Posted: 9/22/2026 11:23:16 AM EDT
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Hotlink fixed: https://tacticalscience.substack.com/p/fixing-the-police-977?r=3qotfz&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web This Article is focused on police training, but the lessons apply across the board. The takeaway: -Required firearms training does not match the actual task or environment -Most training is delivered in block fashion resulting in poor retention -This results in poor accuracy in actual firearms usage in the field To improve: Adopt the tenants of deliberate practice -Interleaved practice -Over an extended time -With feedback on performance Adopt the ecological approach -Intentionally link perception to action -Introduce variability early and often _______________________________________________________________ Perhaps the easiest thing here is to keep in mind your training isn't "one and done". You need training over time. You need practice over time. Even if its a few minutes daily dryfire and one range trip per month you are far better off than somebody who shot 2,000 rounds over 1 weekend and thought they were good to go. You need real world standards. That involves both training for both accuracy and time. I think something like DOT Torture test or 3 Seconds or less are reasonable yardsticks. CSAT standards are better. If you aren't training tactics and Force-on-Force your training isn't complete. At a minimum you should dryfire against badguys on TV. Dryfire is free. |
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The link is dead for me. I think this is the one here. https://tacticalscience.substack.com/p/training-taught-them-the-wrong-thing |