts, at some point in our daily lives we doubt ourselves. The difference is those who succeed are the ones who confront their doubts to learn why they are there and to realize they are fear based. What is the fear? Whatever it is you better figure it out because if you cannot then you will find yourself coming up short when you need it most. For the last fifteen weeks I have been on my own strength and conditioning program as I prepare for the Crossfit Open. There were several times when I was the only person in the gym and the workout would test me. There was no one there to work with, to help motivate, to struggle together through the arduous work. It is all on me.

Failure is always lurking

There will come a time when you must stare back into the darkness not with false bravado, but with iron will and determination. Failure is always an option, you have to know yourself and your weakness because I promise you they are there. If you can stay focused on your goal, the objective for your actions and keep them at the forefront of your mind then when you are on that precipice remind yourself why you are there and step forward.

Nothing and I mean nothing in this world is free. If you want it, you have to be willing to fight for it, day in and day out. The real question is not whether you will fight, but whether you will have the tenacity to keep fighting.

"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will." Vince Lombardi World Champion Football Coach

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Somethings don’t change

Over the recent holidays there might have been an “incident” resulting in me dislocating my strong hand thumb. Aside from it being painful, it was a great reminder of the importance to a crush grip. My ability to close my grip, much less apply pressure was severely retarded. Luckily my grip strength is coming back and having dislocated this joint in the past it is more a process than anything. However, during the process I was keenly aware of the inferiority of my crush grip.

Firm handshake

To go back a little bit. The crush grip is not simply squeezing the pistol firmly. It is about squeezing with a hulk like grip in the right places. As part of the crush grip brief I go to each student and shake their hands. Then I demonstrate the proper grip, after which I ask them to demonstrate it back to me. I am surprised by how many, like the vast majority of student who grip incorrectly. When I say incorrectly I mean, yes you are gripping the gun so it does not fall out of your hand, but how improved is your combat marksmanship. Ideally we want the sights to remain as close to the strike point during firing as possible. While there are other parts to the overall technique a major one is your crush grip.

Suck at everything, but the grip

You may have a shitty stance, shitty mount, but you cannot afford to have a shitty grip. It must be perfected and practiced from all conditions. Conditions such as two hand, strong hand and even weak hand only. You really learn about your own anatomy when you take it to these extremes. Shooting strong hand only is one of the best ways to learn about your crush grip as well as an opportunity to practice. Since the gun will discharge, physical forces are being imparted on both the gun and the shooter. Most shooters apply the majority of grip pressure right under the trigger guard and this is incorrect.

The laws of physics

It is incorrect in the sense you are working against physics at this point. No matter how hard you squeeze in this position it will always be weaker, inferior or wrong compared to applying more grip pressure towards the bottom of the pistol grip. If you think of the trigger guard as the fulcrum the further way from the fulcrum, the more leverage you can apply. While many of the students showed powerful grips, it was with the top two digits and therefore when applied to the gun it was inferior. The moment they transferred power away from the fulcrum you could see the improvement in their recoil management and combat marksmanship. Again, this is a part of the overall system, but what I consider to be a huge fundamental part.

Lessons learned

What I noticed recently is while I understand and can apply a correct crush grip, when I was unable I was amazed as to how my performance suffered. Aside from it being painful to go through the recoil impulse, I realized how “open” my grip was when I could not close my grip by dropping my thumb down. By applying downward pressure, almost as if I was trying to make a fist around the gun. Even though I was gripping the crap out of the gun with the bottom two digits, without my thumb to close the grip it was not as effective. I have witnessed this before when we see students go “thumbs up”, but I had not personally experienced it until my injury.

Don’t get wrapped around the axle with how hard to grip. Apply pressure with the bottom two digits and drop your thumb; then crush the shit out of it for effect.

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