Tom Castro Shooting Academy
Tom Castro Shooting Academy
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Crossing Your Feet
Your footwork leads to most people’s inaccuracies on targets and they don’t even realize it.
The biggest change I had to make was to stop thinking about the gun and start thinking about what the gun does while moving.
One of the first things I learned to eliminate was crossing my feet.
Once I eliminated that I was able to become a lot more consistent in my accuracy while entering targets.
As well as on the move which is why I see it the most.
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Dry Needling Tennis Elbow
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I have been very fortunate to stay relatively injury free in my career. After the 2023 Carry Optics Nationals I had some leg injuries that lasted for almost 6 months and nothing seemed to fix it. On a recommendation from my friend Greg,I decided to try dry needling from Marissa the owner of Redemption PT. After 3 sessions my leg injuries were gone. A year later the infamous Tennis elbow decided...
Everything I Teach
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This stage is everything I teach in my class. The reason I teach it is because I train it. To be successful in this sport you have to be consistent. That means you have to create repeatable skills. The only way to do that is understand where the time is lost and how to become successful. 1) Vision leads the way 2) Sights before you can shoot the target 3) Allow the Crash to happen 4) Leave on t...
Episode 39 Area 5 and 6 Recap
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I had a lot on my mind tonight so I decided to put it on video. Episode 39 is a recap of my last three weeks that included Area 5 and 6 in back to back weekends.
Understanding Mistakes
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When you start to understand what causes you to be inaccurate in this sport you can start to plan around it and manage it during a stage. Having a less than ideal grip is never fun but not the reason why you have bad hits. You have bad hits because you shot at the same speed of a perfect grip. Tcsacoaching.com @markviireloading @rayzerosports @brassmonkeybullets @huntershdgold @outdoordynamics ...
Deal With It
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I posted a poll yesterday about being threatened with a DQ because I was upset over a terrible call. I received two foot faults at Area 6 which I completely disagreed with. The first one I had two ROs confirm but my feet were behind a barrel on the video so pretty much had to accept it. This stage I had video and knew 100% I wasn’t out of bounds. I even remember delaying my second shot and adju...
I AM IN BIG TROUBLE
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This kid is unreal!!!! 3 100 yd shots in a row!!! I’m in big trouble. Maybe I won’t bring him to matches so I have a chance to win still. What a great freaking day!!!! Tcsacoaching.com @markviireloading @targets_usa @rayzerosports @brassmonkeybullets @huntershdgold @outdoordynamics @proshotproducts @theuspsa @dominatedefense @big_dog_steel #thisistheuspsa #uspsa #theuspsa #brassmonkeybullets #c...
The Greatest Gift In Life
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Well I put my personal shooting to the side today for one of the most important students I will ever coach in my life. There is no prouder moment as a father to watch your children succeed. This kid is already a natural compared to me. He picks up the gun and just started ripping. I think it’s time that I have this kid start getting into competitions with me. Tcsacoaching.com @markviireloading ...
2024 Carry Optics Nationals Stage 20
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2024 Carry Optics Nationals Stage 20 I was able to spend a couple practices really focused on long distance before this match. It really showed up on this stage. Somewhere in those practices I discovered a sense of calm that time didn’t exist while shooting. It just became the 2 rules #1 Sights #2 Trigger The time was not a concern because I was responding as fast as I could see the sights. The...
How To Vet Your Info
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The best part of the internet is all the information you can find about shooting. The problem with that is there is also a lot of bad information out there that you have to decipher what is good. I have two things I did when see information from a shooting “EXPERT “ What are there personal results at matches or drills they portray and probably the most important I practice them myself on the ra...
Episode 38 2024 Carry Optics Nationals Part 3
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Sat down with some of my squad from the 2024 Carry Optics Nationals and talked to them about their experience. This was most of these guys first Nationals. Tcsacoaching.com @markviireloading @targets_usa @rayzerosports @brassmonkeybullets @huntershdgold @outdoordynamics @proshotproducts @theuspsa @dominatedefense @big_dog_steel #thisistheuspsa #uspsa #theuspsa #brassmonkeybullets #caniktp9sfx #...
Gas Pedal
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GAS PEDAL I watch a lot of shooters struggle while going faster. The main issue with that is people immediately slow down because of the results on paper because of their new speed. If speed or time is something that you are struggling with the only way to get faster is to be faster. I’m sure we have all heard hey buddy, slow down and get your hits! 🤦🏻‍♂️ But if you’re truly driven to get bette...
2024 Carry Optics Nationals Stage 13
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2024 Carry Optics Nationals Stage 13 One of the best things about the @big_dog_steel is the lock. Once you lock it you’re not getting it out without unlocking it. That also means if you forget to unlock it you are in trouble 😂😂 I changed my make ready process after this one to give the gun a few tugs to make sure it’s unlocked. Focused very heavily on my vision during the breakdown and it paid ...
Episode 38 2024 Carry Optics Nationals Part 2
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Sat down with some of my squad from the 2024 Carry Optics Nationals and talked to them about their experience. This was most of these guys first Nationals. Tcsacoaching.com @markviireloading @targets_usa @rayzerosports @brassmonkeybullets @huntershdgold @outdoordynamics @proshotproducts @theuspsa @dominatedefense @big_dog_steel #thisistheuspsa #uspsa #theuspsa #brassmonkeybullets #caniktp9sfx #...
It’s In The Details
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This is the actual results I received from the stage I broke down this week. Where most people fail in the breakdown is they don’t think about the details enough. We are very visually driven creatures. That means our Vision Leads The Way. If you want to get better at this sport start paying attention to the details. Here is just a few things I paid attention to in my stage breakdown. 1) Finding...
How To Break Down Stages
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How To Break Down Stages
Episode 38 2024 Carry Optics Nationals
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Episode 38 2024 Carry Optics Nationals
Area 8 Stage 12
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Area 8 Stage 12
July 18, 2024
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July 18, 2024
Area 8 Stage 11
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Area 8 Stage 11
New Shooter Knowledge
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New Shooter Knowledge
2024 Carry Optics Stage 10
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2024 Carry Optics Stage 10
Let The Ladies Be
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Let The Ladies Be
2024 Carry Optics Nationals Stage 4
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2024 Carry Optics Nationals Stage 4
Isolating Skills
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Isolating Skills
2024 Carry Optics Nationals Stage 19
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2024 Carry Optics Nationals Stage 19
Local Matches Don’t Matter
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Local Matches Don’t Matter
Hammering
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Hammering
2024 CO Nationals Stage 14
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2024 CO Nationals Stage 14
Learning About Movement
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Learning About Movement

