Confidence vs Competence: Why Range Time Isn't Training
Confidence vs Competence: Why Range Time Isn't Training. Kyle Johnston, Green Beret and former Marine, breaks down why shooting regularly doesn't equal readiness. Discover how pressure exposes truth about your { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization", "name": "Greyhive", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://greyhive.com/static/uploads/images/ae198483-01c9-44b4-a16a-03f516ceaf66.svg", "width": 512, "height": 512 }, "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/greyhive", "https://www.instagram.com/greyhive/", "https://www.youtube.com/@Greyhive", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/greyhive/" ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "name": "Greyhive", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "publisher": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/c/laser_ammo#person", "name": "Laser Ammo", "url": "https://greyhive.com/c/laser_ammo", "description": "Laser Ammo is a Greyhive creator producing original 2A, firearms, hunting, and outdoor content.", "image": "https://greyhive.com/lazy-static/avatars/cf29ba13-8669-4248-87e2-f6de3a1308a7.jpg" }, { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/confidence-vs-competence-kyle-johnston-training#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website" }, "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/confidence-vs-competence-kyle-johnston-training" }, "url": "https://greyhive.com/blog/confidence-vs-competence-kyle-johnston-training", "headline": "Confidence vs Competence: Why Range Time Isn't Training", "name": "Confidence vs Competence: Why Range Time Isn't Training", "description": "Kyle Johnston, Green Beret and former Marine, breaks down why shooting regularly doesn't equal readiness. Discover how pressure exposes truth about your", "articleSection": "Training & Skills", "articleBody": "The difference between confidence and competence is measurable, and the measurement usually happens at the worst possible moment. That's the core of Making Shooters Better Episode 44, where Kyle Johnston — former Marine, Ranger School graduate, and still-serving Army Green Beret with 19th Special Forces Group — walks through how a lifetime of range trips left him badly exposed the first day he ran a real shooting course. Confidence, as he puts it, means very little if it isn't backed by a lot of preparation. Johnston, who also handles marketing and video for Unit Solutions, started shooting at 11 or 12 — summer camp archery and .22 rifles, then range trips with a father who worked law enforcement before moving into nuclear plant security and headed up his plant's rifle and pistol team. By the time he enlisted in the Marine Corps in early 2006, he had more trigger time than most. None of that saved him a decade later. This conversation on Greyhive is one of the clearest breakdowns available of why range time isn't training: why pressure exposes the truth about your abilities, why good training should constantly reveal what still needs work, and why the firearms community you meet in person looks nothing like the one shouting at each other in the comments. Key Takeaways Across Special Forces selection, Ranger School, and the entire Q Course, Johnston shot one day …