The Wake-Up Call About a year ago, I found myself in a Archangel Defense Handgun Dynamics Class with instructor Kerry Dugan. During one of our breaks, Kerry pulled out a grip strength measuring tool and started passing it around. I figured I’d do pretty well—after all, I work out regularly and lift weights. My grip had to be developed, right? Wrong. I gave it a shot and thought my numbers were decent. Then I listened to everyone else’s measurements. I was the low man on the totem pole. That...

If you’re looking for a training drill that packs maximum value into minimum rounds, the “You Can Do It!” drill delivers. In just three shots, you’ll test trigger control, reload speed, and command discipline—all while working under time pressure in a precision zone. Train to be better What You’ll Need ∙ Distance: 7 yards ∙ Target: Head-only zone ∙ Ammunition: 1 round in the chamber, 1 round in the magazine (2 rounds total in the gun), plus a spare magazine with at least 1 round ∙ Timer:...

The TruBreak kit includes the training device and three progressive difficulty landing plates I thought my trigger control was solid. After thousands of rounds and countless hours of dry fire practice, I was confident in my fundamentals. Then the Next Level Training TruBreak showed me something I’d been doing wrong for who knows how long—and it happened during a simple transition drill. The Moment Everything Changed I had set up three targets at five yards, spaced about 1-2 yards apart. The...