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  • @Booneboarder
    @Booneboarder 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Any updates? It's sometime 2024, 🤣 Really looking forward to these coming out. Going to setup one for larger primers and another for small primers.

  • @ArtsWorld707
    @ArtsWorld707 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Canik rival steel or poly !?

  • @1backspin1
    @1backspin1 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I appreciate the added commentary in the description to put into context what we are seeing in the video. It helps me understand what’s realistic in terms of execution and what to pay attention to.

  • @kimtaylor1142
    @kimtaylor1142 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is why I sought you out to take a class with! Best decision I ever made. Your class was awesome. You pushed me to places I didn't think I could go and gave me a foundation to train from. How you recognize strength and weakness from a single cold stage for every single student in class and then push each individual in ways that they personally will benefit from without holding back anyone is a tribute to what a great coach you are. Thank you for all your effort. It was such an amazing experience! ♥

    • @TCSA
      @TCSA 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@kimtaylor1142 it was my pleasure. I can’t thank you enough for bringing everyone with you.

  • @LeonardLolmaugh
    @LeonardLolmaugh 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Awesome

  • @bluyetiinc7553
    @bluyetiinc7553 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks for the explanation. I wouldn't have seen that or perhaps noticed that in my own footwork. What camera setup do you use by the way?

    • @TCSA
      @TCSA 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Insta 360 go 3

  • @jahzon123
    @jahzon123 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    what is gun set up you run jp 5 ?

  • @acedesigns2647
    @acedesigns2647 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I can relate

  • @bhief473
    @bhief473 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    And that’s why IDPA is dumb

  • @BryanWilliams-wm4rm
    @BryanWilliams-wm4rm หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tom, where did you finally land on spring weight with your steel frame gun?

    • @TCSA
      @TCSA 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@BryanWilliams-wm4rm I ended up with a Rune Tactical recoil kit and I’m running a 15 lb spring.

  • @PlayBetterSlots
    @PlayBetterSlots หลายเดือนก่อน

    They need to develop an EDC version!

