There has been lots of good discussion online regarding iron sighted shooters learning from using a red dot, and red dot shooters learning from using iron sights. Andreas Yankopolus and Kyle McNabb are experienced shooters that have been cross training with other sighting systems. They share their observations and breakthroughs regarding vision and training.   

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It’s not often that you meet someone that is a top finisher in two different sports simultaneously. Lane Gries is a USPSA two division Grandmaster and a consistent top 16 finisher at USPSA Nationals as well as a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt that competes on a national level.

Lane sat down with Hwansik Kim and Joel to discuss his training routines and processes that has made him  successful in two very different sports.  

Lane's website is: https://www.bastionblackperformance.com/

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It’s time for a new drill of the month. Professor Hwansik Kim has a new drill to explain that tests many aspects of shooting. We break down the drill and look at each component, so you know how to assess your results and give suggestions for training. After the paywall we discuss the upcoming PSTG Summit so you know what to expect and explain why this an event you will not want to miss.

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In 2021, Joel drove to Tennessee to train with Lucas Botkin, and It was a great experience for them both. During this interview Lucas shares why he invited Joel out and the expectations and goals he had for the weekend. Lucas and Joel also discuss the style of training they did and some of the takeaways Lucas had including the process of upgrading to #AimBotkin2.0.     

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Lucas Botkin is well known and very visible in the shooting community. He is the CEO of T.Rex Arms, a firearms trainer, a Twitch video game streamer and he played a role in the Call of Duty video games. His company T. Rex Arms created the popular Sidecar holster and sells a variety of other shooting products. 

Lucas is unique from other content creators because of his shooting ability and his large social media following. During this episode topics discussed range from Lucas’ role in Call of Duty to how he evaluates gear and his training before he and Joel met.

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It’s always fun talking to high level shooters that have different perspectives and experiences. Ben Stoeger and Joel interviewed Max Latulippe. Max is a super squad level shooter from Canada that primarily competes in Production Optics division. Max is highly skilled with an attention to detail which makes him very interesting to talk to. We discussed lots of topics ranging from training, evaluating performance, taking classes, dealing with pressure, and goal setting.  

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Hwansik Kim and Joel interviewed Keith Garcia. Keith is active law enforcement and a top competitor in multigun matches. Keith shares his methods for training, teaching, and winning matches that has made him so successful in shooting.

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Ben Stoeger, Calvin Truong, and Joel discuss teaching classes. They each share their thoughts on how to teach the most effectively and lessons they have learned along the way. Regardless of if you teach classes or not, there are lots of take aways.  

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Hwansik Kim demonstrates why we call him the Professor while explaining inductive and deductive learning and how it should apply to your training. Hwansik also introduces a new drill of the month while explaining how inductive and deductive methods should be applied to it. 

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Phil Strader is known for being a super squad level competitor that doesn’t practice very much. Joel and Ben interviewed Phil to find some surprising answers while learning Phil’s processes and how he has became so successful in shooting.

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