The Fastest Way to Improve Your Pistol Shooting

[00:00:07] Oh, [ __ ] Hold on. [00:00:11] >> This is This is a lot of fun to shoot. [00:00:14] You like that one? [00:00:15] >> Oh, this is so fun. [00:00:16] >> I actually meant to ask you this on the [00:00:17] podcast. What What is your daily routine [00:00:21] or your morning routine? [00:00:23] >> What's the uh I haven't, you know, I was [00:00:25] really interested in shooting. I've done [00:00:26] more archery in the last 10 years. [00:00:28] >> Oh, really? [00:00:30] I love I do love it. I just haven't [00:00:32] found that way. It's been about a [00:00:34] decade. [00:00:35] >> Well, how would you approach this with [00:00:36] the 8020 rule? [00:00:38] >> Yeah, I do a lot of watching. [00:00:41] >> Yeah. [00:00:41] >> And I watch a lot of video of you. Um [00:00:45] I ask a whole lot of questions, but I [00:00:48] would say depends a lot on the weapon, [00:00:51] right? Also, in terms of like rifle [00:00:54] versus handgun, I mean, this is going to [00:00:55] be pretty similar to archery coding in [00:00:57] terms of rear and front sights depending [00:00:59] on the type of archery program you're [00:01:00] using. There's going to be a lot of [00:01:01] parallels between those two. Handgun's [00:01:03] much less though. Um, but yeah, start [00:01:06] with watching. [00:01:07] >> How about I give you the 8020? [00:01:08] >> Let's do it. [00:01:09] >> All right. Here we go. [00:01:10] >> Cool. So, we'll start with grip, right? [00:01:13] We'll start with uh anatomy. So, [00:01:17] slide release right here. Yep. Safety [00:01:19] right here. Up is safe. Down is off. [00:01:23] There's a red dot, so you don't even [00:01:24] have to really worry about the sights [00:01:26] anymore. Okay, cool. [00:01:29] >> All right. So, come on this side. [00:01:32] >> Okay. So, these on or off? [00:01:35] >> Oh, you don't need those on? [00:01:36] >> Not yet. [00:01:37] >> Not yet. [00:01:38] >> So, feet feet shoulderwidth apart. Step [00:01:41] your wrestler wrestling stance, right? [00:01:44] >> So, kind of like right before the [00:01:46] whistle blows, wrestling stance. So, uh, [00:01:49] shoulders, chest, right over your toes, [00:01:52] you know, bent, uh, leaning forward just [00:01:54] a little bit. Then a big mistake that [00:01:56] everybody does is they put their gun up [00:01:59] and then they go like this. You bring [00:02:01] the gun to your head. So, your head [00:02:04] should not move. So, I'm looking at [00:02:08] that blue target at 100 yards up above [00:02:10] it. Okay. Right under the mouth, right? [00:02:12] So, you see my head? I'm just going to [00:02:14] bring the gun up and bring it to my [00:02:17] head. You know what I mean? So, you [00:02:18] won't see my head move. I'm just putting [00:02:21] it in between my eyes and the target. [00:02:23] Okay. Then with your grip, uh with your [00:02:26] grip, so you want the webbing of your [00:02:30] you right-handed, [00:02:30] >> right? [00:02:31] >> Webbing of your right-handed, you want [00:02:33] seated all the way up against this uh [00:02:35] whatever the hell they call that. All [00:02:37] right. No gap. You'll see a lot of [00:02:38] people that shoot there's a gap in [00:02:40] there. You can't control it like that. [00:02:42] So you got to go choke all the way up. [00:02:44] Then I want you to give me this hand. [00:02:46] Just give me a thumbs up. Roll it. Roll [00:02:50] with your wrist so that your thumb is [00:02:51] pointed that way. Place it right there. [00:02:54] Wrap your hand around. See my index [00:02:57] finger is pushed up against the trigger [00:02:58] guard right here. [00:02:59] >> Yep. [00:03:00] >> So once again, just give me a thumbs up. [00:03:04] So the way I like to think of it is [00:03:06] laser beams coming out of my thumbs. So, [00:03:09] whatever this barrel is pointed at, [00:03:11] that's what my thumbs are pointed at. [00:03:13] Okay? That's what my shoulders are [00:03:15] squared up to. I even angle my toes in a [00:03:18] little bit. So, they should be [00:03:21] intersect. Don't mind the