Short Course

By Ben Berry

A Podcast about Practicing, USPSA, and Practical Shooting... more

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The podcast currently has 79 episodes available.

Short Course episodes:

June 08, 2018 #19: Budgeting
This week on the podcast, I take the occasion of my wife and I paying off all of our consumer debts to talk about how budgeting has been useful to me during my shooting career. I talk about how we break down the budget categories for shooting, "paycheck glocks," and give some pointers on where to find out more if you're interested.
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24min
June 01, 2018 #18: Good Stages
This week on the podcast, I talk about some of the things I look for in a good stage and offer some ideas of how to differentiate good stages from bad.
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22min
May 25, 2018 #17: Lightning Round
This week on the podcast, I give a few updates or errata to previous episodes: #16: Hot Summer Matches, #11: Peak, #13: Origin Story, and #8: The Value of Outlaw Matches.
I then cover three quick topics that can't quite justify a full show on their own: the downside of shooting your first match with a national champ, PCC fits better in USPSA than 3 gun, and Always Video Everything.
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22min
May 18, 2018 #16: Hot Summer Matches
This week on the podcast, I talk about a recent match and the problems with making even small gear changes before a match. I then talk about some of the ways I've found of coping with the NC heat after five summers of shooting matches. I talk about making my own beef jerky, bringing around a small cooler, and a few other small tips.
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23min
May 11, 2018 #15: South Carolina Section Match
On this episode, I talk about the 2018 South Carolina USPSA Section match. I talk about the great administration, the high-quality, diverse stages, and some of the challenges they presented. I talk about my own performance and how things went, good and bad, and lessons I'll be taking in to practice.
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23min
May 04, 2018 #14: Major Match Prep
This week on the podcast, I talk about what I've been doing to prepare for the upcoming South Carolina Section match, my first major match of the season. I talk about the minor gun maintenance I'm doing, my mindset going in to the match, and how I'm defining success for the match separate from the ultimate finish.
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21min
April 27, 2018 #13: Origin Story
This week on the podcast, I talk about shooting my first match, and my early shooting career in IDPA, including my initial novice classification. I talk about how I made the jump to USPSA (initial classification C), and the class I took that connected all the dots and put me on the path to today.
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22min
April 20, 2018 #12: Stoeger Class
This week on the podcast I talk about the Ben Stoeger Skill & Drills class that I took recently. I discuss some of the things I learned, how I tried to take notes better than past years, and how my shooting has improved since last year. I also answer a listener question about the value of shooting on the move in Production
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23min
April 13, 2018 #11: Peak
This week on the podcast, I talk about the book Peak by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool. I talk through some of the lessons learned from decades studying the science of expertise, including the 10,000 Hour Rule, and how to apply some of the ideas to practical shooting. You can see this book and a list of other books that I've found helpful at www.berryshooting.com/books .
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21min
April 06, 2018 #10: Match Debrief: SWGC March 2018
This week on the podcast, I talk about the March 2018 USPSA match at Sir Walter Gun Club in Creedmoor, NC. I talk about some of the stages and what I liked about them, and review my own performance on some of the stages. Here's the match video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vngWyBrYMlc .
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26min

FAQs about Short Course:

How many episodes does Short Course have?

The podcast currently has 79 episodes available.

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