    • @TCSA
      @TCSA หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@PlayBetterSlots I highly doubt that will happen

  • @JH-ox9kw
    @JH-ox9kw หลายเดือนก่อน

    Its a bitch getting old

  • @GhndGjn
    @GhndGjn หลายเดือนก่อน

    Damn it changed into a whole real man's gun

  • @LeonardLolmaugh
    @LeonardLolmaugh หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good stuff

  • @rdsnchz4132
    @rdsnchz4132 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful

  • @glefos3917
    @glefos3917 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ex D1 college DB. I’m not in agreement with how you are explaining this. There are some uprange movement drills that could show proper cross over and how hips must be disconnected from upper body. I’m a mediocre shooter, but would love to train you on some footwork next time you shoot in Belton.

    • @TCSA
      @TCSA หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@glefos3917 so the problem with other sports and movement is there is no gun to think about. There is an accuracy element to movement in this sport that is not involved with football. My hips are disconnected from my body when I do proper movement. I am showing what happens when you cross your feet and try to shoot and how crossing your feet throws your upper body off target.

  • @user-hm2yt2up7d
    @user-hm2yt2up7d หลายเดือนก่อน

    While moving laterally and attempting to keep your chest square to targets on the back berm, Grauffel appears to limit how far the cross-over foot reaches - and I think he teaches this in his EGCZ courses. His crossing heel lands JUST in front of his toe, such that the two feet almost line up heel to toe. This avoids throwing the hips (and also the chest) in the direction of movement (just like you demonstrated). Do you think this is a valid solution? Do you think working on the twisting flexibility of your torso is worth some attention to give you more grace in the case you make a footwork mistake?

    • @TCSA
      @TCSA หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@user-hm2yt2up7d this is exactly what I teach as well. I just posted a video on my Instagram Story showing 3 different methods of this execution.

    • @user-hm2yt2up7d
      @user-hm2yt2up7d หลายเดือนก่อน

      Check out the minute mark of this video - they even got it in slow motion. Raine Peltokoski, rifle champion, doing the limited cross-over step. th-cam.com/video/DAf4rbE9HgY/w-d-xo.html

  • @joie0
    @joie0 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We need more 6:03 from Tom

  • @silverAlphashooter
    @silverAlphashooter หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tom, I have this in both arms, stopped me from dryfiring last year. Once you started this, were you able to dryfiring and shooting same day or days later?

    • @TCSA
      @TCSA หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@silverAlphashooter The next day you are very sore but can definitely use it the next day but the day after it’s significantly better. I have done 2 sessions and it’s almost complete gone and have been shooting the entire time.

    • @silverAlphashooter
      @silverAlphashooter หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TCSA Did she give you the exercises to start doing? Going to set up appt. tomorrow, the pain sure takes the fun out of dryfire

  • @veovius
    @veovius หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting. Do you prefer more of a shuffle step vs a grapevine when shooting on the move?

    • @TCSA
      @TCSA หลายเดือนก่อน

      What is a grapevine?

    • @veovius
      @veovius หลายเดือนก่อน

      @TCSA basically doing the first cross step of bar hop and the unwinding step over and over again, moving laterally

    • @TCSA
      @TCSA หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@veovius definitely not. That is going to move the gun all over the place. Movement affects the gun so if it makes the gun erratic I won’t use it.

  • @rickpowersuspsa
    @rickpowersuspsa หลายเดือนก่อน

    Please do a video of shooting an array on the move where you have to move lateral while shooting.

  • @drdan9158
    @drdan9158 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting dialogue but I don’t really understand what you are advocating for us to do instead. Thanks for the content.

  • @TheStapler9000
    @TheStapler9000 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So instead of trying to "land" in position, which normally causes me to crash. Start the landing 1 step sooner, start getting the hips more aligned in the 1 step sooner and come in with more of a small shuffle step to square everything up?

  • @Targetacquiredtv
    @Targetacquiredtv หลายเดือนก่อน

    Super helpful as always man thank you

  • @fruitbasket7391
    @fruitbasket7391 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You just solved my long time problem. Always wondered why my hits are horrible at certain movement but could not figure out why. Thank you sir!

  • @_isaacking
    @_isaacking หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ha, this is fortunate timing. I am shooting two matches this weekend that both have this classifier up. I googled for a stage sheet and this was one of my top results. #winning

  • @Gabierama
    @Gabierama หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think you should go to a real Doctor in Medicine. Maybe make an appointment with a Physiatrist.

    • @TCSA
      @TCSA หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Gabierama well I hate to tell you that it worked so I guess I did.

