Training Aids
The training program described in Handgun Marksmanship
makes extensive use of two training aids:
- A marksman's target. The target that you use for marksmanship training makes a difference.
The right target will facilitate learning; the wrong target will inhibit learning.
- A target analysis spreadsheet. To assess shooting performance effectively,
you need to compute measures of shooting performance. Some measures are hard to compute by hand, but they are easy to compute with a spreadsheet.
You can download these training aids directly to your computer.
How to Download Training Aids
Follow these instructions to download the marksman's target and the target analysis spreadsheet:
- Click the "Download" button below.
- From the the dialog box that appears, Choose "Save File". Then, click "OK".
- Files will be saved to the "Downloads" directory on your computer.
- The files will be in a zipped folder, named "handgun-marksmanship".
- Drag the zipped folder to a new location of your choice.
- To unzip the folder, press and hold (or right-click) the folder, select "Extract All", and follow instructions.
When you unzip the folder, you will see two files: target-analysis.xlsm and targets.pptx.
Software Requirements
The marksman's target is a PowerPoint file (targets.pptx), and the target analysis spreadsheet is an Excel file (target-analysis.xlsm).
If you have Microsoft Office, you can use PowerPoint to print marksman's targets from targets.pptx; and you can use Excel to conduct target analyses with target-analysis.xlsm.
If you don’t have Microsoft Office, use LibreOffice. LibreOffice is a free office suite that you can download at
libreoffice.org.
LibreOffice includes an application called Impress, and you can print marksman's targets from targets.pptx with Impress.
LibreOffice also includes an application called Calc, and you can use Calc to conduct target analyses with target-analysis.xlsm.