Book Review: Practical Shooting Beyond Fundamentals

Bud White · February 15th, 2005, 07:25 PM

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Practical Shooting Beyond Fundamentals

By Brian Enos

This Book is not a CCW type book but will help you shooting.

My main Complants are the book is Dry and there not a flow to the writing. No when i say dry im a repair tech and can read tech manuals with no problems so when i say dry its dry..

Section 1: Awareness & Focus

this is a slooooww Chapeter maybe for a newbie shoot its great i see his point but i know the whole be the ball just be the ball thing (from caddy shack)

Suppose it would be the bullet become one with the bullet.

Section 2 Tools of Shooting:

This is a chapter on the techniques and fundamentls of shooting pretty basic.

section 3 Creative Shooting:

This one is more of a be the bullet chapter and talks about focus..

Type 1 Single target at extreem cloase range high speed shooting

Type 2 Multiple targets at close range extreme high speed shooting

Type 3 Standard practical shooting medium range multiple targets speed limited by the diffculty of the targets and the size of scoring surfaces.

Type 4 Multiple difficult closely spaced targets..

Type 5 Very diffcult shots accuracy more important than speed

This is the basics of the type of focus you should use for the targets and then goes into it farther much to long for me to type here...

Rember be the Bullet be one with the Bullet..

Section 4 Specific Challenges

basically a Chapter on how to challenge yourself shootin Multiple Targets.. Single hand shooting Weak hand transfer .. Going prone as fast as possiblekneeling and barricade shooting.

Drawing and also running and gunning

Section 5 Competition

i wont go into this here cuz it really dont matter unless you compet

Section 6 Development

This is more towards competition but has some good ideals for some training ..

This is a short review but lot of it doesnt matter in CCW and some of it could be very bad and get ya killed if you decide to train for competition onlt will give you some bad habits.

Brian Enos

Scott · February 15th, 2005, 10:07 PM

I proofread tech manuals. If it is drier than a tech manual that is really dry.

Sounds like it is almost Zen like with the be the bullet comments you made.

Sounds like maybe Brian wrote it with no help from a professional writer then?

-Scott-

Bud White · February 15th, 2005, 10:10 PM

Im adding the be the bullet comments but thats how it made me feel ... think he would have been better off using them than the way he discribes it

APachon · February 16th, 2005, 02:49 AM

I have read passages of his book. I peruse the chapters and look for items that can help my shooting but it does not go down easily.

~A

Paul Gomez · May 19th, 2005, 07:13 AM

Brian's book is very 'Zenny". I generally reccomend:

Surgical Speed Shooting by Andy Stanford

then

Shooting From Within by J. Michael Plaxco

then

Practical Shooting, Beyond Fundamentals by Brian Enos.

///////////////////////////////

SSS is a simple, plain language coverage of the topics involved with shooting from the Mod Iso platform.

SFW is more technical, but in a Western friendly, very logical progression.

PS,BF is, as has been stated, much more "Zenny" and ethereal.

I think they are all worth reading, but most people who have read all three have found this order to be beneficial.

Deke45 · May 19th, 2005, 02:57 PM

I also have the Brian Enos book...have never quite been able to stay awake long enough to get all the way through it.

Pyrolyzer · May 20th, 2005, 07:06 AM

It's the shooting book that Jedi Master Yoda might write. Enos has studied Zen philosophy. In the credits for the book, you'll see he does draw from sources like Zen in the Art of Archery.

Brian isn't a defensive or tactical shooter at all (nor does he claim to be). He's a competitive athlete who happens to compete in shooting sports.

After I read the book, my competitive shooting did get better . . . Mostly because I applied some of the visualization methods that he advocates in the book.

I have become a Modern Isoscoles stance shooter in the last year. Enos is part of the wave of competitive shooters who introduced and proved the competition value of the modern isocoles stance. Enos spends a good amount of time describing the Modern Isoscoles methods in this book but I think Andy Stanford probably breaks down the methods into beginner's language better.

Frogman · July 25th, 2006, 10:10 PM

As an IDPA competitor the Brian Enos book has helped me more than any other. I have read, highlighted and reread it several times. When I finally "floated the gun" in a match I really felt the time I had invested in the book were rewarded. Not a ccw type book, but great for competitors.

TheHun · July 27th, 2006, 08:33 AM

It's about IPSC - competition.
"The better you get the more it makes sense what Brian is talking about."
"It's also been called a book written by an IPSC Grandmaster Class shooter that you have to be an IPSC Grandmaster to understand."If there would be one book only, it would be the one.

Now if you want something CCW -how to deal with bad guys style you definitely picked the wrong book.

sheepdog · July 31st, 2006, 07:14 PM

Okay, I feel better now after seeing all these comments. I use the book and have learned from it, but I do have a hard time reading it. I thought it was just me. I'm too literal for all the "snatch the pebble from my hand, Grasshopper" Zen stuff. Don't get me wrong, I WISH I got it, but I can't.

