Practical Shooting : Beyond Fundamentals
by Brian Enos
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Author: Brian EnosIllustrator: Kris Kunkler
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1990-07
ISBN: 0962692506
Number of pages: 201
Publisher: Zediker Pub
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Book Review: The Best Book On Shooting Ever Written
Summary: 5 Stars
The name Brian Enos is familiar to anyone with even a cursory knowledge of the action shooting sports. In the late 1970s and early '80s, Enos and his good friend Rob Leatham revolutionized competitive shooting by developing techniques allowing high speed pistol control - and a level of performance - previously impossible. They did this by questioning everything, throwing out many of the sacred cows like the Weaver Stance espoused by the experts of the day, and embracing anything - no matter how unconventional - that worked. The techniques they developed (for a few years, until the other guys could adopt the same methods to catch up) didn't just put Leatham and Enos ahead of the rest of the best in the world - they were in an entirely different CLASS.
Beyond Fundamentals has been called by those who've read it, "Zen and the Art of Pistol Shooting." It's also been called, "A book written by an IPSC Grand Master that you have to be an IPSC Grand Master to understand." There's a certain amount of truth to that. Most books on handgun marksmanship tell you that truly high-level shooting really has very little to do with equipment and technique, it's 95 percent mental...then spend 95 percent of the rest of the book talking about equipment and technique! Enos tells you shooting is 95 percent mental, then spends 95 percent of the rest of the book talking about mental states of consciousness.
The reason no one had ever written a book like this before, and why some people find it impenetrable even today, is because it's just damn hard to describe a mental state of consciousness so that someone who's never experienced it can understand what you're talking about. This is definitely a book that benefits frequent re-reading as your skill level improves. The first time I read Beyond Fundamentals I was lost throughout most of it. "What the hell is this guy talking about?" I thought. A few years later, when I read it again, I found it much more comprehensible because, in the intervening time frame, my skill level had improved to the point I could just barely brush the edges of a lot of the stuff Enos describes. Then I found the book going by fairly fast, and absolutely fascinating reading. "This is so cool. I'm already 40 pages into this thing and he hasn't said anything I don't understand yet."
Enos takes ideas from sources as far-flung as bull's-eye shooting, golf, martial arts, even motorcycle racing, and synthesizes them. At times this book seems more a tome on Buddhist philosophy or some Eastern fighting system than a shooting manual. Not to worry though, for those who want instruction on technique it's here in abundance: in-depth discussion on the biomechanics of shooting, written by one of the best shooters in the world. But while reading that may certainly improve your performance, if you really want to excel it's the "hard to understand" portions of the book - the discussions of mental states - that will over the long term prove the most invaluable, and eventually take you the farthest.
Enos does not discuss self-defense tactics in his book - it's about pure shooting skill. Some folks of the "martial artist" persuasion might opine, "Well, I don't have anything to learn from a guy like Enos. I'm a combat shooter and he's a gamesman." Frankly, in my opinion, any defensively oriented handgunner who honestly believes he has nothing to learn from an IPSC Grand Master is a freakin' idiot. IPSC Grand Masters are the GODS of fast and accurate handgunning. No one knows more about how to fire a handgun fast and well than these guys - and that's definitely a skill that could come in handy in a real-life emergency. This is a classic text that should be part of every serious handgunner's library.
Summary of Practical Shooting : Beyond Fundamentals
This isn't just another "how to fire a gun" book. This one talks about shooting.... The keys to consistent, high-speed shooting are within you right now. This book will show you ways to bring them out. Through Brian's advice, you'll learn how to recognize and break down the barriers that are limiting your performance-you may begin to look at shooting in an entirely different way. You'll learn to pressure-proof your match performance, how different types of shooting require different focal points, and you'll see how to develop an attitude that will let you reach beyond what you thought was your potential. You'll find a comprehensive set of exercises that will develop and sharpen your skills. You'll see how it's possible to drive the gun to wherever your eye can look. You'll discover that everything you need to know about your technique is told by the gun, if you know how to listen to it. And all the challenges and advanced techniques of practical shooting are covered too: prone, barricade, single-hand shooting, multiple targets, reloading, shooting on the move, and much more. You'll also get inside tips on IPSC strategies, steel shooting, shootoff tactics, Bianchi, and more. This book will give you all the fundamentals of practical pistol shooting, but then it will show you ways you can take yourself far, far beyond them...Ya follow?Sports Books
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