Jake Di Vita Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 I recently got this book and it is without a doubt the cat's a$$. Even after a few days I am already seeing a DRAMATIC improvement. My draws (in dry fire) have literally gone down 3 tenths since I started doing these drills. My hand hates it though as the calluses are really building up. I've only gone through about half the drills so far but they keep getting better as I go along. I have renewed aspirations of hitting GM this summer and now not a doubt in my mind that I can do it. I'll post again once I've gone through all the drills a few times and post some improvements. All I know is this book is phenomenal and belongs in any shooters range bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 The other thing that I'll add about Steve's drills is the necessity of distance. I always used to fudge the distances to the targets in my living room. Any practice is better than no practice, but practicing on full-size targets at the actual ranges has been the ticket for me. If not for Steve's book, I'd still be trying to work on transistions on whatever happened to be sitting on the mantle at the time. Not the recipe for progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Anderson Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 Eric, I have no idea why smaller targets at closer distances aren't as good, but they just aren't, are they? If ya got 30 feet, ya gotta use it! Jake, Glad to hear you're hitting it hard. You'll get there... SA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalmas Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 I'm not sure I agree, I've been a bit toooo fast on the trigger while dry firing on full size targets at home, calling alot of C and D hits. After reading pretty much everything on TGO's site i got an idea, I scaled down some ipsc targets to letter size and still shot at the same distances making my dry fire set-up harder than pretty much any match target set-up. Since I'm only allowed to shoot minor, points are most of the time more important than speed, so training on the small tagets forces me to call better shots even on full size targets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 Dalmas That is true....but ultimately, nothing can replace full size targets with the actual distance you'll be shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 Eric, I have no idea why smaller targets at closer distances aren't as good, but they just aren't, are they? If ya got 30 feet, ya gotta use it. Actually, I think I do know why. I think it has to do with the depth of field of your eyes. At 10-15 feet, everything is usually in crisp focus - which doesn't usually happen on anything but hoser targets. 8-10 yards seems to be the threshold between "see everything" and "you'd better be watching the front sight or you're gonna miss." Not a scientific analysis, but what it seems like to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 Oh yeah another AWESOME thing about the book. I love the dedication. "Of course he did, he decided he wanted to." One of the best quotes I've ever read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para45 Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Money on the way...If I can win my class at the Area 8 shoot then it will have paid for itself!! If I also win the class above mine you will get a testimony that would sell the next million copies......Thanks, John DVC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFD Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 I just got the book today, less than a week from when I ordered it. My intitial impression is that this book will help me clean up and focus my practice, both dry fire and live fire, so that I'll quit wasting time and energy with questionable return. So far I've been making "educated guesses"(how educated I am is the question), but that's about it. Looks like every drill makes provisions for both dry fire and live fire, so it looks like I have a new plan. While I may never achieve GM class, at least I now feel like I can give it an honest try without excuses. This should top any shooter's "have to buy" list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Merricks Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 Hey Steve I read your book and I'm not any better. Thanks for the book and the reason you put it together. I truly believe that if I put your book to use I will reach my goal at the Nat's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGH Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 Steve, Just sent paypal for the book. Can't wait to get it. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 Book showed up today. I really like the format. It lends itself to being used. They layout of the pages and the helpful hints make it very user friendly. Thanks Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Anderson Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 It is my pleasure to announce that, thanks to the tireless efforts of ShooterGrrl, andersonshooting.com is now up and running! You'll find access to cool videos and an easier way to order my dry fire book WITHOUT having to set up a paypal account! (the payments screen is powered by paypal, but you do not need a paypal account, just a credit card) I am also now a distributor for Lanny Bassham's superb book on mental management, "With Winning in Mind." This book was recommended to me by Travis Tomasie and completely changed the way I think about "the mental game." More info is available on the site. Thanks! SA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 steve, i just visited your site today, it's great. lynn p. s. i'd remove the pic of your belly in front of the ford. it makes the ford look bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Anderson Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Lynn, My apologies for the offense to you AND the Ford. :) I know the Ford doesn't mind...she lugs me around with no complaints. SA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Mink Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Cool site! Now we can say, 'we knew him when...' