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I have never had "formal" handgun training on proper grip, stance, etc. I was in the military and got the basics and do well with rifles. I also do pretty good with my handguns.

A local range offers a 1hr private instructor session that I am considering. He said he does quick evaluation and then tailors the rest of the time to meet your needs/requests.

Being I am CC more and more I am figuring this type of instruction can't hurt right? :cool:
 
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I took some private instructions before taking my CCW class and it really helped me overcome some bad habits I had developed. I would go for it. :cool:
 
You're right, it can't hurt, and it is always good to get more training and the perspective of someone with more experience.... we never stop learning.
 
I've said this before but I used to think I did pretty good practicing on my own until I got a chance to attend a professionally instructed class. I wasn’t 5 minutes into the class before I realized how much I didn’t know.
 
Thanks everyone! Sounds like this will be a good thing for me. It will be my b-day present from my wife. Planing to call up tomorrow and schedule it! :D
 
Now that you made a good decision to go, I would suggest that you either tape(with permission) parts of the session or write notes to yourself. Take the things you learn & work with them dry firing until they are second nature to you. It takes a while to replace a bad habit with a good one & dry fire practice lets you do that without the expense, blast & recoil to distract you from how you gripped your pistol & your trigger stroke. Make every dry fire one you concentrate on & evaluate with the sight picture on a lit surface so you can see what happened to the sight picture when the trigger broke. You will get a lot more for your money with that type of follow up practice.
 
I would like to suggest the NRA Basic Pistol course which will address many of the things you mentioned.
 
Hunter8282 said:
Thanks everyone! Sounds like this will be a good thing for me. It will be my b-day present from my wife. Planing to call up tomorrow and schedule it! :D
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Good thread.

Let me know how much that runs you.

I was thinking I also need some hands on, be curious what this costs.
 
We'd appreciate it if you'd post your evaluation of the training upon completion.
 
Kanewpadle said:
Check his references if he has any. And IMO an hour isn't near long enough. There should be some classroom time followed by live fire.
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I'd also want to know what his curriculum vitae is and see his certificates before paying him anything. NRA Basic Instructors are crawling out of the woodwork in my area, but advances trainers are few and far between.

If you look at the nationally known courses, you will see that they are usually 2-3 days long with classroom and live fire. One hour is barely enough to get you acquainted with the instructor.
 
This is the instructors bio:
Mike has been an NRA Certified Instructor and teaching at Silver Bullet Firearms for the past seven years. Although the majority of Mike’s training and competitive shooting deals with handguns, he is also an accomplished rifleman and trap shooter with more than 20 years of experience. Mike is our resident expert on personal defense rounds and hand gun ballistics and instructs the First Steps, CCW, and Advanced CCW classes. Mike also provides our customers with Private Instruction by appointment. Mike is an NRA Certified Instructor, NRA Certified Range Safety Officer, and a graduate of the Lethal Force Institute LFI-1 with Massad Ayoob, R.A.C.S Training with Lt. Dave Spaulding and Sgt. Charles Humes, Jr, and I.C.E. Combat Focus Shooting with Rob Pincus. He is also an avid IDPA competitor, Safety Officer, and Assistant Match Director at the South Kent Sportsman’s Club.

IDPA Rankings:
Enhanced Service Pistol (ESP) – Master
Stock Service Pistol (SSP) – Master
Custom Defense Pistol (CDP) – Expert
 
This weekend we had a TAG "Tactical Analisis Group" Basic Handgun Course at the range. This was a follow on from the Concealed Carry Class.
This was a 2 Day Basic Handgun Course. You can learn quite a bit in an Hour One on One. Like was said above make Notes, and Remember what you are told and practice what you learn on your own.

The Instructor is a Match Director in IDPA. You will also build up your skills a great deal shooting in his IDPA Match. Drawing from Concealemnt, Using your Concealed Carry Gear, Basic Equipment Operation, Clearing Malfunctions, Shooting from Cover, Safe Gun Handling Skills, Clearing your weapon, and the list goes on. IDPA can be a learning & training experiance, and not just a match. It is just a matter of deciding if you are Training for Concealed Carry or a Compedator wanting to Win the Match. Shooting in IDPA or other Defensive Pistol Matchs is also a way to fine tune your equipment. Figure out what works and what does not. I see a great deal of equipment conceal carryed, that would be traded in after the first Match or Serious Training Session.

Just My 2 Cents

Bob
 
BobR1 said:
IDPA can be a learning & training experiance, and not just a match. It is just a matter of deciding if you are Training for Concealed Carry or a Compedator wanting to Win the Match.
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I agree. I go to the local IDPA and more (we also shoot with shotguns and rifles plus pistol in some stages so not strictly IDPA) matches every month and I learn something every month and have fun to boot.

I treat them and places to test real carry gear not as places to try to be competitive.
 
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