Perfect Practice is Saul Kirsch’s first book and the ideal guide to quality IPSC training.  
Created from Saul’s own personal practice know-how, over 50 carefully crafted practice drills ensure you acquire all the knowledge, tips and skills necessary to excel.  
 

Topics include:  Accuracy and recoil control   Calling your shots  Improving your draw  Reloads  Shooting position transitions  Barricades  Shooting on the move  Swingers, and more.

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Each topic contains detailed insights into the attitudes and techniques critical to success. Each drill is explained in depth - how to shoot, what you learn and how to keep track of your progress and learning curve.  

Paperback, 150 pages, Dimensions 1.2 x 23 x 17.50 cm
Publisher: Double-Alpha Academy
ISBN No: 908088051

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Foreward
Content page 1
Content page 2
Content page 3
Page 9
Page 10
Page 136
Page 137
 

Perfect Practice Score Sheets
Thanks to Gunnar Lindøe Jørgensen you can now download (MS word) these convenient A5 Score sheets. Gunnar suggests printing and binding them, so you can take them to the range and use these 54 score sheets together with your copy of Perfect Practice. You will have more space to write scores, and no need to write in your book. Thanks Gunnar!

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Customer Comments and Reviews:

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I recently purchased a copy of Saul Kirsch's "Perfect Practice" and found myself absolutely surprised at how well it was thought out and put together. There are fantastic drills with advice for every level of competition shooter. Most of the drills take almost no props to practice with and are able to be used on nearly any pistol range. This book brings a new level of professionalism to the products in the competition market. I will be using the book every time I am at the range and will be recommending it to my students as a must buy! Congratulations Saul on an incredible product and I can't wait to see your next book!

Matt Burkett - Professional Shooter and Instructor

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I did finally get the book and I read it the first day. I love it. I think you did a great job making it simple and to the point. I can't wait to get on the range again and start running some of your drills. It is always fun to do something new and now I can. Only problem is I have to take about 4 months off because of my Army schedule. Oh well. I have something to look forward to though.

Max Michel - US Open champion

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By the way, I could scarcely be more impressed with your training guide, Perfect Practice.
I've been using the copy I obtained from you in Oparany myself, and have been following a couple of friends to whom I also recommended it. Initial impressions after about 8 good practice sessions are very positive, and I've already realized significant improvement in certain skills (such as shooting on the move) that I had previously come to accept were beyond me.

I am developing a new competitive problem now: allowing myself to trust my newly enhanced capabilities. I unthinkingly hit a couple of crucial US poppers on the run at A1 last week, stopped in bemused disbelief to look, and negated the time and extra reload I saved thereby. Pretty funny; that's a nice problem to have. Thank you.

Regards,
Bruce Gray
USA

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Saul-
I bought Perfect Practice from Max Michel a few weeks ago, and it is a great resource. I took a class
from Max back in August that really helped me pick up speed/accuracy, but I still didn't have the drills to refine my practice. Your book gave me some great drills, and I put about 20 of them in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to track my progress. I would happily share those with you if you are interested. I am on the verge of an A-card (73%) and I WILL be an M-card by this time next year!

Thanks for the great book!

Bill Smith
USPSA 48758

Here are Bill's Excels: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 index

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I have had the pleasure of training with Saul on various occasions, and I was pleasantly surprised when I heard he was writing a book about IPSC shooting. Saul's new book is crammed with useful information, and more importantly, drills to practice what you've read. I received Saul's book just three weeks before the European Championships. I am convinced that reading it and doing some of the exercises (especially the accuracy drills) in the last weeks of preparation has helped me win the EC2004. I feel this book will be a major progression boost in my evolution as an IPSC shooter.
The drills are very effective and easy to set up. You can even do them on shooting days when you're only allowed to shoot from a shooting stand. I use exercises from the book at every training night. It's always in my range bag. I highly recommend it to shooters who want to improve their skills!

Björn Dietrich - European Champion Revolver Division

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Saul,

I received your book a while ago, and have been mulling it over for a bit. I want to commend you on putting together a great collection of drills, but the book is more than that. It also addresses the goals of the drills, as well as some pitfalls to look out for. Your writing is simple, but precise, and very easy to grasp the points your are making. I am recommending this book to other shooters, and want to thank you for putting it together.

Austin Hemphill
USA

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“Perfect Practice, A Guide to Quality IPSC Training”, by Saul Kirsch
A review by Chris van den Hout

There are lots of good, even great books about how to shoot perfectly. But this one is refreshing. It is very to the point on how to do your practice effectively. We all know the following problem. After years of shooting you will get to a point where you can stay for a long time, your results will not get any better. You’ll stay on the same level. Sure you have fun on the range, but you don’t have a good plan for improving your shooting skills. Well this book is for you! I’m impressed.

Saul Kirsch is a World Class top level IPSC shooter and has lots of experience. He has won many competitions world wide as can be read on his site www.doublealpha.biz.
With this book he has given us a very detailed look in his IPSC training program. This book is easy to understand, even for people who normally don’t read English books.
It is practical book, divided into clear sections. It has space to take notes and practice results in pencil.