    • @Gabierama
      @Gabierama หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TCSA good, all it matters is that you get better to kick some asses out in the range 🔥. Btw I saw a video of you as part of the super squad in limited optic in uspsa utube channel.

    • @TCSA
      @TCSA หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Gabierama yes I was.

  • @pepepotamo108
    @pepepotamo108 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for sharing!!!🙏🙏

  • @jmschilling42
    @jmschilling42 หลายเดือนก่อน

    PCC?

  • @GunBrosShooting
    @GunBrosShooting 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    did this end up helping much?

    • @TCSA
      @TCSA 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GunBrosShooting my arm is almost a 100 %. I need 1 more session and it will be back to normal.

  • @ipsc-guru
    @ipsc-guru 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I heard about this, but never saw it in practice, interesting. Thanks for sharing!

  • @randysandstrom9534
    @randysandstrom9534 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    { IF } I had that done my butt would cut donut holes in the chair

  • @brized
    @brized 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is basically bad vs. good Bar Hop but with a long step instead of a cross step. Plus on the last target you're already falling toward your next position as you fire instead of staying planted. You're blending positions on easy targets on the right.

  • @CitizenCarrier
    @CitizenCarrier 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    People interested in every day carry for protection can ABSOLUTELY get excellent advice and tips from competitive shooters. Especially how to think and solve problems while shooting. I never really wanted to get into competition, but am considering trying to participate in a competition now. Not to compete against others because they train to do this almost daily. But to challenge myself. Get a baseline on where I’m at now, then put all this advice into my training and practice when I can and see where I’ve progressed and where I need to improve, then try again. Good stuff!

  • @seengh
    @seengh 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So, what spring do you use now - 6 months later? The current hottness on socials is the 15lb Long Stroke from ZRT. Did you ever go back to it?

    • @TCSA
      @TCSA 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@seengh I’m using a standard guide rod with a 15 lb spring from rune Tactical

  • @LeonardLolmaugh
    @LeonardLolmaugh 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Missed a ton of shooting last few years. The last few videos u posted are exactly what I needed to hear to get back to focus. ❤

  • @BerryMcCaulkiner300
    @BerryMcCaulkiner300 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What’s the “crash”?

  • @RetARMYjohn
    @RetARMYjohn 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for this! Instantly subscribed!

  • @mymainelogcabin
    @mymainelogcabin 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice slow motion. Now I can see the gun dip during the entry crash 👍👍

  • @paddypibblet846
    @paddypibblet846 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm somewhat new to the channel and trying to catch up on your competition ideology. By "allowing the crash" to happen, I am assuming (perhaps incorrectly) to slow down and settle my sights even if it's a fraction of a second, when entering a position?

    • @TCSA
      @TCSA 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@paddypibblet846 pretty darn close. It’s not really slowing down but getting your sights up earlier so when you slow down the sights are already there and then to just have to respond

    • @paddypibblet846
      @paddypibblet846 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TCSA Ah, perfect. Great. Can't wait to up my game with this. Thank you. Looking forward to taking a class in the near future.

    • @janemccullough3009
      @janemccullough3009 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I found the "crash" a little confusing, unlike your usual instruction.​@@TCSA

  • @Platoon_Guide
    @Platoon_Guide 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    💥

  • @RetARMYjohn
    @RetARMYjohn 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for this!

    • @TCSA
      @TCSA 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RetARMYjohn you are welcome.

  • @SteveMiles
    @SteveMiles 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What club was the local match at? I'll be spending time in Florida soon looking for a city to move to.

    • @TCSA
      @TCSA 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SteveMiles it’s in Ruskin Florida called Guncraft.

  • @chap23305
    @chap23305 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    33:30 Deadpool moment. "MAXIMUM EFFORT"

  • @BigfootBrass
    @BigfootBrass 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oh that low port sucked for you???? LOLOLOL! I had to get down, dirty, and bury a PCC in that bad boy!

    • @TCSA
      @TCSA 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@BigfootBrass 😂😂😂😂

    • @the1911dude
      @the1911dude 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Stage 6 was the stage I worked. Your are correct there was about 5 different ways to shoot that stage. Congratulations on the stage win, it was amazing to watch you shoot it.

  • @Triple_C_Training
    @Triple_C_Training 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is amazing content 🙏🏻🙏🏻🫡

    • @TCSA
      @TCSA 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Triple_C_Training thank you