Hitting in Combat: The Brain Science of Training to Win Gunfights

Book excerpt: Is it possible to aim in a gunfight?This question represents a long-standing, often bitter, area of controversy in the firearms and tactical training community.In Hitting in Combat, former naval officer and close protection security operative Dustin Salomon, author of the acclaimed book Building Shooters: Applying Neuroscience Research to Tactical Training Design and Training Delivery (2016), performs the most definitive analysis of the subject conducted to date.Salomon applies his decades of experience in both training and operations with the latest in cutting-edge brain science to step outside the emotion and controversy that is frequently associated with debate over this topic. He examines the origins of point shooting training methodology, explores how different methods of training impact real-world performance, and explains how, ultimately, both sides of this argument are right, as well as the implications this has for instructor liability and the future of tactical firearms training.The book also contains a thorough examination of common talking points on both sides of the issue, along with a series of recommendations for maximizing the effectiveness of firearms training that is intended to prepare students for armed combat.This ground-breaking work should be considered mandatory reading for all firearms, tactics, and self-defense instructors, as well as every aspiring to advanced tactical shooter.Everyone who cares about winning gunfights should read Hitting in Combat.