SHEPHERD DEVELOPMENT
We provide students the depth of knowledge they need to understand the "why" and subsequent "how" to maximize their performance behind the gun. Through 12 years of professional and competition use of firearms, we seek to instill in others the value of knowledge and focused effort in the right areas. With virtual, private or class settings, we offer practical and professional training for law enforcement, military and armed professionals that can be arranged anywhere in the world.
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This free program is dedicated to shooters just like us that struggled to find the right path to improvement in the shooting skillset. Enjoy over 7 hours of video and structured workouts to keep you on track.
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Test the full spectrum of your shooting skillset in one of the most difficult on-demand challenges to date. Earn your unique challenge coin and hard-earned spot as a victor.
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Modern and practical training for LE/MIL/Armed professionals can be arranged anywhere in the world. We specialize in "Train the Trainer" courses for the pistol platform. Head here for more information.
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And a super quick ADHD recap of our last Pistol Performance Concepts course.
Next up Mar 3/4, 2025 at @urbantactical_ in Brantford, ON.
Send us a DM for further course
details if you`re interested in joining! 🫡
Never waste those first rounds.
What is your go-to cold start drill?
This one here is a retreating bill drill (6 rounds from the holster) starting at 3 meters, and then a run back to 12 meters to deliver 2 rounds to the credit card. Or, reverse it to start at 12 meters with the two rounds and run up to 3 meters for an advancing bill drill.
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#cold #start #sport #ondemand
Understanding my own drill.
I originally thought the Trials were a lesson of focus and being entirely in the moment to make the shots. Of course, this is an element of it, but you could be entirely focused and still lack the required abilities to guarantee the result.
Performing "on-demand" means you need to know your own abilities and limitations. With this thoroughly honest self-awareness you can then look at a shooting problem and guarantee a solution.
The unfortunate thing in reality is we don`t know what the shooting problem will be, which means the solution required may be outside the realm of our guarantee to solve it. Pushing our guarantee to the highest level possible takes a whole lot of work before the day it is required, because you can`t just grit through a difficult hostage rescue shot on your willpower alone.
Knowing your guarantee will bring a reduction of tension, increase in focus and go a long way with actually delivering the performance you want.
If you`ve run the Trials, what did you learn from them?
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#sports #olympics #performance
An ADHD style recap of my first IPSC Nationals.
If you`re interested, the full version will be posted to our YouTube at some point down the road 👍
This is one of the reasons I haven`t been posting any meaningful content lately as I`ve been trying to hit some competitions to verify I`m on the right track as a shooter.
Lots and lots of areas to improve on.
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#cats #catlife #5th #ipsc #nationals #po #production #optics
A super-duper flashy little recap of our trip over to Switzerland 🇨🇭 to teach the 🔫 Performance Concepts course with @norstar_ch to a couple groups of high-level LE/MIL that were IMPRESSIVE performers already.
Other countries should take note of how these guys/gals approach training in a determined and cerebral manner. For instagram, this is of course Olympic sport training.
We hope to be back in 2025 to continue the journey!
Thanks for all of your dedication to progress and trusting us to be a guide in developing the 🔫 skillset 🤙🙏
We`re excited to bring this course home on Sep 23/24 at @urbantactical_ . Please message us for more details if you`re interested!
#sport #competition #olympicshooting #olympics
Modern warfare.
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#modernwarfare #nerf #ambush #shepdev #parenting #kids #cod #callofduty #flashbang #drone #fpv
"60% of the time, it works every time."
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#nerf #parenting #nerfgun #nerfmods #kidsactivities #nerfwar #shepdev #ambush #dynamic #anchorman
May the fourth be with you nerds 🫡
And for discussion ...
Can lightsabers deflect actual bullets?
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#starwars #maythefourth #may4th #maytheforcebewithyou #lightsaber #darth #vader #baby #yoda #babyyoda #repost
