SpotterUp Shooting Team – IDPA: Not Exactly Run and Gun
Myself and another member of the Spotter Up shooting team participated in an IDPA match in Thurmont MD recently. We placed 4th and 5th overall, and as usual took away…
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Basic Tactics: A Few More Thoughts
Tranquillo wearing our Old School Spotter Up patch Tactics, tactics, the Holy Grail of high speed shooting, moving, assaults, driving, walking in the bathroom, opening doors, entry/exiting vehicles, eating, etc.,…
Red Dot Odyssey – First USPSA Match / Lessons Learned
Last weekend I finally got to run my Glock 17MOS with Shield RMS in a local USPSA level 1 match and it was both a lot of fun and illuminating…
Red Dot Odyssey – The HOW (Mounting, Zeroing and First Range Sessions)
This is the third article in a series about miniature red dot optics on pistols. Click here for the previous article, or click here to go to the beginning. As…
Red Dot Odyssey – The WHAT (Equipment choices for Competition and Concealed Carry)
This is the second article in a series on miniature red dot sights for pistols. Click here for the previous article. Now that I was committed to learning how to…
Red Dot Odyssey – The WHY (Single vs Triple Focal Plane) or (“Just Put the Thing on the Thing”)
2017 is the year that I decided to start shooting miniature red dot sights on my handguns, and I decided that i would share my experiences and thoughts with our…
Pistol Training Evolution: Shooting Triangle
DISCLAIMER/WARNING!!! The opinions of this article are that of the author and do not reflect the thoughts and opinions of the other writers here at Spotter Up. Nor do these…
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Basic Pistol Classes Need To Change: Modernize The Classroom
When students in classes are taught to shoot a rifle, generally it is much easier to get the student to an acceptable level of competency and proficiency. When students learn…
New Skills – Starting IMTT PD1A with IMTT FINLAND
I’ve truly enjoyed including the guys at Noble & Blue into our Spotter Up site. We’ve become quick friends. They bring an element often missed around many shooting communities; humility.…
Firearm Instructors: Teaching Bias And Hypocrisy?
As a student and an occasional firearms instructor myself, I find that some defensive shooting instructors out there are teaching shooting in a “MODERN” way that leaves much to be…