Archive for the ‘Teaching’ Category
Saturday, January 14th, 2012
pistol-training.com will be expanding its class offerings this year with two new programs:
Concealed Carry Skills, 2 days, 800 rounds
Concealed Carry Skills is focused on the private citizen or law enforcement officer who primarily carries a handgun concealed. Concealed Carry Skills revolves around the practical skills that are necessary for proper carriage and use ...
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Sunday, January 1st, 2012
2011 is done, and it was an exciting year for pistol-training.com.
The website had over 1.8 million visits in 2011, bringing the site's total visits above 3.5 million since it began back in 2007. Almost 4,000 comments were left over the course of the year.
Thanks to the tireless effort of some ...
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Monday, October 31st, 2011
The person holding the gun is responsible for the gun. There is no getting around that. If a gun makes an unexpected loud noise, the person with his finger on the trigger made it happen, not anyone else.
But...
At the range today, I saw a self-appointed "instructor" teaching an older woman ...
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Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
Thanks to Mjolnir for the great class review at pistol-forum.com! The Indy class was probably the last time I'll be teaching that particular combo in an open enrollment group for the foreseeable future as it is being replaced by next year's Aim Fast, Hit Small.
Also, major kudos to another Indy student ...
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Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
For whatever reason, there has been a great deal of online discussion lately about what to call one-handed shooting. My name has been brought up in a couple of these debates so I thought I'd at least put forth my thought process on the issue.
I'm right handed. We all know ...
Posted in Learning, Teaching | 35 Comments »
Monday, September 26th, 2011
This has been a crazy trip.
Indianapolis Airport, if you're not familiar, has an unusual way of dealing with people who check guns in their luggage. You get a little "permission slip" when you check in at the ticket counter which instructs you to go to the TSA office once you ...
Posted in Safety, Teaching | 10 Comments »
Saturday, September 24th, 2011
Next year, pistol-training.com will be offering a new class called Aim Fast Hit Small (a.k.a., AFHF-2).
"Small" has been developed based on feedback from a number of shooters who have each attended multiple AFHF classes in the past. The goal of AFHS is to provide students with a challenging program that will ...
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
pistol-training.com is excited to announce the 2011 C.U.S.S. (Control Under Simulated Stress) class. In conjunction with Jack "Failure2Stop" Leuba of F2S Consulting, C.U.S.S. seeks to provide a unique experience that goes far beyond your typical pistol class. Get pushed to your limit and see how well you perform when there ...
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Monday, August 29th, 2011
I left my house around 5:00am Friday morning so I'd get to the airport in time to check my guns. I always try to get there at least two hours before my flight in case there is some problem with TSA. Eight hours later I land in Albuquerque. It's 10am.
The ...
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Thursday, August 4th, 2011
I recently witnessed an unfortunate discussion an instructor was having with a student that reflects a common problem in the training community. The exchange went something like this:
Student: I'm thinking about taking a class from (another school).
Instructor: You don't want to waste your money on that. They focus on nothing ...
Posted in Learning, Teaching | 20 Comments »
