Originally posted by SMASH45:
Does his book cover the basics and the specifics of dry firing?
Pretty much anything that you can do with live ammo, you can do with dry practice. Here's a brief list of sepearate skills. I find it useful to cycle through these to keep everything sharp:
Presentation, Two Handed
Presentation, One Handed
Malfunction Clearances, Two Handed – Type 1, 2, & 3
Malfunction Clearances, One Handed – Type 1, 2, & 3
Shooting Positions – Roll Over Prone, Speed Kneeling, Braced Kneeling, Double Kneeling
Low Light/Flashlight Use – Harries & Rogers
Ready Positions – Low Ready, CQB Positions
Trigger Reset Drills/Head Shots
Turns – Response Right, Left, & Rear
As already noted, when you start practicing, you are ingraining these responses and any errors will be difficult to correct. IIRC, it takes ~1,000 repetitions to build "muscle memory" and about 10,000 to ingrain a skill in a new fashion.
If you aren't sure exactly how to perform a skill, I would be hesistant to put lot of dry practice time in. The best solution is to seek professional training so that everything will be learned correctly. See my comments in the
"High Dollar Training" thread.