Archive for the ‘Teaching’ Category
Sunday, March 14th, 2010
Two more students were added to the F.A.S.T. Wall of Fame at this weekend's Aim Fast, Hit Fast class in Sacramento:
Chris Goodrich (6.76)
Ross Anastos (6.33)
In addition, top shooter at last year's Sacramento AFHF class, Eric Beerbaum, turned in a another class leading score this year and bettered his previous best ...
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
We are happy to announce that we will be returning to Los Alamos, NM this August for another Aim Fast, Hit Fast class hosted by pistol-training.com's own Tom Jones.
For more details, check out the class announcement page. We hope to see you there!
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
"Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast."
Sorry, but I hate that line. Slow is not fast. At a certain point, speed comes from working at speed, not working to be smoother. Smooth is not fast. Smooth is smooth.
It's true that if you're not smooth you are probably not fast. But that doesn't mean ...
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
After the success of last month's Get SOM class, we are responding to student demand and holding another 1-day class in Culpeper VA for March.
To be held on Saturday the 20th, Speed Kills is for anyone who wants to improve his ability to make really tough shots -- small targets, ...
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
This morning, I received word from a club that after reviewing my class syllabus and description of how I run classes & drills they are declining to host an Aim Fast, Hit Fast class at their location.
The point of contention was my insistence on running a hot range. First and ...
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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
pistol-training.com will be holding two training events in Virginia this weekend:
Saturday 27-Feb: Get SOM, a one day class dedicated 100% to Shooting On the Move. Class is $175 (plus $25 range fee). Location is Culpeper, Virginia. Further details will be sent to students upon registration.
Sunday 28-Feb: Practice Session at the ...
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010
... are always loaded. Why is this so incredibly difficult for people to understand?
The link above takes you to a brief story out of Orlando, where an NRA instructor negligently shot one of his students last week during a classroom session.
This is another good example of why the NRA's effort ...
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Sunday, February 21st, 2010
I've had the distinct honor over the past seven years of working with the Federal Air Marshal Service in various endeavors and have always bragged on their outstanding firearms training program. When you think about it, the primary job of a FAM is to sit quietly until he needs to ...
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Four students from last weekend's Aim Fast, Hit Fast class in Memphis earned advanced scores on the F.A.S.T. drill even after the unexpected excitement of Sunday morning. Congratulations to all four of them for their excellent achievement. Some of these guys were literally fractions of a second away from earning ...
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Sunday, January 31st, 2010
During the Aim Fast, Hit Fast class I was teaching in Memphis this weekend, a student shot himself in the leg while holstering his pistol.
I will not get into details -- or answer questions -- about the shooter's identity, make and model of gun, etc. However, the incident and the ...
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
Eagle Creek Park Pistol Range will be hosting a pistol-training.com Aim Fast, Hit Fast class on 16-17 October. More details are available on the class announcement page.
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
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Saturday, January 16th, 2010
While every red-blooded American male has an innate understanding of masterful firearms operation, once in a very rare while you may find yourself face to face with someone who was not born an expert marksmen. Hard to believe, I know. But it can happen.
Whether you're teaching a formal class or ...
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Thursday, January 14th, 2010
pistol-training.com is announcing two classes in Culpeper, VA:
Get SOM, a one-day program devoted entirely to Shooting On the Move. February 27, 2010.
Aim Fast Hit Fast. May 15 & 16, 2010.
For details, follow the links above. As always, class size is very limited. We look forward to seeing you there.
Train hard ...
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
pistol-training.com will be holding a repeat of last year's successful Aim Fast, Hit Fast program at the Sacramento Valley Shooting Center. Dates are Saturday 13-March and Sunday 14-March. For details or to register, follow this link.
Class size is strictly limited and a number of last year's students have already reserved ...
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Monday, January 11th, 2010
As I've written before, the task of diagnosing students is one of the most critical responsibilities for any instructor. Proper and effective diagnosis makes or breaks a student's experience. Just a few months ago, I also wrote about ways to deal with shooters of differing skill levels in one group.
While ...
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Friday, January 8th, 2010
Using a .22lr pistol as a training aid is nothing new. Conversion kits for 1911-pattern guns have been around for a very long time. In the revolver world, rimfire equivalents to full size duty guns go back even further. A major resurgence of .22 training has come about in response ...
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
The Oklahoma City Gun Club will be hosting pistol-training.com's Aim Fast, Hit Fast program on May 1-2. For details, see here.
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
We've received a number of requests lately from readers interested in hosting a pistol-training.com class. To make things easier for potential hosts, we now have a simple online form you can fill out to request information.
By popular demand, in addition to Aim Fast, Hit Fast we will also be introducing ...
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Sunday, December 20th, 2009
The Drills section has four new challenges courtesy of three different USPSA and IDA National Champions:
Dave Sevigny's Catch-22 drill
Ernest Langdon's 3.5-second and 9-second Standards
Scott Warren's 4x20 Transition Drill
Thanks to Dave, Ernest, and Scott for providing the details and allowing us to add their drills to the site.
Train hard & stay ...
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Friday, December 4th, 2009
At the range this afternoon, I looked over and noticed a gentleman in the next lane pointing his gun across the range rather than downrange. As usual, I tapped him on the shoulder and said, "Sir, you need to make sure the muzzle is pointed downrange at all times."
A couple minutes ...
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