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S9E11: Mythbusting Shooting Fundamentals – GRIP

By Riley Bowman / October 16, 2023

Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster bring to you our second in a series of “mythbuster” episodes, and today we will be talking about the classic shooting fundamental often referred to as “grip.” What is it? What is it not? How do we do it better? Where do people miss the mark as they work on or even teach the concept? Don’t miss it, and tune into today’s episode!

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Grip Strength, Handguns, and Gender Differences

By Matthew Maruster / October 4, 2023

Did you know that studies show grip strength has a relationship with cardiovascular and overall health? I’m not a doctor, so I’ll stay in my lane and aim the conversation…

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How to Get Better Grip on Your Handgun

By Matthew Maruster / August 2, 2022

Most people understand that gripping their handgun properly is an essential fundamental to shooting well. However, I believe there are actually three components that go into developing the proper grip.…

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S3E13: The Physical SECRET to Becoming Both Fast AND Accurate

By Riley Bowman / September 2, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss the “secret” to being both accurate AND fast at shooting. We talk about one method for being able to develop the physical skill necessary to achieve this in dry fire practice, and this method was recently featured on the latest Shooter Ready Challenge.

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Episode 474: Required Shooting Skills For CCWers

By Riley Bowman / February 2, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss which shooting skills concealed carriers really need, and which drills and standards to use to measure the competency level of those skills. Trust me, you won’t want to miss this content today!

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Dry Fire and Drawing Your Gun

By Joshua Gillem / November 17, 2020

Learning How to Draw Your Handgun Quickly is Important. The importance of a correct draw during a defensive encounter cannot be overstated. It is at this point in the scenario…

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Episode 449: The One Thing That’s Made All the Difference in my Shooting

By Riley Bowman / October 13, 2020

Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen reunite for a power-packed episode discussing the ONE THING that’s helped us level-up in our shooting. If you pretty well have grip and trigger control figured out, and you’re looking for that thing that’s still eluding you, this just might be the episode for you!

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Episode 447: [DEBATE] Gun Modifications and Upgrades

By Jacob Paulsen / October 1, 2020

Today we test a “Debate” Style format where we each take opposing sides of an issue. We start with something simple… gun modifications. The good and the bad.

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Get A Grip – Arachni Grip Product [REVIEW]

By Matthew Maruster / September 4, 2020

Durability wise, I have not had it long enough to tell you how long it will last, but the manufacturer says each grip will last over 1000 cycles. I imagine that will be quite a long time, and remember it comes with two grips.

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All About Isolation of the Trigger Finger

By Joshua Gillem / August 25, 2020

I watched a video of someone who was clearly a new shooter this past weekend who had a serious case of over-gripping her gun. It was so bad I was…

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Episode 432: 5 Things The Gun Industry Has Changed Its Mind About

By Jacob Paulsen / July 23, 2020

Matthew and Jacob discuss some of the major changes of opinion the gun industry has experienced in the last few decades. Many shooters today who first learned to shoot 10, 20, and 30 years ago bring with them ideas and techniques that have been broadly dismissed and replaced with a new best practice. We discuss 5 of those in today’s show.

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3 Skills to Focus on RIGHT NOW to Get Better At Defensive Shooting

By Joshua Gillem / July 9, 2020

If you’re here reading this blog or shopping our online store for any of the goodies we sell, chances are good that you’d consider yourself to be a good guy…

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Grip Your Way To Better Recoil Management [Video]

By Joshua Gillem / May 6, 2020

One of the easiest ways to up your shooting accuracy and proficiency is by adjusting the way you hold your gun when you’re shooting it. Even if you’re already currently…

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Episode 385: EDC Tools to Carry on the Road with Lena Miculek of Team SIG SAUER

By Riley Bowman / January 28, 2020

Today is Day 3 in a marathon of power-packed podcast episodes Riley Bowman had the opportunity to record while at SHOT Show 2020. This one features Lena Miculek, Pro-shooter and World Champion with Team SIG SAUER. We talk about concealed carry, other EDC options including for non-permissive environments, and we get into some tips, tricks, and techniques for shooting at an elite, world-class level.

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Episode 344: What Have You Changed Your Mind About Recently? Part 2

By Riley Bowman / August 29, 2019

Today, Riley and Matthew sit down for an honest and refreshing discussion to get Matthew’s perspective on things he’s recently learned and how his opinions have changed on things. This is a quest of knowledge and experience, and we should always seek to be learning, growing and keeping our minds open to new things.

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