Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 799
EAN: 9781852230579
ISBN: 1852230576
Label: Crowood Pr
Manufacturer: Crowood Pr
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: 1989-11
Publisher: Crowood Pr
Studio: Crowood Pr

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Editorial Reviews:

This book contains sound advice for both novice and expert on the techniques which will lead to success in the sport. Frank Leatherdale, a highly experienced competitor and National Pistol Coach and his son Paul, an international medallist in several disciplines, have combined their extensive knowledge to produce this instructional handbook which covers choice and care of pistol, shooting techniques, stance, sighting and trigger control, physical and mental preparation, and the rules and requirements of each shooting discipline.

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Customer Rating:

Summary: Handy book if you are into .22's for target practice
Comment: Not owning a .22, I did not get a lot of information from this book, but if you own a .22, this book is for you. The book is English, so all of the terminology is 'British'.

Customer Rating:

Summary: extremely useful for any level shooter
Comment: This short manual of pistol shooting includes many pointers that would serve the novice as well as the expert shooter. For me, the most helpful chapters were the first three that focus on proper stance, grip, breathing and sight picture. Shooting is somewhat of a zen experience in that you need to put together lots of different parts into a coherent whole. It helps to break down the process into each component in order to analyze what you may be doing wrong. If you start with proper technique, it is much easier to correct problems down the road. That is why the opening chapters are so important to study. Once an improper technique is learned, it is very difficult to unlearn it. Many shooters never properly learn how to make an accurate sight picture. Though the pictures in the book are somewhat outdated in terms of style, they are current for technique. If you can ignore the flared pants and 70's outfits, you'll have no problem figuring the proper technique.

The second half of the book is devoted to different types of competitions with helpful tips for every one. Obviously you can't use the exact technique for rapid firing shooting as for slow fire shooting. The book is written for a British audience, but the author includes all the major American and NRA competitions as well. Very helpful overall and well done.

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