Short Course
Episodes
#48: SWGC February 2019, Part 1
08 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk through a club match stage-by-stage and talk about the things that went well and the lessons learned from each one. T...
#47: Things I Changed My Mind About in 2018
01 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk through some of the lessons I took away from 2018. I talk about what I learned about gun grips and gripping the gun, ...
#46: 2018 Year In Review
25 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk through how the 2018 competition season went for me. I talk through the matches shot, practice sessions, and rounds f...
#45: 2019 Goals
18 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about what I've learned about setting goals in the last year, and discuss my own plans and goals for 2019.
#44: Taking an Offseason
30 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talk about taking an offseason. I talk about different approaches to managing your time between seasons and why it is important to take at...
#43: NC Section 2018
23 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about the NC Section match. I talk through the different stages and how I approached them, and my overall mindset tha...
#42: How I Would Do Nationals
16 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about some discussions I've had around Nationals and if I had the opportunity to change things, what I would do diffe...
#41: Lessons From Nationals
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about three areas of improvement I've identified from Nationals, and how I dealt with them at a club match this past ...
#40: USPSA Nationals 2018, Part 2
02 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I continue the discussion about USPSA Factory Gun Nationals. I talk about how well the match flowed, what I thought of the s...
#39: USPSA Nationals 2018
26 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, live from the hotel room the night before the final day of Production Nationals, I talk about how things have changed in the...
#38: USPSA Rule Changes, Pt. 2
19 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I continue my discussion of the proposed rule changes for the 2019 USPSA rulebook. I run through the details about what will...
#37: USPSA Rule Changes, Pt. 1
12 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about the proposed rule changes for the 2019 USPSA rulebook. I run through the details about what will be changing an...
#36: Single Stack
05 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about my strange, sporadic schedule of shooting Single Stack over the course of three years, what I learned from it, ...
#35: Changing Guns
28 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, on the two year anniversary of switching to shoot a Tanfoglio, I look back on the different Production guns I've shot over m...
#34: Practice For Where You Want To Be, Not Where You Are
21 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I start out by talking about cancelling the NC Section due to Hurricane Florence, which I maintain to be the right decision....
#33: Grips
14 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about what to look for in gun grips, and why I am really liking the new G10 grips I got for my Tanfoglios.
#32: Sir Walter USPSA: September 2018
07 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about the recent match at Sir Walter USPSA, and review my performance on the stages before the rain caused us to have...
#31: Process of Practice, Part 2
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, I follow up on Episode 27 and continue my discussion of live fire and dry fire practice. I talk about having a plan for practice but ...
#30: Q&A: Stage Planning and Seeing Changes in Practice
24 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I answer a couple listener questions. The first about stage planning with 10 rounds, and the second about how long to expe...
#29: Devil Dog USPSA: August 2018
17 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about the recent Devil Dog USPSA match, which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNalB0QXP8A . I tal...
#28: Production 15
10 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about the August 2018 Sir Walter match that I shot last weekend, what I thought of the stages and how I thought I did...
#27: Process of Practice
03 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about how my practice has been going recently, changes I've been making, and how I'm planning the rest of the season,...
#26: IPSC Nationals 2018, Part 2
27 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about US IPSC Nationals, why I am interested in shooting it, some interesting aspects of the IPSC stage breakdown, an...
#25: IPSC Nationals 2018
20 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about how shooting the 2018 IPSC US Nationals went, the lessons I learned, and coming out of it, how I'm approaching ...
#24: Range Officer
13 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about my history as a Range Officer, what to expect from the RO and CRO classes, and give some ideas on how to get st...
#23: Dry Fire
06 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about dry fire, including how my dry fire space is set up, how I handle drills with reloads, and using different type...
#22: Cheating
29 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I discuss how USPSA is surprisingly resistant to cheating, why that's great, and a few ideas to make it even better.
#21: Q&A
22 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I answer listener questions about Production 15, IPSC stage design, where to look when you're moving, and how to deal with t...
#20: IPSC Nationals Prep
15 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about switching my gear over to prepare for IPSC Nationals, shooting Production 15 in club matches, and what I'm focu...
#19: Budgeting
08 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I take the occasion of my wife and I paying off all of our consumer debts to talk about how budgeting has been useful to me ...
#18: Good Stages
01 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about some of the things I look for in a good stage and offer some ideas of how to differentiate good stages from bad...
#17: Lightning Round
25 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I give a few updates or errata to previous episodes: #16: Hot Summer Matches, #11: Peak, #13: Origin Story, and #8: The Valu...
#16: Hot Summer Matches
18 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about a recent match and the problems with making even small gear changes before a match. I then talk about some of t...
#15: South Carolina Section Match
11 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, I talk about the 2018 South Carolina USPSA Section match. I talk about the great administration, the high-quality, diverse stages, an...
#14: Major Match Prep
04 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about what I've been doing to prepare for the upcoming South Carolina Section match, my first major match of the seas...
#13: Origin Story
27 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about shooting my first match, and my early shooting career in IDPA, including my initial novice classification. I ta...
#12: Stoeger Class
20 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast I talk about the Ben Stoeger Skill & Drills class that I took recently. I discuss some of the things I learned, how I tri...
#11: Peak
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about the book Peak by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool. I talk through some of the lessons learned from decades study...
#10: Match Debrief: SWGC March 2018
06 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I talk about the March 2018 USPSA match at Sir Walter Gun Club in Creedmoor, NC. I talk about some of the stages and what I ...
#9: 2018 Production Changes
30 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I talk about the series of events leading up to the changes to the USPSA Production rules that take effect in May 2018. I talk about some o...
#8: The Value of Outlaw Matches
23 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I give some thoughts about pistol matches using rules other than USPSA, and why that's a good thing. I talk about why it's good for the hob...
#7: Flying to Nationals & Purpose of Big Matches
16 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I talk about my experience flying to the USPSA Nationals in 2017, particularly my mistake of trying to fly with my ammo. I also discuss wha...
#6: Visualizing Stages in More Detail
09 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I talk about learning to visualize in more detail after a few bad exerpeinces at recent matches. I also discuss using the right range comma...
#5: Lessons Learned In Practice
16 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I talk about a new USPSA podcast that just started called the Shoot Fast Podcast. I cover some ideas that the hosts gave me about improving...
#4: Planning Your Major Match Schedule
09 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I talk about how I look at the different types of matches, based on the level of competition they offer and the resources required to shoot...
#3: Gear Changes in 2017
02 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, I talk about a few gear changes I made in 2017, what I liked and disliked about the old gear, and what pushed me over the edge to cha...
#2: IPSC Nationals 2017
26 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, I talk about shooting IPSC Nationals in 2017: why I wanted to go, some of the changes I had to make to prepare for it, and the experi...
#1: Intro & Setting Goals
19 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On the first episode of Short Course, I briefly introduce myself as a shooter, and kick things off with a discussion of goals. I talk about setting a ...