We are a collective group of people who love all things shooting. We find the martial art of marksmanship-at-speed fascinating and we intend to get better at it regularly. Your host, Mark Smith, is an avid competitive pistol and carbine shooter, who happens to be a USPSA Grand Master. Mark runs JBS Training Group, where he travels the country teaching others what he knows about being fast AND accurate. There truly is so much to learn about shooting and we hope to be an outlet for those of you who desire to constantly better yourselves as shooters, and as people. Join...
Latest episodes
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1 h 37
ShivWorks (Craig Douglas & Brian Frias)
Welcome back to the JBS Training Group Podcast. This week I got to sit down with Craig and Brian from ShivWorks. Craig and Brian are well equipped to teach you a few things about f…
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1 h 16
Ali Misaghi (San Francisco SWAT)
Welcome back to the JBS Training Group Podcast. This week I got to sit down with one of my homies from SF SWAT, Ali Misaghi. Ali and I have been friends for some years now and have…
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1 h 16
Shop Talk with Mark: Shivworks, Rifle Mounts, and Dry Fire 101
Happy New Year and welcome back to the JBS Training Group Podcast. Starting off the 2025 JBS Training Group Podcast season talking about my recent trip to Craig Douglas's Shivworks…
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2 h 05
Shop Talk with Mark: JBS Mobile HQ, Selecting Ammo, and Positional Shooting
Welcome back to the JBS Training Group Podcast. I'm on the road this week in California and out to Ridgeline next week for my pistol class. On this episode I sit down with my marke…
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1 h 05
Mike Russo (Precision Gas Gun Competitor)
Welcome back to the show. It's been a heck of a week with Hurricane Helene y'all, but the family and I are doing well. On this episode of the JBS Training Group Podcast I got to si…
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1 h 21
Jake Labhart (In Extremis Performance)
Grab your beverage of choice and throw on the latest episode of the JBS Training Group Podcast with my good friend, Jake Labhart. Jake is a fantastic shooter, a master of movement,…
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1 h 20
Scott Peterson (Veracity Solutions)
After a long break, we're back!! Schedules got tight and I needed to prioritize family, competing, and teaching classes. We have an exciting episode here with Scotty and we are goi…
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1 h 40
Shop Talk with Mark: Shooting Matches, Classes, and Gear
Since y'all enjoy some shop talk, light you up a good stick, pour a glass of some of that syrup, and enjoy the episode! We talk about picking spots on targets, private lessons out…
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1 h 27
Shop Talk with Mark: Performance Training, Optimal Gun Setup, and Upcoming Matches
Some DMR shop talk since Greg and many listeners are new to the sport and excited to learn. We talk about some movement training I'm doing, a new Proof barrel and ZCO optic I picke…
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1 h 09
Alex Hartmann (Ridgeline Defense)
This week on the JBS Training Group Podcast I got to host one of my good friends, Alex Hartmann of Ridgeline Defense. We talk about their new rifle and some of the bro-science invo…
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1 h 36
Trek (MDFI)
Trek (Erik Utrecht) and I sit down and discuss a bunch of stuff from self-reliance to firearms training out at MDFI. We also had a really interesting conversation about firearm and…
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1 h 31
Jon Hatcher (Sun & Shadow)
Whats up y'all?! This is a great episode with my friend Jon Hatcher of Sun & Shadow. I have been talking to Jon for years about shooting since I first met him at a DMR match back i…
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1 h 19
Shop Talk with Mark: SHOT SHOW 2024
A long week in Vegas and got to see some of my favorite people in the industry! On this episode, I recap SHOT 2024, and talk about some new rifles and gear I'm excited about using…
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1 h 49
Joe Dawson (Bruiser Industries)
Kicking off the start of the year with Joe Dawson of Bruiser Industries. Joe has become a great friend and someone whose perspective on shooting I value. I initially wanted to have…
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1 h 26
Shop Talk with Mark: New Year 2024
Happy New Year y’all! 2023 was one heck of a year!! I’ve been all over the nation to some new and interesting places and shot with some really great people. I never thought I would…
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1 h 29
Shop Talk with Mark: Doubles, DMR, and DOPE
What’s happening y’all?! I’ve been traveling all over the country shooting with some great folks lately. I just wrapped up the first-ever JBS Training Group Rifle Match out in Texa…
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1 h 07
Grant Yount (Police Academy Firearms Instructor)
Find a spot to chill and check out this week's episode with Grant Yount, of the police academy firearms training program. Grant is a long-time student and on one helluva tear in hi…
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1 h 10
Nick Young (Velox Training Group)
Find a spot to chill and check out this week's episode with Nick Young, of Velox Training Group. Nick is a long-time friend and straight-shooter. We have always thought about train…
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1 h 17
Shop Talk with Mark: Trucks, Rifle Matches, and New Pistols
What’s happening y’all?! I’ve been traveling all over the country shooting with some great folks lately. I just wrapped up a private training with my San Francisco SWAT brethren he…
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1 h 23
Scott Peterson (PRS Instructor and Competitor)
Find a spot to chill and check out what Scott Peterson and I had to say about competitive shooting on this week's JBS Training Group Podcast. Scott is one of the best competitive r…