Range: TBD
Range Fee: $25 per student, per day ($75 total)
A 3-day joint class with Tim Herron and A.J. Zito, open to all current and aspiring handgun instructors, including those that just teach their friends, this extended, in-depth class is designed to develop and improve your coaching and refinement skills. We drill deep into the minutiae of both visual and hands-on diagnostics, and work together to develop problem-solving strategies. Students will evaluate common techniques, and analyze some misunderstood and institutionalized techniques, to determine their effectiveness in modern pistol shooting. This is a psychologically exhausting class, that will push your attention-to-detail and observational skills to the breaking point.
We’ll cover topics in-depth such as:
1. Mental strategies to overcome fear, anticipation and performance anxiety
2. Skill assessment of students (what to look for and prioritize for their success)
3. Concepts of hand placement, application of grip pressures, and their effects on accuracy
4. Tactile and visual diagnostics of shooter inputs
5. Hands-on trigger isolation and grip isolation techniques
6. Aiming concepts and sight management
7. Handgun zeroing and how it affects point of impact at varying distances
8. Sight deviation and sight management
9. Aiming methods and solutions to common problems and misconceptions
10. Introduction and mastery of shot calling
11. Multiple target transitions
12. Understanding throttle control
13. Dry fire and live fire relevance
14. Differentiating diagnostic drills and performance drills
15. Common errors, how to spot them, and how to convey meaningful and sensible solutions
16. Skill progression, and how it really works
17. Diagnostic workshop and mutual coaching amongst students
Required Equipment:
1200 rounds of ammo
Reliable pistol
At least 3 magazines
Belt with quality holster and mag pouches
Safety equipment (Eye pro/Hearing pro)
Range bag/gear needed for a day at range
Relevant weather related gear (rain gear, umbrella, sunscreen, hat, jacket, gloves, etc…prepare for any weather)