TEN: learn 10m air pistol, from first shot to Olympic final

Free 10m air pistol course: 63 lessons on ISSF rules, technique, equipment and training, and a dry-fire simulator with 9 drills. No pistol needed.

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Track 01 · Foundations

What the event is, how to be safe on a range, the pistol, the target, and how a shot becomes a score.

Track 02 · Equipment & physics

Power systems, pumps and tanks, how air pressure shapes every shot, and how to choose and tune each part of your kit.

Track 03 · Fundamentals

Stance, grip, eye, alignment, hold, breathing, trigger and follow-through — joined into one repeatable shot routine.

Track 04 · Training & analysis

Read your groups, diagnose faults, train dry, use electronic trainers, plan sessions, seasons and an Olympic cycle.

Track 05 · Body & mind

Conditioning, nutrition, caffeine and sleep, anti-doping, and the mental skills that hold up under pressure.

Track 06 · Competing

Every rule that decides a match: timings, sighters, penalties, malfunctions, tie-breaks, equipment control and protests.

Track 07 · The ISSF circuit

Championship levels, ISSF ID, ranking points, the final, mixed team, records and para shooting.

Track 08 · Road to the Olympics

How LA28 quotas are won, the MQS, NOC selection, the timeline, a four-year plan, and the Olympic final itself.

Simulator

  • Sight picture: Align the blade in the notch, pick a hold, see why alignment beats aim.
  • Hold & release: Feel the wobble, squeeze through it, follow through. SCATT-style trace.
  • Trigger control: Two-stage trigger, jerk detection, and the 500 g weight test.
  • Grouping & diagnosis: Shoot a 10-shot series. Read MPI, spread and what the pattern means.
  • Sight adjustment: Click elevation and windage to move the group into the middle.
  • Air & pressure lab: Regulators, CO2 temperature, shot curves, fill planning.
  • Shot routine: A guided 11-step routine with breath pacing and abort rules.
  • Scorecards: Score a paper card by hand, then compare the electronic display.
  • Match mode: 60-shot qualification, then an 8-shooter final with eliminations.