God Never Promised us Tomorrow!

"No matter where your religious beliefs may lay, if we are not practicing today for our opponent tomorrow there is a strong chance our tomorrow could be TODAY" – for some of us the word practice can mean many different things. However in our field of protecting and serving – this takes a more intimate meaning. A long time ago I was told if I wanted to get better in anything I am trying to do then I need to dedicate a certain amount of time daily to work on the things I am terrible at. As I grew older this piece if wisdom as not only been true but life altering. If we only practice on the things we are good at then only certain things get better – and the things we are still terrible at will actually get worst. But if we practice on the things we are terrible at those things get better and then the things we are already good at will progress naturally.

Take for instance the presentation or drawing of our firearm. Trigger control is definitely important however – the inability to draw our firearm smoothly and when we need to then trigger control actually means nothing. One of the most famous saying from Wyatt Earp was, "Fast is fine but accuracy is everything." Most have translated this to the actual pulling of the trigger with control, breathing, aiming etc...when in reality I believed this encompassed the entire act of firearm handling – it is not how fast you pull the trigger or how fast you can grab your firearm; but how accurately grip your firearm from the draw and get it to target for accuracy.

So designate some time each day to practice your firearm accessibility, drawing, presentation of the firearm just as much if not more than the actual pulling of the trigger. Stay Safe, Stay Strong and most importantly Stay Alive!