donkey. He's [00:03:22] [ __ ] So, [00:03:25] but uh so if you look at my toes, right, [00:03:28] they're they're angled in a little bit. [00:03:31] And you know, the real reason for that [00:03:33] is supposedly it helps to if you get [00:03:35] kicked or whatever, then it helps [00:03:36] deflect the energy. But it also it's it [00:03:39] just helps you square up everything to [00:03:41] the target. Okay. So, [00:03:45] we'll go through it all again. All [00:03:47] right. Athletic stance. Toes angled [00:03:50] inward a little bit. Leaning forward a [00:03:52] little bit. Chest shoulders over your [00:03:55] toes. Bend the knees a little bit. When [00:03:57] you bring the gun up, you bring it up to [00:03:59] your head. Okay. Remember the grip [00:04:04] webbing all the way pushed up. index [00:04:06] finger up against the trigger guard. [00:04:09] Roll your wrist, thumb, laser beams [00:04:12] coming out of the coming out of uh out [00:04:16] of your thumbs pointed right where the [00:04:17] where the barrel is. Okay. Then back [00:04:20] here, I want you to look back here. See [00:04:23] how there's no gap in my grip? Yep. [00:04:25] >> Okay. So, a lot of people do this [ __ ] [00:04:28] Energy takes the least path of [00:04:29] resistance, right? Just talk about [00:04:31] physics. So, that's going to affect how [00:04:33] your gun is moving around in your hands. [00:04:35] So, what you want is you want all that [00:04:37] energy coming into your wrist, into your [00:04:39] elbows, you know, up your arms. So, [00:04:43] when you when you're gripping the gun, [00:04:45] you want business handshake. Just think [00:04:47] business handshake. You don't want to [00:04:48] [ __ ] and [ __ ] limp wrist it. You [00:04:50] don't want to be an [ __ ] and squeeze [00:04:51] the [ __ ] out of it, right? So, just [00:04:53] business business handshake grip. All [00:04:56] right. And then you just put the red dot [00:04:59] on. [00:05:01] Breathe. Nice slow trigger pull. We'll [00:05:05] be good. [00:05:06] >> Which part of your index finger? [00:05:08] >> Uh, right at the center of the pad. [00:05:14] >> So, [00:05:16] I don't think I'm missing much. So, [00:05:21] >> you want to go first? [00:05:23] >> Uh, you want to do the honors? [00:05:25] >> Sure. What up? Give it a shot. [00:05:27] >> All right. So, we got 15, 25, 50, 75, [00:05:32] 100. Max effective range of a 9 mm round [00:05:35] is 50 yards. 50. So, we're shooting [00:05:38] double double the uh capability. [00:05:47] There you go. [00:05:49] Breathe. [00:05:51] Nice. [00:06:01] So, keep your finger on that trigger. [00:06:02] Okay. [00:06:03] >> You're bouncing it off. Keep it on. [00:06:08] >> Sorry. Keep bouncing off. [00:06:13] >> Oh, a little high. [00:06:14] >> Yep. [00:06:18] Nice. [00:06:21] Oh. [00:06:27] Definitely not too embarrassing, [00:06:31] >> right? That is a nice [00:06:34] >> You like it? [00:06:35] >> Yeah. Finish the mag off. [00:06:36] >> Love it. [00:06:37] >> Go to town. [00:06:37] >> All right. [00:06:50] Is that how you're bouncing your finger [00:06:52] off? Yeah, that's so that is going to [00:06:55] really affect [00:06:57] >> rack up the time on your followup shots. [00:06:59] So you want to keep that on there. [00:07:07] >> So this time when you pull the trigger, [00:07:09] I want you to just keep it depressed. [00:07:11] Okay? [00:07:15] Down slowly. [00:07:35] Left a little bit left. [00:07:39] >> Nice [00:07:43] for [00:07:43] >> this. Woo. It's been a minute since I [00:07:45] shot anything. Quite a bit of cortisol [00:07:47] and adrenaline. [00:07:49] Back to iron sights. [00:08:02] I miss [00:08:24] want to give her a whirl. [00:08:26] >> I do. I'm very curious how your left [00:08:29] hand thumb position is different. [00:08:31] >> This is how I do it. So, instead of [00:08:33] doing that, [00:08:34] >> I actually I wrap my uh left thumb [00:08:37] around my right and I cinch down. [00:08:39] >> Okay. [00:08:42] >> Okay. I don't know much about to be [00:08:44] honest with you. [00:08:47] >> Let me get you some ammo here. [00:08:48] >> Yeah, thank you. [00:08:49] >> So