orionz06
03-03-2011, 11:27 AM
My previous experience:
I am still less than a year into the whole deal, and it has been quite a year. I started out as someone who used YouTube way too much to figure stuff out, but got squared away right damn quick at two study sessions in the area last winter (http://m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=42647) and spring (http://m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=44288). Both of which were enough to get me on the right path. I have also taken a Red Zone Solutions Basic Carbine (http://www.firearmstrainingandtactics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=294) (one day) class as well as Ken Hackathorn's Advanced Handgun (http://www.lowspeed-highdrag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=61). In addition, I have participated on several IDPA matches at the host club, Beaver Valley Rifle and Pistol Club (http://www.bvrpc.org/). With the experience thus far, a definitive "Level 1" class was just what I needed.
It should also be noted that prior to the class I have been developing some trigger jerk-recoil anticipation issues, this will talked about a bit more later.
Class details:
The class was hosted by Low Speed High Drag, LLC (http://www.lowspeed-highdrag.com/) and Grey Group Training (http://www.greygrouptraining.com/) handled the enrollment and payment. The total cost was $450 for two days. The students were required to bring 1000 rounds and 3 magazines with the appropriate support gear.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v74/va_dinger/vickers-tactical-logo.jpg
www.vickerstactical.com
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v74/va_dinger/logo.jpg
http://www.greygrouptraining.com
http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab25/greygroupcommunity/lowspeedhighc60a-a06ct03a-z_fort-shirt_mdm.jpg
www.lowspeed-highdrag.com
TD1:
We started in the morning with an introduction from the host Jay Cunningham and Paul from Grey Group as Larry was getting ready and Larry took over from there. He gave the safety brief and discussed real world firearms safety and gave more than enough explanation as to why he feels that way. There were also a few other things "floating around" out there that he put to rest, and backed it up with firsthand experience. After that, he got into what goes on when you shoot the gun, and what people do to screw it up. It was made very clear that the trigger press is the key to a good shot at any distance. We started the shooting with a fair amount of dry fire drills and everyone was shown what a perfect trigger press was. For such a large class everyone was able to get the input they needed to see for themselves what it should look like.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/5177326106_d84dbd98b9_z.jpg
We continued with the dry fire partner drills and started to mix in live fire to bring El Snatcho out of hiding. Once we were shooting, the targets were the Vickers Shooting Method targets that people have probably seen. I believe this was the first open enrollment class to use them.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1192/5177316208_edefc85373_z.jpg
Once we shot up the center of the target, the aiming points got small. The motto Larry has on most of his shwag is "Speed is fine, Accuracy is final" was starting to show. Many people have you shoot a big piece of cardboard; we used the pasters that cover bullet holes. Any time a shot was missed due to a trigger jerk, 5 remedial dry fires were performed (perfect dry fires) to see what we need to do. This continued with a timer and a few patented Larry Vickers variations. With the practice techniques used it was becoming more obvious how I needed to solve my issues, and it was already happening.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/5176706909_89513dd284_z.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1099/5176705927_6671d70d97_z.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1244/5176699467_fc6a5c5b1d_z.jpg
I am still less than a year into the whole deal, and it has been quite a year. I started out as someone who used YouTube way too much to figure stuff out, but got squared away right damn quick at two study sessions in the area last winter (http://m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=42647) and spring (http://m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=44288). Both of which were enough to get me on the right path. I have also taken a Red Zone Solutions Basic Carbine (http://www.firearmstrainingandtactics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=294) (one day) class as well as Ken Hackathorn's Advanced Handgun (http://www.lowspeed-highdrag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=61). In addition, I have participated on several IDPA matches at the host club, Beaver Valley Rifle and Pistol Club (http://www.bvrpc.org/). With the experience thus far, a definitive "Level 1" class was just what I needed.
It should also be noted that prior to the class I have been developing some trigger jerk-recoil anticipation issues, this will talked about a bit more later.
Class details:
The class was hosted by Low Speed High Drag, LLC (http://www.lowspeed-highdrag.com/) and Grey Group Training (http://www.greygrouptraining.com/) handled the enrollment and payment. The total cost was $450 for two days. The students were required to bring 1000 rounds and 3 magazines with the appropriate support gear.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v74/va_dinger/vickers-tactical-logo.jpg
www.vickerstactical.com
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v74/va_dinger/logo.jpg
http://www.greygrouptraining.com
http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab25/greygroupcommunity/lowspeedhighc60a-a06ct03a-z_fort-shirt_mdm.jpg
www.lowspeed-highdrag.com
TD1:
We started in the morning with an introduction from the host Jay Cunningham and Paul from Grey Group as Larry was getting ready and Larry took over from there. He gave the safety brief and discussed real world firearms safety and gave more than enough explanation as to why he feels that way. There were also a few other things "floating around" out there that he put to rest, and backed it up with firsthand experience. After that, he got into what goes on when you shoot the gun, and what people do to screw it up. It was made very clear that the trigger press is the key to a good shot at any distance. We started the shooting with a fair amount of dry fire drills and everyone was shown what a perfect trigger press was. For such a large class everyone was able to get the input they needed to see for themselves what it should look like.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/5177326106_d84dbd98b9_z.jpg
We continued with the dry fire partner drills and started to mix in live fire to bring El Snatcho out of hiding. Once we were shooting, the targets were the Vickers Shooting Method targets that people have probably seen. I believe this was the first open enrollment class to use them.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1192/5177316208_edefc85373_z.jpg
Once we shot up the center of the target, the aiming points got small. The motto Larry has on most of his shwag is "Speed is fine, Accuracy is final" was starting to show. Many people have you shoot a big piece of cardboard; we used the pasters that cover bullet holes. Any time a shot was missed due to a trigger jerk, 5 remedial dry fires were performed (perfect dry fires) to see what we need to do. This continued with a timer and a few patented Larry Vickers variations. With the practice techniques used it was becoming more obvious how I needed to solve my issues, and it was already happening.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/5176706909_89513dd284_z.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1099/5176705927_6671d70d97_z.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1244/5176699467_fc6a5c5b1d_z.jpg