Successful Pistol Shooting

Rating:
Summary: extremely useful for any level shooter
Review: This short manual of pistol shooting includes many pointers that would serve the novice as well as the expert shooter. For me, the most helpful chapters were the first three that focus on proper stance, grip, breathing and sight picture. Shooting is somewhat of a zen experience in that you need to put together lots of different parts into a coherent whole. It helps to break down the process into each component in order to analyze what you may be doing wrong. If you start with proper technique, it is much easier to correct problems down the road. That is why the opening chapters are so important to study. Once an improper technique is learned, it is very difficult to unlearn it. Many shooters never properly learn how to make an accurate sight picture. Though the pictures in the book are somewhat outdated in terms of style, they are current for technique. If you can ignore the flared pants and 70's outfits, you'll have no problem figuring the proper technique.

The second half of the book is devoted to different types of competitions with helpful tips for every one. Obviously you can't use the exact technique for rapid firing shooting as for slow fire shooting. The book is written for a British audience, but the author includes all the major American and NRA competitions as well. Very helpful overall and well done.