Gun Skul: Scott Reitz or Louis Awerbuck??

[BerettaNut92]

Hey folks.

Quickie background, I have $150 credit with ITTS due to my last class being cancelled (fire season at the range). I originally signed up to take Scotty Reitz's low light one-day course.

There is one going to be rescheduled for 10/16.

Louis Awerbuck is coming to town and Scott/ITTS will be hosting him on 11/12-11/14.

I had Brett put me down for the 10/16 low-light course (Reitz) but am considering plonking down the extra $300+ to train with Mr. Awerbuck since he doesn't come to town often. The course is $400something but I can apply my credit there.

I've had 3 handgun classes cancelled this year and while I practice somewhat regularly but haven't had any handgun training since last December. I've done the 3-day intermediate and 3-day advanced with Reitz but never got to hear his opinion on low-light shooting.

Louis' is going to be a beginning/intermediate course. I'm thinking about running it strong/weak hand only. But I like starting over and doing baby steps in case I've been reinforcing bad habits and like to get different instructor's take on things. I've heard only good things about Louis (well, I heard to turn up my ear pro when he talks), so have also been eager to train with him.

Your thoughts? Scotty's low-light, or train with Awerbuck? Don't have the cash on hand to do both.

 

[Jeff White]

Train with Louis. You can't get enough of the basics. You can pick the low light class up later. Like you said, Louis doesn't come to LA often. Take advantage of it.

I never pass up a chance to work on the basics under one of the masters. That's one of the reasons I take Pat Rogers' carbine course everytime he comes to Indiana. I train a lot on my own and teach carbine here, but I always learn from Pat's basic course. You can't train on the basics too much. Time spent training the basics with an instructor of Louis Awerbuck's caliber is always time well spent.

Jeff

 

[Mute]

Since you've already taken a class with Scott give Louis a try. Expand your horizons as they say.

 

[El Tejon]

Fire season?

 

[BerettaNut92]

Yes.

Southern California has four seasons: Mudslides, riots, earthquakes and wildfires.

 

[El Tejon]

What gun for fire? What about bears that are on fire?

 

[BerettaNut92]

SHTF! SHTF!

 

[GB]

Take the class with Awerbuck. As has been pointed out he does not get to your area all that often and ITTS is much closer so you can take that class later.

I was fortunate to be able to take Louis' HG I class in Ukiah, CA earlier this year. It was quite enjojable and I learned a lot. [Granted my learning curve is considreably steeper then yours as I had, had only one other course before Awerbuck's (Thunder Ranch DHG I).] Scotty Reitz obviously respects Awerbuck's teaching abilities or else he would not be guest instructing at ITTS. I gather their styles are rather different. Even if they taught the exact same subject matter, which I doubt, you should benifit from a different manner of instruction.

[Side Note - I've just got to vent!] I am quite bummed that and injury forced me to withdrawl from the HG II class Awerbuck is treaching with Reitz begining tomorrow . Sorry for the personal note but I had planned to be sitting in a restaurant in Turlock, CA anticipating 3 days of top nocth instruction from two well respected instructors right now, not typing on my computer in western Nevada.

GB

 

[BerettaNut92]

Sorry about your injury. The waitlist opened a spot for me, but Turlock is a bit far and it turns out I'm free Nov 12-14 (HS/LC trip with 45R, Duke of Lawnchair, Andrew Wyatt, Average Guy, Combat Wombat, et al cancelled) the weekend he's coming to LA!

REEHAW

 

[Denny Hansen]

Basically what Jeff said. The "high-speed" courses are a lot of fun, but I slide into a basic class whenever possible. I think you'll like Scotty's article coming up in the next few issues where he says that speed is a good thing, but it all comes back to the basics and hitting the target.

Denny