https://greyhive.com/videos/watch/373d936a-8945-48a0-aea1-0faaf204ac7a Better equipment can help your shooting, but it cannot replace the skills underneath it. In this episode of Making Shooters Better, Terry Vaughan sits down with Wayne Dobbs, a firearms instructor with nearly five decades of teaching experience and 25 years in law enforcement, to talk about what really matters when shooting moves beyond the comfort of a controlled range. Wayne brings decades of experience as a shooter, law enforcement officer, instructor, and trainer. His approach is built around strong fundamentals, repeatable processes, realistic expectations, and giving shooters the skills to solve problems instead of relying on equipment to do the work for them. In this conversation, Terry and Wayne discuss: • Why buying better equipment is easier than changing your technique • How strong fundamentals free up mental bandwidth under pressure • Why a consistent grip is the foundation of pistol performance • What makes a reliable draw and presentation truly repeatable • Why pistol-mounted red dots can expose flaws in your presentation • Target focus and what shooters often misunderstand about finding the dot • Red vs. green dots—and Wayne’s thoughts on what may come next • Why chasing a sub-second draw may not deserve as much training time as some shooters give it • Why reload practice needs context instead of becoming a range habit • The danger of expecting one shot to immediately stop a threat • Why awareness, judgment, and decision-making matter before a firearm ever enters the equation • Mental rehearsal, scenario training, and preparing for unexpected outcomes • Why avoiding a developing problem can be the smartest defensive decision available • The importance of continuing to learn, regardless of how long you have been shooting Wayne’s message throughout the episode is simple: your firearm, optic, ammunition, and other equipment matter, but none of them can substitute for a solid process and well-developed skills. Watch the full conversation for a practical discussion about firearms training, optics, defensive shooting, mental preparation, and what decades of instruction have taught Wayne about making shooters better. Subscribe to Laser Ammo for more episodes of Making Shooters Better and more conversations focused on safe, responsible, skill-driven firearms training. Follow and learn more about Wayne Dobbs: PTG Training: https://www.ptgtrainingllc.com/wayne-dobbs.html LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/waynedobbs/ #MakingShootersBetter #LaserAmmo #WayneDobbs #FirearmsTraining #DefensiveShooting #RedDotTraining #PistolTraining #ShootingFundamentals #DryFireTraining #FirearmsInstructor Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:25:40 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://greyhive.com https://greyhive.com/lazy-static/avatars/5746210d-885d-44b2-9be0-92bf1e4d34df.webp https://greyhive.com/videos/watch/373d936a-8945-48a0-aea1-0faaf204ac7a All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://greyhive.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.