One of the best videos I’ve seen. I started in 2006 with carbines, pistols in 2007. It drove me nuts that my shots weren’t on. I watched this and practiced, bingo. I still watch it from time to time. It helped me a lot. Thank You!!!
This video single handedly improved my grip more than anything else. The explanation is straight forward and easy to understand. This video is a valuable asset, thank you for making it publicly available.
Absolutely wonderful advice. I've switched to the thumbs-out method of shooting a semi-auto, and you really get a lot of improvement from it. I have a new respect for Mr. Jarrett in light of his ability and willingness to teach his method to others.
I've always had trouble with pulling the gun, I never realized until now that I was placing the trigger in my finger joint. I'll have to give these tips a try next time I'm at the range and see if it helps.
Todd can rock and roll on any range, any day of the week. Not only is he the elite marksman, but he knows how and why of technique. The guy is a technician.
All my pistol shooting is strongly based on this video. I used to shoot 5" sometimes even 6" groups at 25 yards. With no training or proper technic. Now following these simple technics I cook them off in 3" sometimes even 2" groups at 25 yards. With my 1911, sig p226, hk usp, fn57. What have you. Great video and I'm still getting better! Thanks
My grandfather was a great pistol marksman. He died this November before my birthday. He was a colonel in the marine core and won three Edgar trophies. I miss him dearly.
He explains the basics very well and very clearly. Control, control, control the pistol and you can shoot well. I tend to shoot single handed when target shooting, but I'm going to give this stance a try and see what happens.
This man with a 1911 ... he is unbelievable!!! he is making it look so easy and when you try it you cannot comprehend how on earth can someone shoot like that !!! Respect
I took a course from Todd Jarrett a few years back. He's very willing to tell you everything he knows and demonstrate why it works. If you get the opportunity like I did take it. He's awesome. The triggers on the 1911's he passed around were awesome too.
I tried out the tips in this video and it really works. I can shoot my 1911 better than before. The position of the finger on the trigger really helped alot.
I just got back from the range and I have to say these tips really helped me out a lot! I am still working on the grip, its just odd for now, but improved accuracy!
I tried the techniques shown in this vid at the range last night. SERIOUS, serious improvement (well, at least from being complete suck anyway). Thanks for uploading this.
pistol shooting well is the same as any other sport it takes training and practice to make all movement second nature so when a real life situation does come into play you'll be able to draw and put 2 to the head without even thinking. BTW thanks for airing ur opinion without addding any negative shit. ITs good to see that people can still talk about stuff and not resort to name calling and sarcasm.
I can see how this man is a 9 time champion....simply amazing. Although I dislike his setup of having your thumbs near the slide/safety but clearly it works.
Ya the thumbs are not to be used, useless, according to jerry miculek, 30 yr champ, check out his video on u tube, on how to shoot, and hold a gun right, all this bending knees, hunching shulders, lol, leaning forward is all wrong and stupid
He brings up many good points about stance and gripping techniques that i totally agree with. His gripping techniques gives better control and does help most peoples grouping as far as I've seen. Also, your thumbs are surprisingly not interferon With the slide, at least as far as I've tested. I do disagree about looking at the sights and not the target though, I've never had any good luck with that.
One thing that most of the handgun videos on youtube never say is that you don't fight a handgun's recoil. If your grip and stance is proper, the recoil of the gun will naturally bring the gun back in line with the target. All the shooter has to do is line up the front sights again. I don't know why it seems like such a big revelation to me, but it does. It's like some kind of secret martial arts technique or trick that is cleverly hidden and must be found and learned on your own thru practice.
I'm no TJ or 1911 fanboy, but this video really helped my pistol shooting. I was awful at shooting my Glock 17. Most of it was due to my mechanics in just holding the gun itself, as well as pulling the trigger (getting the 7 o' clock groupings). After some practice and muscle memory, I definitely shot better. Not worthy of competition, but good enough to get in the 9 or 10 ring at 10-15 yards.
Yes I totaly agree. Todd Jarett is great competition shot. I can't judge how he break the safety rules but that is not most important. Most important is to understand that this is competition shooting not tactical shooting. IMO you can learn a lot from Todd regarding shooting but not a lot about FIGHTING
You use your dominant eye. Pick out an item across the room, make a small circle with you thumb and fore-finger or with both hand with the circle between the web of the thumbs. Slowly bring the hand/hands back to you face keeping the item in the hole. Which ever eye you end up bringing the hole to is your dominant eye. You are supposed to use that eye when you align the sights.
He's not teaching the modified weaver, he's teaching isoceles. Modified weaver puts you at an angle to the target, with your weak foot infront of your strong foot. This is the stance I was just taught not too long ago in the police academy and it works great. Now chicken, in high stress situations you revert to your training. So, if you practice isoceles it will be natural like you said, but if you practice modified weaver that will be more natural than isoceles.
There could be two potential problems. 1) Limp wrist will cause the pistol not to cycle completely and you may have what is called a stove pipe. 2) Your thumb(s) may be brushing the slide as it goes back while it loads the next round.