Each chapter starts with a very easy to understand general guideline on how to practice each part with tips and tricks that perhaps you have never thought about. I’m sure it will help you.
The general guideline is followed by a practical part of several drills to practice. And there are 54 drills described in this book! So there is enough information to improve your shooting skills. All drills are kept short to ensure you get the most out of it. Especially when shooting in a group. “Isolate the skill you are working on”. Remember, “practice makes permanent, not always perfect”. If you practice shooting badly, you will get better at shooting badly. This book will help you to make positive progress. Your training sessions will be more effective, that’s fore sure.

The chapters cover:
- Precision Shooting 5 drills
- Calling Your Shots 5 drills
- Recoil Control 3 drills
- Reaction Time 1 drill
- The Draw 8 drills
- Reloads 4 drills
- Shooting Position Transitions 8 drills
- Prone and Kneeling Shooting 4 drills
- Barricade Shooting 4 drills
- Target Transitions 4 drills
- Shooting on the Move 4 drills
- Shooting Swingers (Bobbers) 4 drills

Each drill contains the following parts: - Description, - Goal of the drill, - Construction and layout pointers, - String of fire, - Suitable for, - Keep track of, a Picture on how to set up the drill and a Table for recording your results.

I’m sure I will spend my range time much better in the future with the help of this book. I can recommend it to all level of practical shooters. All this info only for € 25,- A must have !
Chris van den Hout

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“Perfect Practice, A Guide to Quality IPSC Training”, by Saul Kirsch

Een recensie door Chris van den Hout

Er zijn heel veel goede boeken geschreven over schiettraining en wapenbeheersing, maar deze is heel vernieuwend. Het is heel erg toegespitst op effectief trainen. De meeste van ons kennen het volgende probleem wel. Na jaren schieten, zit je vast op een bepaald niveau. Je resultaten gaan niet vooruit. Natuurlijk heb je plezier op de schietbaan, maar je hebt geen duidelijk plan om je schietresultaten te verbeteren. Dan kan ik je zeggen, dat dit boek voor jou gemaakt is. Het maakt op mij een goede en verhelderende indruk.

Saul Kirsch is een topklasse IPSC schutter in de wereldranglijst met zeer veel ervaring. Hij heeft zeer veel nationale en internationale wedstrijden gewonnen zoals te lezen valt op zijn website www.doublealpha.biz Met dit boek geeft hij een gedetailleerde kijk op zijn IPSC training. Het boek is geschreven in duidelijke taal en is zelfs te begrijpen voor mensen die niet vaak engelse boeken lezen. Het boek is gedrukt op A5 formaat en past daarmee in iedere schiettas. Het is een echt doe-boek van 150 pagina’s, ingedeeld in duidelijke secties met ruimte om aantekeningen en resultaten te noteren.
Elk hoofdstuk begint met een algemeen gedeelte, waar men bij het oefenen op moet letten en bevat zeer nuttige tips. Ik weet zeker dat je er van zult leren. Na deze inleiding volgen de oefeningen. In dit boek zijn 54 oefeningen duidelijk beschreven. Dus genoeg informatie om eens goed aan je schietresultaten te gaan werken.
Alle oefeningen zijn kort gehouden. Op deze manier kun je meer herhalingen doen. Zeker als je met een groep oefent. “Isoleer wat je wilt oefenen” onthoudt, “oefening baart kunst en die is niet altijd perfect!” Als je slecht schieten oefent, zul je beter worden in slecht schieten”.
Dit boek zal je helpen vooruitgang te maken. Je trainingen zullen zeker effectiever worden.
Train zoals een topschutter traint. Het heeft tenslotte voor hem ook gewerkt.

De hoofdstukken bevatten:
- Precisie schieten 5 oefeningen
- Schot bewustzijn 5 oefeningen
- Opslag controle 3 oefeningen
- Reactietijd 1 oefening
- Trekken van het wapen 8 oefeningen
- Patroonhouderwissel 4 oefeningen
- Verplaatsen tussen schietposities 8 oefeningen
- Liggend en knielend schieten 4 oefeningen
- Barricade schieten 4 oefeningen
- Overgang tussen doelen 4 oefeningen
- Schieten tijdens verplaatsen 4 oefeningen
- Schieten van “Swingers en Bobbers” 4 oefeningen

De beschrijving van iedere oefening omvat: - een omschrijving, - het doel van de oefening, - de opbouw, - aantal herhalingen, - bestemd voor, - aandachtspunten, een afbeelding van de oefening en een tabel om je resultaten op te schrijven.

Ik weet zeker dat ik in de toekomst mijn tijd op de schietbaan nuttiger zal besteden. Ik kan het iedere parcoursschutter aanraden. Veel informatie voor maar € 25,- Gewoon kopen!

Chris van den Hout

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