Practical Shooting, Beyond Fundamentals

By: Brian Enos

Narrated by: Don Sobczak

Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

Brian Enos' Practical Shooting, Beyond Fundamentals - often considered the competitive shooter's bible - includes in-depth coverage of the technical and mental aspects of training and competition, and will offer new insights as you continue to improve.

This isn't just another "how to fire a gun" book. This one talks about shooting....

The keys to consistent, high-speed shooting are within you right now. This book will show you ways to bring them out. Through Brian's advice, you'll learn how to recognize and break down the barriers that are limiting your performance - you may begin to look at shooting in an entirely different way. You'll learn to pressure-proof your match performance, how different types of shooting require different focal points, and you'll see how to develop an attitude that will let you reach beyond what you thought was your potential.

You'll find a comprehensive set of exercises that will develop and sharpen your skills. You'll see how it's possible to drive the gun to wherever your eye can look. You'll discover that everything you need to know about your technique is told by the gun, if you know how to listen to it. And all the challenges and advanced techniques of practical shooting are covered, too: prone, barricade, single-hand shooting, multiple targets, reloading, shooting on the move, and much more. You'll also get inside tips on IPSC strategies, steel shooting, shoot-off tactics, Bianchi, and more.

©1990 Brian Enos (P)2013 Brian Enos

Disappointed

I didn't get a whole lot out of this book. Some basic tips and mental attitude is pretty much it. I got way more out of "How to shoot like a Navy Seal" ... and I'm only partially into that book. I've only returned a few books from Audible and I was close to it for this one,

The best book I've read on shooting hands down!!!

The best book I've read on shooting hands down!!! will definitely rest this many times!

Good information

Good information but a VERY boring listen. Dunno couldn’t get into it that much. It definitely throws a lot of good info at you and you have to try to retain it all. I recommend this book if you are already a competitive shooter.

A must listen

If you want to improve your shooting & competitive performance this is the audio book for you. Goes through the mental and physical aspects of competing shooting. Great listen!

Good information.

I really liked this book. Full of information and gets you thinking and analyzing your own shooting needs. Will probably buy a paper copy and reread some sections because I had a little trouble comprehending some of the technical information presented. I'm sure rereading the book will give even more insight. There is so much information in this book, I don't think anyone would be able to soak it all in in one pass.

Zen master

This book is the ultimate zen for practical shooters. And every person that shoots IPSC or USPSA must read this book. It should not even be negotiable.

Mindset for Shooting

If you carry a gun as an essential skill of your livelihood, ( As I do) , and you understand that your state of mind is key to reaching that level of performance you hope, and train to achieve, this is your book. If you are a trainer of the art and skill of shooting ( As I am) you will quickly understand the value of this book. Anyone who understands the necessity of the mind in all physical endeavors, and to triumph in violent encounters will in short see the wisdom of this volume.

Wonderful high function book

I have listened to this book several times. I’ve learned many details related to shooting that I still work on every week and have validated some things I have been doing for a long time that work for me that maybe your every day instructor would not necessarily teach.


This book is certainly helpful to the beginner to the advanced shooter. Intentionally or not, its practicality extends well beyond shooting and I’ve found it applicable in business and ultramarathon running.

It’s a mental side book for shooters

This book is what it says …. Beyond the fundamentals and for the mental side of competition shooting. I would say it is for intermediate and up competition shooters who are looking for a new ways to process information while shooting. It’s a lot of information beyond the trigger and honestly if you are not an experienced shooter you may not get a lot out of the book yet. There are not magical tricks in the book, just the mental side as seen from a high level shooter. It’s a book you will come back to again and again as things start to connect over time.

Excellent book

Very pleased with this book. Learned many new things. Helped me quite a bit

Useful for any shooting discipline

As a competitive clay shooter I was recommended this book as one of the few shooting competition psychology books out there. Much of the book covers pistol technique but a huge amount addressed mental skills that are entirely transferable. Great ‘read’ and will revisit.