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The market is saturated with “high speed” instructors with heavily fluffed resumes and lots of gear. I’ve been in federal LE over 30 years and been an FI as a collateral for 27. I’ve been fortunate to attend many levels of training and I can tell you almost none of it would apply to real-world civilian scenarios. For folks who aren’t shooting/training monthly- these advanced skills are a waste. Cool to see and learn, but sometimes the best shooters and/or best tier 1 guys aren’t the best instructors and there is a disconnect between high level tactical shooting methods and how most civilians train/practice. It’s commonly said to save your money from the class and buy more ammo to shoot. There is truth in that, but really learning and mastering the basics from the grip to the draw to the presentation, sight alignment, target acquisition, support hand, trigger squeeze etc is what you need. Dry fire exercises, reload drills, dime drills etc will do wonders for your speed, confidence and survivability in a life threatening situation.