Teaching Women to Shoot:
A Law Enforcement Instructor's Guide
by Vicki
Farnam and Diane Nicholl
136 pages
Teaching Women To Shoot: A Law
Enforcement Instructor's Guide is the definitive book on teaching women firearms
skills. This is a comprehensive, practical resource book with ready-to-use
materials for both the new and experienced firearms instructor.
Vicki Farnam and Diane Nicholl have
been teaching men and women how to shoot for over 15 years. They have learned
how to change their teaching techniques to meet the needs of both men and women.
This book shows what problems women have on the range, explains why the problems
occur and provides solutions to these problems. None of this should be taken as
a directive to give women "special" treatment. Rather, this book is directed at
enhancing an instructor's teaching skills.
Extensive investigation lead the
authors to conclude that men and women learn shooting skills in different ways.
Basically, women want detailed instruction and adequate time to practice a new
skill. Men typicall do not need such detailed explanations. This fact helps
explain why some of the methods instructors have used successfully with male
students do not work as well for female students. Another important
consideration is that there are significant differences between male and female
brains. Men and women process information differently and have different verbal
and spatial skills.
Vicki and Diane share how they
teach women the fundamentals of shooting. They also discuss how to fit firearms
and holsters. The chapter on remedial training provides step-by-step
suggestions. Another important issue covered is motivation. The final chapters
focus on the psychology of shooting, including mental focus and how to deal with
performance stress.
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I Gender Differences
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Male and Female Brains
Chapter 3: Gender Differences in Spatial and Verbal Skills
Chapter 4: Spatial Relationships and Spatial Skills
Chapter 5: Verbal Skills
Chapter 6: Learning = Time + Technique
Chapter 7: Learning
Chapter 8: Launch Platform
Part II Fundamentals of Shooting
Chapter 9: Safety
Chapter 10: Stance
Chapter 11: Fit
Chapter 12: Grip
Chapter 13: Sight Alignment
Chapter 14: Trigger Control
Chapter 15: Recoil
Chapter 16: Follow-through
Chapter 17: Locking the Slide Open
Chapter 18: Speed
Chapter 19: Learning Challenges Presented by Different Operating Systems
Chapter 20: Caliber and Accuracy
Chapter 21: Rifle and Shotgun
Chapter 22: Remedial Training
Part III Psychology of Shooting
Chapter 23: Responsibility
Chapter 24: Mental Focus
Chapter 25: Coping With Anxiety and Performance Stress
Chapter 26: Motivation
Chapter 27: Courage
Conclusion
Index
