A review of the current literature The following article is from the National Association of EMTs website: www.naemt.org. BLUF: Direct Pressure is still the best way to stop bleeding. PHTLS Executive Committee Lance E. Stuke, M.D. MPH Background: The 7th edition PHTLS textbook discusses the use of topical hemostatic agents which were are available for prehospital [...]
It’s been a little bit since my last article…sorry for the delay. I’ve finally received my PCS orders to another Deployable Specialized Force (DSF) in the USCG as an Assault Force Commander. Needless to say I’m excited and I’ve been going to the range about 2-3 times per week in preparation to lead my new [...]
Something we’ve all been taught, if we were taught the correct way to shoot, was utilizing the seven fundamentals of shooting. For a refresher on those fundamentals or what we like to call “habits”, check out Chris’ all encompassing article titled “7 Habits of Highly Effective Shooters”. He later goes in depth on each specific [...]
It’s something that we all do when we go to the range, and typically it’s something we don’t put much thought into until the question is posed to us by the range staff. We have our weapons, ammo, eyes and ears…we think we’re ready to do some work on the range. Then the question comes……targets? [...]
Going to the range and shooting does different things for different people. A vast majority of the time (it should be always) we go to the range with the intention of keeping those perishable shooting skills frosty and at an increased level of readiness. But there are those times where we just want to burn [...]
If you want to get good at shooting, there is only one-way to do it…Dry-Fire. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, it’s the “Secret to shooting like a Navy SEAL.” So many people these days’ want to take shortcuts to everything they do, hell, I’m one of them, but learning to shoot [...]
Thank you to all those interested in training with Center Mass Group. We receive a regular stream of emails and contact forms on the website asking when we are going to post the training schedule for civilians, so I wanted to catch everyone up and let you know where we’re at and where we’re headed. [...]
Center Mass Group’s Gear List Recommendations We’ve received a few emails asking for different recommendations for gear on our course lists. In an effort to save time emailing everyone back, and spend more time at the range, I’ve gone down the list for our basic pistol course (1st Phase) and gave guidance where possible. The [...]
Use Your Sights! It may sound too simple; too easy to be true! Can it really be? Yes, boys and girls: with our patented new shooting technique you too can hit targets with a zillion percent more accuracy! What’s that? Not new? Damn, I thought I was going to be rich! OK cowboys, I’m going to get straight to [...]
Mount-Up Cowboy! Drawing your secondary weapon from a holster is like any other skill when it comes to shooting; it’s perishable. Meaning if you don’t incorporate properly drawing your weapon into your training regimen then you’re giving the tactical shooting advantage to your adversary. Whether it’s drawing your firearm against an active shooter, someone with [...]
