I rarely comment but I've watched many. You are an exceptional Instructor. Excellent deconstruction & communication of the fundamental pieces I need to practice. Thank you for your generosity.
Thank you so much! I watched to the 10 min mark thinking man I really don’t care about single hand shooting. I got up, got my timer and gun, and in literally 5 min figured out I was introducing ‘too much torque’ on my last two fingers of my firing hand. Adjusted that and pressure application of the trigger.. Literally in 5 min time I had a playing card size sign 25 yards away on my fence and I was staying dead on with my dot throughout the trigger pull. Now I just have to make that muscle memory. You genuinely taught a man to fish today and I am very grateful.
This video is such a big help many people have said to me do dry fire training but they never explained what I am supposed to be doing or looking for while dry fire trainin. Thank you very much for explaining this in such detail.
This sir, is dry fire training on a whole different level......! Intensely watched your video from the beginning til the end, wow loaded with incredible information.... Thank you so much for your time effort and most of all your energy...!
Thanks man! Really liked the advice about reversing your draw path from target to holster being your most efficient draw path. Such a simple but perfect idea. Keep it up, we appreciate it!
This was an awesome video! Learned so much and I definitely have so much more to work on! Out of curiosity will you guys consider making a dry file rifle video as well. I Understand that pistol is way more intricate than rifle but I'm curious what things there are to learn with Rifle Dry fire as well. One thing I really took out of this video is changing the depth/range of targets! It makes perfect sense! Keep up the great work with the videos guys!
Thanks so much for commenting Zack! To be honest, there isn't a ton of difference in dry practice with a rifle or a pistol in terms of setups, layout, etc. The mechanics are different with a rifle than a pistol, but the methodology is very very similar. If you're using par times, they will be different with a rifle and I'd recommend using simulated further distances than a pistol in most cases (smaller targets or more distance if you have it available). If you have other questions feel free to ask!
Can you make a video about round patterns on targets? For example, point of aim is not the same as point of impact. instead, rounds are going to the left instead of the center
3 things that are happening assuming you're right handed (left handed would be right of center) 1 - your firing hand is tensing as soon as you're breaking the shot. Try putting your brain on your hand and don't let it move. Also, move the trigger at one continuous speed whether quicker or slower. I also give people the common correction to tighten their support hand and rotate the support hand elbow upward to give you more room for error. 2 - you're pushing the gun to the left with your trigger finger path. Correction would be to add more finger into the trigger (I do not subscribe to one part of the finger always having to contact the trigger face - it's different for everyone and every gun). 3 - if your support hand isn't crushing the gun literally as hard as you can, you could be tensing the support hand fingers and pulling the gun right. This one isn't as common though unless a draw/presentation are involved. Hope this helps!
This is indeed grim reality of today's bullet market. Many a well trained gun owner has had to resort to, almost exclusively, if not entirely, dry fire training.
Bright side to that is a LOT of your skill development can be gained this way! Then you can focus your live sessions on verifying that your methods are working when you have actual recoil. It drastically reduces the performance drop in your "cold" runs
Idk what you're talking about, shooters with ammo SPONSORS dryfire far more than they live fire and their ammo is free. Dryfire is indispensable regardless of ammo availablity.
Dry fire training has always been a thing even before ammo shortages all the best comp shooters dry fire. Idk why people frown upon it like it's some dirty red headed step child. It's a reality of getting good at shooting
There are people that find that to be very helpful, however I personally don't use it. I think the value of using your own gun is highly important! Also, the airsoft recoil is not realistic at all. I do think there is value to understanding "shot calling" and this helps verify that to some degree, but once you understand how to make that connection it's not as necessary imo. Hope that helps!
You can do a lot with an airsoft replica , depending on what your real gun is. Shadow2, Glock , and a few more are usable for some of the dryfire drills or to train movement
17:24 you actually do a reload with the finger inside the trigger guard . Something I wouldn’t recommend to 99% of the shooters if you want to finish a match
It would be great if prominent competitors and instructors like yourself in the limelight would adopt the language "Dry Practice" instead of "Dry Fire" and push that across the board.
