jblomenberg16
Grandmaster
We just got home and are grabbing some food and showers, but I wanted to go ahead and get an AAR thread going.
First, thanks again to Matt and Justin for the great training, and for making it affordable. I for one attribute my wife's willingness to attend to the affordable price tag.
Let me also say that while the training was inexpensive, it was not "cheap." We recieved valuable classroom instruction regarding basic handgun safety and operation, proper sight picture, grip, stance, draw, as well as some great discussion around the proper mindset.
The range drills were very good, and focused on marksmanship over speed...exactly what is needed at this type of course. Malfunction and weak hand drills were a great reality check for those of us - myself inclused - that typically only practice with my normal 2 handed grip, and typically don't practice malfuctions unless one happens to occur on the range.
My wife had only fired about 25 rounds EVER before taking this class. In the lenght of the class, she went from struggling to hit the target, to being able to put rounds on target within an acceptable grouping for a self defense situation (last shots were within 4" group). She also went from a reaction of "something is wrong with my gun...here fix it" to being able to clear a malfunction on her own and make the gun either ready to fire again, or safe to take off the line.
On the way home she told me that she really had a good time, and was so glad she came along. She also wants me to buy her a 9mm 1911 of her very own because she liked shooting Matt's so much!!!
First, thanks again to Matt and Justin for the great training, and for making it affordable. I for one attribute my wife's willingness to attend to the affordable price tag.
Let me also say that while the training was inexpensive, it was not "cheap." We recieved valuable classroom instruction regarding basic handgun safety and operation, proper sight picture, grip, stance, draw, as well as some great discussion around the proper mindset.
The range drills were very good, and focused on marksmanship over speed...exactly what is needed at this type of course. Malfunction and weak hand drills were a great reality check for those of us - myself inclused - that typically only practice with my normal 2 handed grip, and typically don't practice malfuctions unless one happens to occur on the range.
My wife had only fired about 25 rounds EVER before taking this class. In the lenght of the class, she went from struggling to hit the target, to being able to put rounds on target within an acceptable grouping for a self defense situation (last shots were within 4" group). She also went from a reaction of "something is wrong with my gun...here fix it" to being able to clear a malfunction on her own and make the gun either ready to fire again, or safe to take off the line.
On the way home she told me that she really had a good time, and was so glad she came along. She also wants me to buy her a 9mm 1911 of her very own because she liked shooting Matt's so much!!!