Single stacks are less prone to feed jams due t sand or dirst. Not much space between the cartridges to allow for sand penetration. However, your point is valid for double stack mags where there is considerable amount of space between the cartridges.
I might have had some negative things to say about this guy in the past, but, I'll tell you something.. I wouldn't want him aiming at ME from across a field. Also, I don't use sidearms much, myself, but that's a brilliant technique. Very effective, even when firing from longer range.
People, People, this isn't about whether gun ownership should be legal or not. The fact is that in the U.S., it is. This is about how to shoot properly.
Awesome. He's definitely skilled. I agree on the military being years behind in teaching advanced skills. The weaver is OK, but the stance that Jarrett uses in this video is much better in combat because it centers your chest SAPI plate to the enemy, so if you get shot you have a better chance of surviving.
Hi. target clear, sights blurry: that's because you're focusing on the target when you aim. try focusing on your front sight instead. it will make your target and your rear sight blurry. do not anticipate the recoil. in fact, you have to keep your mind off it. to do that, keep chanting "front sight, front sight, front sight" while pulling the trigger slowly. it helps keep your mind off the recoil, and prevents you from flinching once the shot breaks. hope this helps.
If you practice the fundamentals EVERY time you send a round downrange your will train your brain (muscle memory) and be able to automatically react during a stressful situation. Of course it helps to also train in realistic scenarios to help with 'stress shooting'.
Hellscenes, get real. The method Todd Jarrett is teaching relates to IPSC competition, it's a sport and he's one of the best in the world at it. If you want to talk about real life situations, look up Gunsight or similar organisations. Mativero, if you haven't seen Todd shoot live you don't have right of passage to comment. Todd & his peers do it all the time. There is no doubt about the hits on the second bank of three plates.
only centre fire pistols, under 600mm long, with a barrel under 12 inches have been banned in the UK. You can still legally have a .357 or .44 revolver, it just needs to be muzzle loading, or chamber loading, not centre fire cartridge. I practice every week, and when you can get a good group with a black powder revolver, you know your getting good.
Hitting bullseyes is very different from hitting followup shots with speed. Most of the extra complication is to allow you to control recoil so you can get the sights back on target. Anything you practice a lot will allow you to hit the target on the first shot. Hell, the standard was to shoot one-handed until thirty years ago.
Woah, woah, woah. I'm not saying that he would need some training, I'm saying that that is some damn good raw talent he has there that could be manipulated to be used in hostile military situations. Sorry if I may have given a different impression.
varies hugely: .38 super is very popular in the Open division. 9mm is pretty standard for Production. .40 is very popular for Limited. .45 is popular in Single Stack and Limited-10 with .40 gaining converts.
good tips, the only problem i have with it is him starting the video off with "the biggest problem i see in law enforcement today is shooting techniques that are 20 years behind the curve"...and then going into instruction on full extension shooting positions. he is a competition shooter and he is teaching competition shooting. if you apply those techniques in law enforcement, you're asking for your pistol to either get shot off or taken from you. he's one hell of a competition shooter, no doubt
Thanks, i think you are right about this. I allready tried a .357, was far more accurate for me so it must have something to do with the triggerfinger as i suspected, i dont think it is recoil-fear. Also my griphold can be an issue, i may also have to trie some other grips (hogue or other). Did not think about dummy's to practice dryfire, good idea! Also i noticed the full-lenght guide rod is somewhat bent when i roll it over a table, may have to trie a short one or Wilson replacementpart.
@Watcher3223- What I meant was I believe he shoots light loads and uses an equally lighter recoil spring. I meant that his speed and precision (in my opinon) would be slower with 230g and a regular guide spring. You're correct you most likely will get more ftf's with lighter springs.
Personally I think that the 1911 is a cool looking gun, but that's about it. I think the glock is probably the best overall gun out there with the sig being a very close second for semi-automatic pistols at least. Yes, I'm slightly biased towards glocks cause that's what I shoot, but when you look at the facts the glock and sig are top notch pistols.
We sorta have that in Australia. The difference is we don't have a specific route, BUT we must only go to the range or gun safe location or police station/gunsmith/armourers. UNLESS we are doing competitions were we go to another state. Then we can be with our firearms in a hotel or whatever. At least you guys don't have to deal with shitty barrel length restrictions hahah.
There is video of Leatham shooting moving targets that swing on youtube. If your point is the targets don't bob, weave, stop, start, roll over, you'd be right, they don't. They don't shoot back, either. But those guys put rounds on moving targets all the time, fast and accurate.
One doesn't answer statements. I'll address it though- my father-in-law commanded the 6th AMU in Fort Ord, (says aroound '72 - '73, they won All-Army when he was there) He says there was an emphasis on stance, but that was for the bullseye competition, one-handed. You can't compare all day under a shed at 50 yards slow fire with dynamic fast draw and accuracy, often on the move.