@@robepifania While it may be argued its not applicable to every situation, (please disregard my channel hobby name) in my experience (retired Marine/Contractor, 0321/8654/8541 and Instructor on my own ranges) when enough people are on the line, it is possible, as I am sure you are aware for some not to understand or hear clearly firing line instructions (even though they should ask before assuming) and while the RO/RSO should hopefully be in a position for all to adequately hear the instructions, it is still possible for an ND or mishap from someone who only heard the word fire. Yes the argument can be made that the weapons should have been made clear prior to the Dry Drill, but as you know, shooters are shooters and anything can and will happen. Every once in awhile I hear someone say Dry Practice, and it clearly delineates or separates what is happening for all. I know we were all taught "Dry Fire" at a young age, and it's what most say, it's just how things were and are I guess, but it does help in my experience. Just my 2 cents.
I have been shooting for about 6 years and i am not to your level, but i am no slouch. I dry fire and train, but no one has provided such an intent driven level dry fire like this to before. I noticed a difference and fixed issues i have had since i started shooting. I tried your system and fixed at least 2 issues within just one session. Thank you.
I don’t think the idea is that it’s “hard.” People put a lot of effort into this because the whole intent of competitive shooting is to be as fast as possible while being accurate, especially to beat the other competitors.
My draw technique also works well on retention style holsters, I've worked with people on the same thing and they've had good success with it. It's not actually a scoop either 😁
I rarely comment but I've watched many. You are an exceptional Instructor. Excellent deconstruction & communication of the fundamental pieces I need to practice. Thank you for your generosity.
Thanks a lot for taking the time to watch and comment when you don't normally do!!
Thank you so much! I watched to the 10 min mark thinking man I really don’t care about single hand shooting. I got up, got my timer and gun, and in literally 5 min figured out I was introducing ‘too much torque’ on my last two fingers of my firing hand. Adjusted that and pressure application of the trigger.. Literally in 5 min time I had a playing card size sign 25 yards away on my fence and I was staying dead on with my dot throughout the trigger pull. Now I just have to make that muscle memory. You genuinely taught a man to fish today and I am very grateful.
Thanks so much for sharing! If you have more questions you're welcome to reach out anytime!
This video is such a big help many people have said to me do dry fire training but they never explained what I am supposed to be doing or looking for while dry fire trainin. Thank you very much for explaining this in such detail.
Rob, excellent video. Thank you for always taking my calls and always calling me back. Appreciate all the help.
Youre the man Eddie and I appreciate you and the support! Thanks for the kind words!
This sir, is dry fire training on a whole different level......!
Intensely watched your video from the beginning til the end, wow loaded with incredible information....
Thank you so much for your time effort and most of all your energy...!
WOW! Absolutely outstanding advice and recommendations! Thank you.
These are awesome Rob! Appreciate all the stuff you put out.
Thanks a lot!
Good stuff guys. I’ll be implementing this structure to my DF practice. 👊🏼🇺🇸
Super helpful stuff. Thanks for sharing!
Great info, thanks for this
Thanks for sharing a comment and the feedback!
Very good and clear instructions. Plus the small details you explain are gold nuggets of information.
Thanks so much for taking the time to watch! If I can help you in any way please feel free to reach out!
Excellent as usual ! This is a great resource
Thanks a lot Lou!
This is great!
Thank you for the comment and for taking the time to watch!
Well done, articulate, and informative video.
Excellent video, thank you.
Thanks for watching and for the comment! Feel free to reach out with questions anytime :)
Great video Rob!
Thanks frank! Hope you're great!
Excellent job! Keep it up!
Thank you Roger!! Appreciate you watching!
Thanks man! Really liked the advice about reversing your draw path from target to holster being your most efficient draw path. Such a simple but perfect idea. Keep it up, we appreciate it!
Appreciate you guys!
Great teaching Rob, as always.
Thank you brother!
Fantastic video - thank you for sharing your advice and recommendations on dry fire routines!
