The Importance of the First Shot

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How much of your time is spent working on first shot drills during your practice sessions?
Claude’s full post on the topic is worth reading.

https://tacticalprofessor.wordpress.com/2021/04/09/the-importance-of-the-first-shot/


“Some principles are just as fundamental as is technique. One of the unintentional themes of the 2021 Tactical Conference was the importance of the first shot. One class even had that as its title. Several other instructors touched on it as part of their classes and presentations...”

“In terms of operationalizing this principle, the fact that most common autoloaders don’t have a second strike capability during dry practice becomes irrelevant to the fundamental of making a good hit with the first shot. Your dry practice should mostly focus on the first shot anyway.”
 

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