you um one thing Tim [00:08:53] >> it'll help you to pull the hammer back. [00:08:55] >> Yep. Cool. I wanted to just get the [00:08:57] position. [00:08:57] >> Gotcha. [00:08:59] >> So wrap your wrap your right right thumb [00:09:01] around first. Now cinch it down with [00:09:03] that. [00:09:03] >> There you go. [00:09:05] >> Is that Does it feel tight? [00:09:08] >> Tightish. Yeah. [00:09:11] A [00:09:14] >> hand position feels weird. [00:09:16] >> Yeah, [00:09:18] >> it does do the trick. [00:09:26] >> High left. [00:09:33] >> All right. So, real quick, [00:09:35] >> equal height, equal light. So the very [00:09:37] tip of that should be right [00:09:40] equal the with the wings there and then [00:09:42] equal light in between. [00:09:45] >> Does that make sense? [00:09:45] >> Yep. Cool. [00:09:48] >> So that trigger pull and breathing [00:09:50] cocktail hammer. There you go. Nice slow [00:09:54] trigger pull because you're going to [00:09:55] anticipate the [ __ ] out of that cuz [00:09:57] that's so [00:10:11] >> You want another six? [00:10:14] >> Sure. [00:10:14] >> All right. [00:10:16] >> So, yeah. To release it, you pull this [00:10:18] back and just uh this way. [00:10:21] >> Yeah. Actually, you know what? I think [00:10:24] I'm better. [00:10:25] >> Good. [00:10:25] >> Yeah. Yeah. [00:10:26] >> All right. All right. You want to try [00:10:27] the lever action? All right. [00:10:30] >> So, have you shot a lever action? [00:10:32] >> I don't think so. [00:10:33] >> All right. So, [00:10:37] just like that. [00:10:46] Who are uh who's somebody you've had on [00:10:49] your podcast just blew your mind? [00:10:55] Uh Michael 11 who I mentioned kind of [00:10:57] most recently [00:11:01] pretty fast. Much faster. [00:11:04] Uh how many how many pounds? [00:11:06] >> There's probably another five in there. [00:11:10] >> Uh you got to rack it. [00:11:11] >> Yep. I will. [00:11:12] >> So this before you do rack it. Yep. [00:11:15] >> Um see this gold bead goes right in that [00:11:18] little groove there. [00:11:22] You shot rifle? [00:11:23] >> I have shot rifle. Okay. [00:11:26] >> So, I want the front sight. Can you see [00:11:28] these two points or do I want [00:11:30] >> See, you see that little Yeah. See that [00:11:32] little U-jint or whatever that low dot [00:11:35] goes right in that U-jint. Yeah. [00:11:47] There you go. [00:11:50] It's one of my favorites. [00:12:13] Oh, [ __ ] Hold on. [00:12:19] This is This is fun to shoot. [00:12:21] >> This is a lot of fun to shoot. [00:12:23] >> You like that one? [00:12:24] >> Oh, this is so fun. [00:12:25] >> I actually meant to ask you this on the [00:12:26] podcast. What What is your daily routine [00:12:30] or your morning routine? [00:12:32] >> Uh morning routine. Uh I would say [00:12:35] generally is wake up, [00:12:39] exercise, some type of exercise. Right [00:12:41] now I have back injury, so I'm doing [00:12:43] back rehab. [00:12:44] >> Yeah. And then [00:12:46] uh I would say ideally I'm doing [00:12:48] probably 30 minutes of cardio of some [00:12:51] type. Uh and then if I have the time [00:12:55] I'll do another like 10-minute [00:12:57] meditation and then I'm off to the races [00:13:00] after show [00:13:02] meditation in 10 minutes. [00:13:03] >> Yeah. [00:13:04] >> Wow. [00:13:04] >> Yeah. the the key is I mean for me like [00:13:07] two 10-minute sessions I mentioned Henry [00:13:10] Shookman in there like his and look full [00:13:13] disclosure like I end up becoming [00:13:15] involved with it because I now use twice [00:13:17] a day but he has this app called the way [00:13:20] app and it's a logical development of [00:13:23] skills that you can then carry outside [00:13:24] of the meditation so it's I do 10 [00:13:26] minutes in the morning 10 minutes at [00:13:29] night kind of like the the TM 2020 they [00:13:31] do 20 minutes twice a day I think [00:13:33] there's something to the twice a day [00:13:35] that just gives you a lot more than 2x [00:13:39] one session a day. I can't point to [00:13:41] exactly why that is. I have some [00:13:42] theories, but [00:13:44] >> yeah, it makes a huge difference. [00:13:45] >> Really makes a difference. [00:13:48] >> Right on. [00:13:49] >> Speaking of that, [00:13:50] >> yeah, right. That's my dude. [00:13:53] >> Yeah, this is this is cool. You know, it [00:13:55] makes me think a little bit of um I'm [00:13:57] transitioning from recurve farbo to [00:14:00] recurve Olympic style. Really? The [00:14:01] anchor points are different. So, I'm so [00:14:04] used to trying to line up that front [00:14:06] sight with these two like these top two [00:14:08] points that I keep misaligning and then [00:14:10] having to correct. [00:14:11] >> But it's cool. [00:14:13] >> Knock that 100 out. [00:14:27] >> Little high right just over the right [00:14:29] shoulder. [00:14:38] Right shoulder. [00:14:39] >> Right shoulder. [00:14:40] >> Right shoulder. [00:14:43] Nice. Right shoulder. [00:14:45] >> What am I doing? Doing something funny. [00:14:55] >> I figured out what I was doing. [00:14:57] >> What was it? I was gripping it like [00:14:59] this. [00:14:59] >> Oh, okay. So, I probably [00:15:03] type of shooting. There's this thing [00:15:04] called natural point of aim. [00:15:06] >> Yeah. [00:15:07] >> You don't really get it much when you're [00:15:09] uh when you're shoot when you're [00:15:10] standing, right? [00:15:12] >> But natural point of aim is [00:15:14] >> you basically should close your eyes, [00:15:17] open your eyes, and your sight should be [00:15:19] somewhere on that target. You know what [00:15:21] I mean? So, you want to you [00:15:24] >> you don't want to be fighting your [00:15:26] muscles. You know what I mean? Cuz your [00:15:27] humans are inherently lazy and you know [00:15:30] this. So we always go to comfort. So [00:15:31] you're as soon as you're uncomfortable, [00:15:33] your muscles are moving to comfort. So [00:15:34] you really want to like find how you can [00:15:36] get that natural point of aim. You know [00:15:38] what I mean? So you adjust your body, [00:15:41] not [00:15:42] >> Yep. [00:15:43] >> Not. [00:15:44] >> How can I car around? [00:15:50] >> Okay. Yeah. [00:15:55] >> You know the other thing? Try squaring [00:15:57] up. So like even even that like it's [00:16:00] been said that you know even shooting [00:16:03] weaver stance whether it's pistol or [00:16:05] rifle like where does your body want to [00:16:07] go right? [00:16:08] >> Your body wants to go back here. [00:16:10] >> So like even though you're shooting like [00:16:11] this your brain is telling you [00:16:14] >> hey we want to go back this way. You [00:16:16] know what I mean? So square up to the [00:16:17] target like that. Okay. [00:16:27] Over the left shoulder. [00:16:29] Damn it. [00:16:30] >> Man, I'm so jealous that you have this [00:16:32] right in your backyard. Oh my god. [00:16:35] There's a place for sale up the road. [00:16:43] You wouldn't be the first guest that [00:16:45] wound up out here. [00:16:48] I'm going to try to square up. I think [00:16:50] uh it might take my body a little bit to [00:16:52] >> remember remember what I was talking [00:16:53] about your toes right intersecting. So [00:16:56] get those get get your feet like totally [00:16:59] squared up with that so that it would [00:17:01] intersect. See like your feet are [00:17:03] pointed towards that skid steer targets [00:17:06] over there. So you want to be squared up [00:17:08] 100% to that little target. [00:17:11] There you go. [00:17:18] And try tucking this elbow down. [00:17:26] Back drag a second. [00:17:45] Nice. I think that's it. That might be [00:17:48] it. [00:17:53] >> Yep. [00:17:54] >> All right. Good. [00:17:56] >> Thank you. I should. [00:17:57] >> Yeah. Thank you. [00:17:57] >> Want to get a picture? [00:17:58] >> Yeah, let's get a picture. [00:17:59] >> No matter where you're watching the [00:18:00] Shawn Ryan Show from, if you get [00:18:03] anything out of this at all, anything, [00:18:06] please like, comment, and subscribe. [00:18:10] And most importantly, share this [00:18:13] everywhere you possibly can. 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