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If nothing else, you’ll make a good deposit in the karma bank and you won’t come back as a dung beetle.

Final Thoughts

Read on the topic. Watch the new generation of combat shooting videos. It’s one thing to read about it, and another to actually see masterful speed shooting in action. One thing videos can do that even experience cannot is deliver instant replay in slow motion, showing subtleties of technique frame by frame.

…has become the traditional award for the most-improved shooter. The staff, whose collective vote determines the recipient, signs it. Here John Strayer waits his turn to sign as Steve Denney pens some words of encouragement to the winning student.

Learn from your mistakes. Losing a match or a having bad day at the gun class doesn’t mean you’re a bad person and you need therapy. Winning gives you warm fuzzy strokes, and it also gives you positive reinforcement, validating that you’re doing it right. But losing is where you learn. Think about it: How many of life’s lessons did you learn by messing something up? Sometimes, that’s the strongest reinforcement of the learning experience. On days when you win, you can say to yourself, “A day well spent. I’m on the right track.” On days when you lose, you can say to yourself, “A day well spent. I’ve learned a lesson, and I will not repeat the mistake I made today.” Sometimes, the “instructional days” are a lot more valuable than the “positive reinforcement days.”