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 I posted this on a couple of other lists and thought I would here too! I am trying a new DF regimen. Steve Andersons book on the Enos forum. I don’t KNOW if it will help yet, but I am betting it will. VERY quickly. I’ve only run it twice so far (13 drills out of 38) and haven’t gotten through all the drills yet but he does a couple things I never have. #1 he provides STRUCTURE! He does each drill a set # of times at both above and below your “PAR” times. In addition he does it without Par times so you can get it RIGHT in super slow (my way) first. The below par you shoot is to MAKE you speed up and try to go faster so you know what it feels like. Goal times are set up on a GM with an OPEN gun, but amazingly I have already achieved some of the more simple ones to that level with my G17 and my Uncle Mikes holster that I use for IDPA. You can work up to anything you want. I’m very impressed so far, Steve provides a “structure” that is something I never had in my DF. I bet most others don’t either. First drill is 10yd tgt, Draw and get sight picture, No trigger pull. I set my "par" at .8 and went both .2 above it and .2 below it. By the end of the session I was bouncing off .6 pretty hard with a SOLID sight picture. I figure I will make that .5 goal pretty soon. That should make for some REAL sub one second draw and fire times in a match type setting. Especially when done in conjunction with a little live fire. I have taken another .1 off my reloads with the drills that I have done too. Most amazing to reload and get a sight pic in .7-.8 (no trigger) With a STOCK Glock G17 I can honestly say I have learned more in my DF in the last two days of 1.5 hrs than I have in the last 6 months that I DFed before the IDPA nats last year ………Folks THAT is a statement. I was Dfing about 2-4 hrs before the nats last year EVERY DAY. I took a break after the nats and since then I have only shot 8 times (babies do that). I think in 1 month I will have improved to well above where I was when I stopped, if I will just keep it up. (really a lot going on right now!) I always improve when I come back fresh, but I have a feeling this will be phenomenal. The book is on the Enos forum under http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...opic=12952&st=0 He apparently also has a site here, if you have a fast enough connection watch the videos, if not, don’t bother. Downloading a 10-20 second vid for a 1.5 to 4 second drill is tiresome from dialup! Man I LOVE DSL http://www.andersonshooting.com/index.html He also sells a book, "With Winning in Mind".....VERY GOOD, all about mindset! I don’t know Steve from a hot rock either so don’t figure its a plug. I think his dryfire book will help ANYONE that wants to learn to shoot and will FOLLOW THROUGH WITH DOING IT! Its money well spent. That’s what I will be working on until the Nats, and as the Cajuns say, "we shall see what we shall see" Team Sand, I’m coming for YOU. Ill be a true TS member soon!! Thanks Buddy! Steve, Thank you very much for not keeping this all to yourself. Larry P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larrys1911 Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 I dont post for a couple days and now I am a GUEST!!!! Stupid Puter.....Needs to Dryfire some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Anderson Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Larry, The need of most of us for structure was the impetus for the book. It's fine to say, "you need to dry fire" but that means different things to different people, doesn't it? Im ecstatic that it's helping so many of you! Keep the info coming! SA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billmanweh Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 just ordered my copy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twix Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 Recieved my copies today. Looks good. Thanks Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 For the extra $10.00 I decided to order the "Combo Deal." Can't wait to get the books. I noticed a large improovement this past winter when I was dry firing everyday, and I am hoping the book will help me get back on track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Anderson Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 Yeah, the combo deal is the way to go for sure. When you read Lanny's book, you'll be blown away by how much sense he makes for our sport. He details all the mistakes we make, and all the different types of mental errors that exist. You'll see your current state in one of them, and an instant way to correct the error with a repeatable program for mental training. Please let me know how it works for you! SA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalmas Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 I just read Lenny's book and it was a WOW experience, I really do understand how to put those techniques into practice.. There are already notes on my bathroom mirror and on the cover of steve's book ("read" that alot ) among others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phara Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 Steve, Just trying to clarify something from your book. Is the method you use for turning and drawing the gun kind of like the "about face" method, where the right foot swings behind the body while the body pivots on the left foot? This means as a right handed shooter your body turns clockwise? Thanks, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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