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Monday, March 25th, 2013
To demo or not to demo, that is the question:
Whether 'tis Nobler for the class to suffer
The Questions and Mistakes of outrageous Confusion,
Or take up Arms amid a sea of students,
And by demonstrating embarrass yourself.
Having been through somewhere in the neighborhood of twenty-five different shooting schools, I've seen both sides ...
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Monday, February 11th, 2013
Following up to last December's announcement, pistol-training.com is suspending all classes until late July. While it may be possible to teach intermittently during the interim, it would be inappropriate to have students waiting until the last minute to find out if a class was being held or not... especially given the ...
Posted in Administrative, Teaching | 12 Comments »
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
Catching up on two months of blogs from around the net I came across an interesting post about safety. It opined that the Cardinal Rules should be followed not just with live firearms but with blue guns, SIRT pistols, and the like. It's a view shared by others, certainly; at ...
Posted in Learning, Safety, Teaching | 22 Comments »
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
... attention.
It's a pet peeve of mine when teaching: the student who doesn't pay attention and constantly holds up the class needing special attention.
We're not talking about a class being confused because the instructor was unclear. We're not talking about a student who once or twice over the course of ...
Posted in Learning, Teaching | 9 Comments »
Tuesday, November 6th, 2012
I overheard one of those age old shooting cliches today: "Every bullet has a lawyer attached to it."
OK, but he's not going to leap out and sue you in the middle of a gunfight. Priorities...
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
Posted in Competition, Safety, Teaching | 9 Comments »
Monday, October 29th, 2012
The last pistol-training.com class of 2012, a combined 3-day Appendix Carry Workshop and Aim Fast Hit Fast, was held this past weekend in Oklahoma City. Students from all over the country attended, including a gentleman from Maine who cut short his vacation in California! And the mix worked out just right, ...
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
Julie Golob (nee Goloski) posted a great set of DO's and DON'Ts on her website today for anyone thinking about bringing a first time shooter to the range. It is absolutely worth checking out.
All too often, shooters think enthusiasm will serve as well as knowledge and responsibility when it comes ...
Posted in Safety, Teaching | 10 Comments »
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
Coming soon...
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
Posted in Gear, Teaching | 12 Comments »
Friday, October 5th, 2012
Here's a photo from the Aim Fast Hit Small class this past weekend. Remember, they're only hostages until you shoot them... then they're co-conspirators.
Students had 2.5 seconds to turn, identify the correct target (out of three possible), draw, and hit the 3x5 head box. Each was partially obscured by one of ...
Posted in Competition, Teaching | 14 Comments »
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
Some recent Aim Fast Hit Fast reviews (AARs, After Action Reports) with a twist:
Gabe "OrigamiAK" White writes about the Clackamas, OR AFHF in July and his successful attempt at earning a F.A.S.T. Coin.
Seth W. posted a YouTube video review on the Charlestown, RI AFHF last weekend.
Thanks to both gentlemen for their ...
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