Completed my First Tactical pistol course today

[infoe]

Today, after watching a couple of Yeager's training videos, reading Andy Stanford's book, and practice for last couple of months once a week or so, my tactical pistol course day finally arrived.

I did my course with TFA - Home Page and it was a tac pistol 1, I HIGHLY recommend them for anyone in South Florida. Their tactics and methods were similar with just few minor differences to the videos i've seen of Gabe Suarez, Yeager etc..

They were VERY safety concious and it helped the course of the day run smoothly. Typical Miami weather, it was hot, sunny, then windy and rainy...we shot anyways.

We did "the" qualification that Ft. Lauderdale police trainees must complete for their qual's. Minimum score was 36 out of 42. Shot's must be "on" the blue. Done in various drills; draw from holster, and from inside ready, and high kneel.

6 shots at 1yard, 6 shots at 3 yards, 12 shots at 7 yards, 12 shots at 15 yards, and 6 shots at 25 yards



I'm happy to say i scored 42/42. Glock 19 w/ XS big dots

At the end of the day, I personally did'nt feel sensory overload but I could see for someone that is completely brand new to taking a tactical class how it could be. (It was my first class but again, I've watched the videos, and practiced a bit at the range and house, so I felt I would pickup what they were saying very quickly.)

I look forward to going out to their Thursday night training drills, where you can practice everything you learned, as well as their Tactical Pistol 2 class.

 

[Geno]

Congratulations! Every CCW holder should take a Tactical Shooting, and an Advanced Tactical Shooting class.

Doc2005

 

[Deleted member 66305]

I would like to do this myself -- but first, I want to do more basic range practice, and try to correct the flinch I've developed.

 

[mgkdrgn]

I'd say you "got him". ;-)

 

[VegasOPM]

AB,
Keep in mind that spending time with an instructor may help with the flinch. Plus, you can get a lot of good info that doesn't rely on your hits. It isn't a contest, don't worry about getting the prettiest target.

 

[infoe]

Vegas, I could'nt have said it better myself. There were people there that literally bought a firearm "12 hours" before the training and a couple of officers that enjoy to shoot on their off time. Granted it took the "perverbial newbie" some more time and at the beginning his shots were everywhere...after the instructors and safety instructors were done with him he qualified. 36/42.

I would say EVERYONE left shooting better, so i would look at it as going to a tactical one class might be the ticket to your flinching problem.

I know its been said many times before but the flinch personally for me, I corrected it with "james yeagers" method "thinking front sight front sight front sight, focusing on the front sight, and pulling the trigger back slowly to let it suprise me"