Learn 10m air pistol: 63 free lessons
Eight tracks from your first safe shot to an Olympic final: ISSF rules, pistol and pellets, stance, grip, trigger control, training, mental skills and LA28 qualification.
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.
- What is 10m air pistol?
- From 1970 to LA28
- Range safety & commands
- Anatomy of a match air pistol
- The target: 11.5 mm of truth
- How a shot is scored
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.
- Spring, CO2, SSP, PCP
- Pumps, tanks & compressors
- Air pressure and the shot
- Cylinders: lifespan & safety
- Barrel, weights & balance
- Pellets & lot testing
- Sights, light gaps & clicks
- The trigger & the 500 g test
- Grips & fitting
- Glasses, iris & blinders
- Shoes, dress code & equipment control
- Accessories & maintenance
- Buying your pistol
Track 03 · Fundamentals
Stance, grip, eye, alignment, hold, breathing, trigger and follow-through — joined into one repeatable shot routine.
- Stance & natural point of aim
- Gripping the pistol
- Eye dominance & focus
- Sight alignment vs sight picture
- Hold types & area aiming
- Breathing & heart rate
- Trigger control
- Follow-through & calling the shot
- The shot routine
Track 04 · Training & analysis
Read your groups, diagnose faults, train dry, use electronic trainers, plan sessions, seasons and an Olympic cycle.
- Groups, MPI & sight adjustment
- Reading your target
- Dry firing & holding drills
- SCATT & electronic trainers
- Training sessions & the logbook
- Seasons & the Olympic cycle
- Score benchmarks & milestones
Track 05 · Body & mind
Conditioning, nutrition, caffeine and sleep, anti-doping, and the mental skills that hold up under pressure.
- Conditioning & injury prevention
- Food, water, caffeine & sleep
- Anti-doping essentials
- Mental skills
- Handling pressure
- Competition day plan
Track 06 · Competing
Every rule that decides a match: timings, sighters, penalties, malfunctions, tie-breaks, equipment control and protests.
- Match day procedure
- Paper vs electronic targets
- Penalties & cards
- Malfunctions & interruptions
- Tie-breaks
- Equipment control
- Coaching rules, protests & fees
- You’re the Range Officer
Track 07 · The ISSF circuit
Championship levels, ISSF ID, ranking points, the final, mixed team, records and para shooting.
- The ISSF circuit
- ISSF ID & entries
- World ranking points
- The final
- Mixed team
- The ISSF range
- Records & champions
- 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.