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About Arik

Full time law enforcement officer and firearms instructor. Also a competitive shooter. Avid gear, guns and tactics aficionado. Bringing value to the shooting world...

Tactical VLOG 6 Steel and Dragonflies

Today I shoot a Steel Challenge type match. I also go over my methods of shooting each stage and we get an impromptu interview with Anthony Cruz from "The Shooter's Mindset".

By |2017-03-06T15:41:22+00:00March 15, 2016|0 Comments

Dry Fire Challenge

Dry fire or dry practice is the building block of any training program. Unless you live on a range with access to thousands of rounds, you need to be dry firing, at least 10 minutes a day.

By |2017-03-06T15:42:06+00:00March 13, 2016|0 Comments

Training Tech Thursday – It’s the Grip!

The Grip is something that I learned is almost important as the trigger pull. I've noticed that larger people have an advantage when it comes to grip. Watch this and leave a comment if you agree..

By |2017-03-06T15:43:24+00:00March 7, 2016|0 Comments

Let’s talk about being a sponsored shooter

Being sponsored by a company in the shooting sports is an honor and it's also hard work. While there are many benefits to having sponsorship's (like free products or even getting a salary for the top tier shooters) it can be demanding work. In this video I talk about my ...

By |2017-03-06T15:44:00+00:00March 3, 2016|0 Comments

Training Tech Thursday – How to be fast!

So you want to be fast? After years of trying to be fast (and crashing) I finally worked out the issues and broke it down into these three steps. 1) Forget the emotional feeling of time passing. 2) Work in the subconscious state. 3) Move with the least amount of ...

By |2017-03-06T15:46:15+00:00February 25, 2016|0 Comments

Tactical VLOG 4 The Florida Open

The Florida Open, held at the Universal Shooting Academy (in Frostproof, FL) is one of the hardest USPSA matches every year. A combination of distant and partial targets plus tons of swinger targets make for a challenging and fun match. Thanks to Frank Garcia and Shannon Smith for host this ...

By |2017-03-06T15:47:04+00:00February 24, 2016|0 Comments

Tactical VLOG 3

So you want a clean gun before a match? Check out this video as I prepare for the 2016 Florida Open.

By |2017-03-06T15:48:28+00:00February 22, 2016|0 Comments

My first VLOG

Shot at the Classifier Match at South Florida Pistol Club on 2-7-16

By |2017-03-06T15:50:17+00:00February 10, 2016|0 Comments