Thanks for taking the time to watch! If you have questions you're welcome to reach out :)
This helped so damn much you have no idea. Thank you for your insight and sharing your experise :)
thanks for sharing and for the kind words! If you need anything don't hesitate to ask!
Your reload is dizzyingly fast! 💪
haha thank you! Lots of time and effort but worth it all!
This was an awesome video! Learned so much and I definitely have so much more to work on! Out of curiosity will you guys consider making a dry file rifle video as well. I Understand that pistol is way more intricate than rifle but I'm curious what things there are to learn with Rifle Dry fire as well. One thing I really took out of this video is changing the depth/range of targets! It makes perfect sense! Keep up the great work with the videos guys!
Thanks so much for commenting Zack! To be honest, there isn't a ton of difference in dry practice with a rifle or a pistol in terms of setups, layout, etc. The mechanics are different with a rifle than a pistol, but the methodology is very very similar. If you're using par times, they will be different with a rifle and I'd recommend using simulated further distances than a pistol in most cases (smaller targets or more distance if you have it available). If you have other questions feel free to ask!
great video, very helpful!
Thanks for taking the time to watch!
A new site to me and I just Subscribed. Truly Excellent secondary to your Attention to Detail!
Appreciate that and appreciate you sharing your time by watching this!
Those reloads are on point
Haha thank you! Lot of work went into them
Great video Rob
Thanks Andrew!
Wow great video!!
Thanks for taking the time to watch!
Thank you for this information
Thanks for taking the time to watch!
Great video I use the mantis X10 to dry fire
Good stuff gentlemen
Thank you!
Excellent information.
Way to go Rob!111
Thanks!
Im a new bee in this and appreciate your knowledge, new Subscriber
This is an incredible video. Excited to see how these dry fire exercises translate at the range
Thanks for watching James! If you have questions you're always welcome to reach out :)
Tnx sir,i learned a lot..
Dude, You are fast (16:51) Thanks for the great tips
Your warm-up routine is longer than my whole weekly dry fire plan 😂
😂😂😂😂 you wouldn't be the first to say that lolol
@@robepifaniaanyways your video motivated me to workout more
@@freyekHappy to help motivate you and others to get some more work in! :) If you need anything you're always welcome to reach out!
@@robepifania thank you
Can you make a video about round patterns on targets? For example, point of aim is not the same as point of impact. instead, rounds are going to the left instead of the center
Most likely trigger control and grip. Do dry fire w the trigger, focusing on not having any jerking movements through the entire pull.
3 things that are happening assuming you're right handed (left handed would be right of center)
1 - your firing hand is tensing as soon as you're breaking the shot. Try putting your brain on your hand and don't let it move. Also, move the trigger at one continuous speed whether quicker or slower.
I also give people the common correction to tighten their support hand and rotate the support hand elbow upward to give you more room for error.
2 - you're pushing the gun to the left with your trigger finger path. Correction would be to add more finger into the trigger (I do not subscribe to one part of the finger always having to contact the trigger face - it's different for everyone and every gun).
3 - if your support hand isn't crushing the gun literally as hard as you can, you could be tensing the support hand fingers and pulling the gun right. This one isn't as common though unless a draw/presentation are involved.
Hope this helps!
Lol. Man. No video required. Not your sights. It’s your fundamentals. Trigger control and grip control, and lastly sight alignment.
Great content! Wonderful presentation. Did you scrape the reference to the book of drills from the transcript by chance?
Please have a class on tactical reloads.
Tactical as in swapping mags? Or slide lock reloads? I just posted one on my YT and IG about slide lock reloads about a week ago :)
People that don’t shoot keep panic buying ammo
Bom dia, Aonde está o link do livro?
Informative, good stuff
Thanks for taking the time to watch!
Whoah look at you! All official and s#%t. I’m still gonna catch you on those reloads eventually.
hahaha you're getting closer!
Have any videos on movement?
I definitely can make one in the future if people are interested!
This is indeed grim reality of today's bullet market. Many a well trained gun owner has had to resort to, almost exclusively, if not entirely, dry fire training.
