Like so many things in life, people tend to over complicate shooting because they have difficulty doing it successfully. So they search for advice, of which there is already far too much out there. And most of it is wrong or meaningless. "Shooting instructors" today, have become much like financial planners or marriage counselors. Less than one in 100 is actually worth listening to. Because most of them turn something simple into the complexity of a college Theseus, in order to justify what they charge.
That is why I like Leatham so much. He's been doing this forever, and has won everything there is several times over doing it. He has been saying for over 25 years, there are just 3 things to shooting. 1.) Hold the gun really tight. 2.) Point the gun at what you are trying to hit. 3.) Pull the trigger as fast as you can without moving the gun.
People don't need to spend $2,000.00 and 3 days on a weekend long course to absorb that. What you do need to do is practice. And that is where the time and money should be spent. People are always willing to sell overly complex solutions to fix simple problems. Think about it. It doesn't matter if they're marriage counselors, financial planners, golf pros, or shooting instructors. Being a success financially, in your marriage, or shooting all involves basic simple instruction or behavior, that for the most part isn't easy to do on a constant basis. So instead people spend a fortune searching for something or someone to make it easy. And all that happens is they wind up over complicating something that isn't. And usually end up making it worse in the process. As in most cases of exercising something basically simple, the thirst for knowledge should be replaced by a thirst for practice. Because there really isn't that much to know in the first place.
That is why I like Leatham so much. He's been doing this forever, and has won everything there is several times over doing it. He has been saying for over 25 years, there are just 3 things to shooting. 1.) Hold the gun really tight. 2.) Point the gun at what you are trying to hit. 3.) Pull the trigger as fast as you can without moving the gun.
People don't need to spend $2,000.00 and 3 days on a weekend long course to absorb that. What you do need to do is practice. And that is where the time and money should be spent. People are always willing to sell overly complex solutions to fix simple problems. Think about it. It doesn't matter if they're marriage counselors, financial planners, golf pros, or shooting instructors. Being a success financially, in your marriage, or shooting all involves basic simple instruction or behavior, that for the most part isn't easy to do on a constant basis. So instead people spend a fortune searching for something or someone to make it easy. And all that happens is they wind up over complicating something that isn't. And usually end up making it worse in the process. As in most cases of exercising something basically simple, the thirst for knowledge should be replaced by a thirst for practice. Because there really isn't that much to know in the first place.
