Top Training Experiences

[chooy721]

I have seen the "Short List" thread for traininers, now what about your top list of training experiences naming the trainer(s), the shooting platform, and the type of experience you've had.

[gringop]

Intensive Handgun Skills, Greg Hamilton from Insights Training.

This was my first pure shooting class and it was a real eye opener. I had been to "tactical" classes and had been shooting IDPA for about a year. I came out of IHS shooting much better and more importantly with a better understanding of how to practice on my own, set goals and improve on my own.

Other notables were Dynamic Tactics with Andy Sandford of OPS, and Combative Pistol with Tom Givens of Rangemaster. Both of these 2 had a lot of useful info on tactical movement and surviving on the street.

I still remember and am now teaching some of the lessons I learned in IHS.

Gringop

[30 cal slut]

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[rob_s]

Louis Awerbuck Carbine

[uscbigdawg]

Matt Burkett - Not bad. Great for beginners.
Mike Voigt - 3-Gun and pistol. AWESOME!
Bennie Cooley - All of the above and incredible!
Spartan Group (original) - Pretty cool.

Rich

[Business_Casual]

Super Dave

M_P

[LSK]

I don't like it when an instructor gets all Yoda like. I want simple stuff that I can use in the field. That said I have learned the most from Ken Hackathorn and LAV.

[PPGMD]

I don't like it when an instructor gets all Yoda like.

Shoot or shoot not there is no try.

I always try to learn something from every class I go to, including in some rare cases, what not to do.

But if I were suggesting just a single class, for pure shooting Bruce Gray. I went to a Bruce Gray class after reaching a plateau in my shooting, I left the class with a better understanding of the nitty gritty details of being able to shoot fast and accurately.

For mindset there is no better class then Tactical Response's Fighting Pistol, I got more mindset wise from a 2 day class then some 5 day schools. Up until that class all I ever heard was a rehash of the Cooper color codes. But TR's Fighting Pistol went over what to do to avoid the gun fight, what to do during the gun fight, and finally what to do after a gun fight.

[Treehopr]

Pat Rogers- I've taken his 3 day carbine twice, his 3 day AK and the 5 day carbine class. In my experience nobody else comes close as far as teaching a comprehensive program on how to fight with a carbine. He stands out in particular with balancing the integration of equipment with the demands of shooting/fighting. Who else will let you test drive a Short Dot for 3 days?

Bennie Cooley- Total of 8 training days on carbine over 3 classes. Excels at getting you to be proficient in different, sometimes unorthodox, positions. Pushes you out of your comfort zone to think your way through the fight.

Paul Howe- I took his Advanced Hostage Rescue class so its not an apples to apples comparison but he teaches how to build your own program that integrates everything from dry fire to square range to tactics. Also the best articulated target discrimination methodology I've had so far.

Brian Searcy/Tigerswan- Carbine/Pistol- The best breakdown on marksmanship I've had and the subsequent progression to tactics. He teaches the fundamentals well while allowing you to push the boundaries of speed and accuracy.

[Hootiewho]

Of the 4 different instructors I have trained with so far, I really liked the Magpul Dynamics Carbine 2 Class (Chris Costa). I guess it was the fact that I felt like I was pushed out of my comfort zone at times in this class, and it is at that point that I feel like I really learn. Chris is a great instructor.