Bright side to that is a LOT of your skill development can be gained this way! Then you can focus your live sessions on verifying that your methods are working when you have actual recoil. It drastically reduces the performance drop in your "cold" runs
Greedy greedy companies
Idk what you're talking about, shooters with ammo SPONSORS dryfire far more than they live fire and their ammo is free. Dryfire is indispensable regardless of ammo availablity.
Dry fire training has always been a thing even before ammo shortages all the best comp shooters dry fire. Idk why people frown upon it like it's some dirty red headed step child. It's a reality of getting good at shooting
Dry firing is not my favorite thing to do but it’s a necessary evil to stay well connected to the skill.
4:15 Why is his thumb resting there? That doesn't seem like good practice.
Firing hand thumb is resting on the thumb safety. This is the way you would do it with a single action only firearm
@@robepifania Oh okay. I get it now after some research! Thanks.
@@ehbird858 Happy to help where I can!
Can I train with Airsoft?
There are people that find that to be very helpful, however I personally don't use it. I think the value of using your own gun is highly important! Also, the airsoft recoil is not realistic at all. I do think there is value to understanding "shot calling" and this helps verify that to some degree, but once you understand how to make that connection it's not as necessary imo. Hope that helps!
@@robepifaniayeah and right now just training my weapons manipulation.
You can do a lot with an airsoft replica , depending on what your real gun is. Shadow2, Glock , and a few more are usable for some of the dryfire drills or to train movement
Why did the kkk and chess decide to use the grandmaster title
17:24 you actually do a reload with the finger inside the trigger guard . Something I wouldn’t recommend to 99% of the shooters if you want to finish a match
he didn't
aaah, no he didn't.
Yeah definitely didn't lol
Chris watts is that you? I thought you were in jail?
🏳️⚧️ Gun rights are trans rights 🏳️⚧️ Trans rights are human rights 🏳️⚧️
Nobody gives a shit trans this or that. The problem is that we dont care if you are trans. We just dont want to hear about it every second of the day.
It would be great if prominent competitors and instructors like yourself in the limelight would adopt the language "Dry Practice" instead of "Dry Fire" and push that across the board.
Appreciate that feedback - I'm curious what your reason behind that is. Please let me know!
@@robepifania While it may be argued its not applicable to every situation, (please disregard my channel hobby name) in my experience (retired Marine/Contractor, 0321/8654/8541 and Instructor on my own ranges) when enough people are on the line, it is possible, as I am sure you are aware for some not to understand or hear clearly firing line instructions (even though they should ask before assuming) and while the RO/RSO should hopefully be in a position for all to adequately hear the instructions, it is still possible for an ND or mishap from someone who only heard the word fire. Yes the argument can be made that the weapons should have been made clear prior to the Dry Drill, but as you know, shooters are shooters and anything can and will happen. Every once in awhile I hear someone say Dry Practice, and it clearly delineates or separates what is happening for all. I know we were all taught "Dry Fire" at a young age, and it's what most say, it's just how things were and are I guess, but it does help in my experience. Just my 2 cents.
@@angrybadgerminis3077 interesting I like that kind of thinking! Appreciate you sharing and thanks for your service!
@@robepifania Thanks, enjoy all of your and your group's videos.
I have been shooting for about 6 years and i am not to your level, but i am no slouch. I dry fire and train, but no one has provided such an intent driven level dry fire like this to before. I noticed a difference and fixed issues i have had since i started shooting. I tried your system and fixed at least 2 issues within just one session. Thank you.
Thanks so much for watching!
Wtf is so hard about scooping any fullsize from these little plastic cups, it's barely a holster.
I don’t think the idea is that it’s “hard.” People put a lot of effort into this because the whole intent of competitive shooting is to be as fast as possible while being accurate, especially to beat the other competitors.
My draw technique also works well on retention style holsters, I've worked with people on the same thing and they've had good success with it. It's not actually a scoop either 😁
Awesome video, thanks so much!
Thanks for taking the time to watch Michael!