Handgun Marksmanship

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a marksman is someone skilled at shooting at a mark or a target.Who Is This Book For?This is a book for shooters who want to be marksmen. If you are not already hitting bullseyes, this book is for you.What Will I Learn?Shooting bullseyes is not just about building skill. It is also about acquiring knowledge.This book will help you execute a smooth trigger press while holding sights steady over the intended point of aim at the instant the shot breaks. That's skill. It will also show you how to choose the best training target, interpret bullet-hole patterns, measure precision and accuracy objectively, specify the correct point of aim at any distance, and practice effectively to improve performance on the range. That's knowledge.When you complete this book, you will be a better shooter and a smarter shooter.How Well Will I Shoot?By the end of the book, you should be able to hit bullseyes 80 to 100% of the time from a respectable distance.Free Training AidsThis book makes extensive use of two free training aids:A marksman's target. The target that you use for marksmanship training makes a difference. The right target will facilitate learning; the wrong target will inhibit learning.A target analysis spreadsheet. To assess shooting performance, you need to measure shot group precision and accuracy. This spreadsheet does that for you.Readers are encouraged to download the target and the spreadsheet from the book's website. Even if you don't buy the book, get the training aids.Why This Book?This book applies best practices in instructional design to marksmanship training. It covers everything you need to know to shoot well. Training is delivered in small chunks that are easy to understand. Topics are covered in logical order, so one lesson builds on another. The result is a unique self-instructional training program.Bottom line: By following the step-by-step training program described in this book, you really can teach yourself to shoot bullseyes.