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Pond, James Pond · June 4, 2013, 02:15 PM

... when there are no training courses?

This is the question I asked myself over the weekend.
Before asking that question I had asked myself another question:

How can I get a non-firearms topic onto the forum, simply to share in good news, without it being spotted by the eagle-eyed mods?

Asking the second question answered the first!!

You see, last Thursday, our daughter and first child was born...

Provided my dogs didn't fidget and my wife held our daughter close I could just about wrap my arms around them all. In doing so I knew that, distant family and friends aside, these are the dearest parts of my life.

I want them all safe and sound, particularly the little pair of vocal chords on legs that now shares our bedroom.

So I want to train more. I want to get more proficient with my firearms with the fervent hope it is all a waste of time for never having to use them.

I want to learn to avoid trouble better (despite it never finding me yet, touch wood) or tackle it better if avoidance has failed.

There are perhaps a couple of places that do training courses here, but I don't know if they are actually teaching decent techniques.

I can shoot straight, but not fast. In IPSC my scores are good, my times are bad. I can hit CoM at 25yds, but it won't be an uber tight group.

So what drills do you recommend?
Which videos give good advice?
Which sites have clear instructions?

Help me in this part of being a good dad!

June 4, 2013, 02:15 PM	#1
Pond, James Pond Senior Member Join Date: July 12, 2011 Location: Top of the Baltic stack Posts: 6,079	What do I need to learn and how... ... when there are no training courses? This is the question I asked myself over the weekend. Before asking that question I had asked myself another question: How can I get a non-firearms topic onto the forum, simply to share in good news, without it being spotted by the eagle-eyed mods? Asking the second question answered the first!! You see, last Thursday, our daughter and first child was born... Provided my dogs didn't fidget and my wife held our daughter close I could just about wrap my arms around them all. In doing so I knew that, distant family and friends aside, these are the dearest parts of my life. I want them all safe and sound, particularly the little pair of vocal chords on legs that now shares our bedroom. So I want to train more. I want to get more proficient with my firearms with the fervent hope it is all a waste of time for never having to use them. I want to learn to avoid trouble better (despite it never finding me yet, touch wood) or tackle it better if avoidance has failed. There are perhaps a couple of places that do training courses here, but I don't know if they are actually teaching decent techniques. I can shoot straight, but not fast. In IPSC my scores are good, my times are bad. I can hit CoM at 25yds, but it won't be an uber tight group. So what drills do you recommend? Which videos give good advice? Which sites have clear instructions? Help me in this part of being a good dad! __________________ When the right to effective self-defence is denied, that right to self-defence which remains is essentially symbolic. Freedom: Please enjoy responsibly.