February 15th, 2005, 07:25 PM	#1
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Gone from Here Posts: 17,375	Book Review: Practical Shooting Beyond Fundamentals 3 Practical Shooting Beyond Fundamentals By Brian Enos This Book is not a CCW type book but will help you shooting. My main Complants are the book is Dry and there not a flow to the writing. No when i say dry im a repair tech and can read tech manuals with no problems so when i say dry its dry.. Section 1: Awareness & Focus this is a slooooww Chapeter maybe for a newbie shoot its great i see his point but i know the whole be the ball just be the ball thing (from caddy shack) Suppose it would be the bullet become one with the bullet. Section 2 Tools of Shooting: This is a chapter on the techniques and fundamentls of shooting pretty basic. section 3 Creative Shooting: This one is more of a be the bullet chapter and talks about focus.. Type 1 Single target at extreem cloase range high speed shooting Type 2 Multiple targets at close range extreme high speed shooting Type 3 Standard practical shooting medium range multiple targets speed limited by the diffculty of the targets and the size of scoring surfaces. Type 4 Multiple difficult closely spaced targets.. Type 5 Very diffcult shots accuracy more important than speed This is the basics of the type of focus you should use for the targets and then goes into it farther much to long for me to type here... Rember be the Bullet be one with the Bullet.. Section 4 Specific Challenges basically a Chapter on how to challenge yourself shootin Multiple Targets.. Single hand shooting Weak hand transfer .. Going prone as fast as possiblekneeling and barricade shooting. Drawing and also running and gunning Section 5 Competition i wont go into this here cuz it really dont matter unless you compet Section 6 Development This is more towards competition but has some good ideals for some training .. This is a short review but lot of it doesnt matter in CCW and some of it could be very bad and get ya killed if you decide to train for competition onlt will give you some bad habits. Brian Enos Last edited by Bud White; February 15th, 2005 at 07:42 PM..

February 16th, 2005, 02:49 AM	#4
APachon Forum Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,091	I have read passages of his book. I peruse the chapters and look for items that can help my shooting but it does not go down easily. ~A __________________ Fave Quotes The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live!!! All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Edmund Burke The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government. Henry Ward Beecher

May 19th, 2005, 02:57 PM	#6
Deke45 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 236	I also have the Brian Enos book...have never quite been able to stay awake long enough to get all the way through it. __________________ Kimber Ultra CDP Elite STS II A gun is a tool...the real weapon is between your ears!

May 20th, 2005, 07:06 AM	#7
Pyrolyzer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Amarillo, TX Posts: 72	It's the shooting book that Jedi Master Yoda might write. Enos has studied Zen philosophy. In the credits for the book, you'll see he does draw from sources like Zen in the Art of Archery. Brian isn't a defensive or tactical shooter at all (nor does he claim to be). He's a competitive athlete who happens to compete in shooting sports. After I read the book, my competitive shooting did get better . . . Mostly because I applied some of the visualization methods that he advocates in the book. I have become a Modern Isoscoles stance shooter in the last year. Enos is part of the wave of competitive shooters who introduced and proved the competition value of the modern isocoles stance. Enos spends a good amount of time describing the Modern Isoscoles methods in this book but I think Andy Stanford probably breaks down the methods into beginner's language better. __________________ When it's time to stomp cockroaches, you don't want to be wearing your fuzzy bunny slippers.

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February 15th, 2005, 10:07 PM	#2
Scott Senior Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Old Dominion Posts: 4,863	I proofread tech manuals. If it is drier than a tech manual that is really dry. Sounds like it is almost Zen like with the be the bullet comments you made. Sounds like maybe Brian wrote it with no help from a professional writer then? -Scott-

February 15th, 2005, 10:10 PM	#3
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Gone from Here Posts: 17,375	Im adding the be the bullet comments but thats how it made me feel ... think he would have been better off using them than the way he discribes it

May 19th, 2005, 07:13 AM	#5
Paul Gomez Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 46	Brian's book is very 'Zenny". I generally reccomend: Surgical Speed Shooting by Andy Stanford then Shooting From Within by J. Michael Plaxco then Practical Shooting, Beyond Fundamentals by Brian Enos. /////////////////////////////// SSS is a simple, plain language coverage of the topics involved with shooting from the Mod Iso platform. SFW is more technical, but in a Western friendly, very logical progression. PS,BF is, as has been stated, much more "Zenny" and ethereal. I think they are all worth reading, but most people who have read all three have found this order to be beneficial.

July 25th, 2006, 10:10 PM	#8
Frogman Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: WV Posts: 100	As an IDPA competitor the Brian Enos book has helped me more than any other. I have read, highlighted and reread it several times. When I finally "floated the gun" in a match I really felt the time I had invested in the book were rewarded. Not a ccw type book, but great for competitors.

July 27th, 2006, 08:33 AM	#9
TheHun Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: area 1 Posts: 138	It's about IPSC - competition. "The better you get the more it makes sense what Brian is talking about." "It's also been called a book written by an IPSC Grandmaster Class shooter that you have to be an IPSC Grandmaster to understand."If there would be one book only, it would be the one. Now if you want something CCW -how to deal with bad guys style you definitely picked the wrong book.

July 31st, 2006, 07:14 PM	#10
sheepdog Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 581	Okay, I feel better now after seeing all these comments. I use the book and have learned from it, but I do have a hard time reading it. I thought it was just me. I'm too literal for all the "snatch the pebble from my hand, Grasshopper" Zen stuff. Don't get me wrong, I WISH I got it, but I can't.