At the end of the Defensive Pistol Skills 2 class this past Saturday, I mentioned my notion of “unacceptable hits” to the class.

I really want to spread this notion far and wide because to me it represents a mindset shift. We shrug off a miss as something without much consequence. But we must realize that every shot fired has a consequence, thus we must work to ensure every shot fired brings about our desired consequence — not an unacceptable one.

No, I’m not perfect at it and may never be (such is being human), but with that shift in mindset, I sure think it helps get you there.