Best course you took?

[bersmith]

Was wondering what was the best shooting course you took and what made it so great?

Was it the instructor...the content...the range? I would like input so I can make my courses better.

Thanks
Bersmith

 

[fiddler]

The Canadian Armed Forces, PPCLI.

 

[mardig88]

i havent taken many, but black badge was really fun
llooking forward to taking other courses as well

 

[bersmith]

But why was it fun?

 

[Canadian_Eh]

Being a novice this one was excellent: Silvercore: Handgun Level 1

Good about it:
- 3 instructors, 8 students - good ratio
- Safety was top priority
- Thorough on theory and application
- Confident, but not cocky instructors
- 12 hours of instruction (~6 hours at the range)
- Firearms (G17) provided for those who don't yet own at no charge

They gave us a fun challenge before lunch. 1 round each. 5 secs at 5 meters to hit a quarter. It was taped up between a few targets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tV4K_6rWxo

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Silvercore is in the lower mainland in BC.

 

[euxx]

I had courses that was fun but not very helpful, and others that were boring but very useful. Teaching is like an art and if instructor mastered it, his students will benefit greatly.

 

[Freedom Ventures]

Eric Grauffel, 4 time World Champion.

A great communicator who has obviously investigated everything with regards to his discipline.

The bonus is his course comes with a second instructor, the coach that made Eric great, his father GiGi - who lends a very important second set of eyes on your performance.

The content was well balanced and thorough, the class size was small and personal.

 

[Steve David]

Thunder Ranch Defensive Handgun 1 and 2. Clint smith was head instructor with 4 adjunct instructors, 20 students at the old Texas facility. Non stop shooting, from every position possible, the ranges were out standing, Clint Smith is just a teaching wizard, it is so hard to describe him, but passionate and professional, hard hitter, the adrenaline was still pumping 2 weeks after.

 

[Slavex]

Advanced Tactical Handgun with Ernest Langdon. Ernest is the single best instructor I've had to date. Hard to describe his ability. He's one of those natural shooters who also can teach and he can diagnose everything you do wrong and then give you the steps to fix it. Todd Green is a close second, and I would imagine once the Hackathorn class is done next May I might have a new favorite course.

 

[D_]

Took a course from the Philipine Open guys - best movement. Manny Bragg best shooting/transition. Phil Strader best how to spend money and feel ripped off.

Every course I took the instructor gave drills straight from the Grauffel course they all took. All raved about it.

 

[BrotherRockeye]

Best course you took?

inter!

still try to take it every chance I get...or get it every chance I take







sorry...couldn't resist

 

[johnespos]

Advanced Tactical Handgun with Ernest Langdon. Ernest is the single best instructor I've had to date. Hard to describe his ability. He's one of those natural shooters who also can teach and he can diagnose everything you do wrong and then give you the steps to fix it. Todd Green is a close second, and I would imagine once the Hackathorn class is done next May I might have a new favorite course.

What he said!
Ernest is a great instructor. Is he still doing courses. For those of you into IDPA you could learn a lot from him.

Eric Grauffel and Gigi also put a 3 day course that was the best IPSC related course I have ever taken.
The instruction part was well put together with a lot of dry firing before shooting. For me the most memorable part of the course was being able to make Eric loose his mags after I shot 2 Ds on his target during a drill.

 

[Eagle-1]

Gunsite --- top speaker and 1 of the instructors Jeff Cooper {yes Pete,,,remember i am old...lol} great shooting facility and instructors that always kept you busy and upbeat.
Thunder Ranch {the Texas facility} with Clint Smith, instruction was #1 world class and the
ranges and shoot houses were spectacular.

 

[Steve David]

Thunder Ranch {the Texas facility} with Clint Smith, instruction was #1 world class and the ranges and shoot houses were spectacular.

I agree,Texas was just outstanding. I wish I could go to Oregon, but it is basically full for the next 18 months and a lot hard to get on courses down there now. Clint also created the colored ranges system at Gunsite and was the first Director for the now gone but incredible HK International Training Division.

 

[colt45gunner]

NRA's Law Enforcement Instructors course....held at Quantico...
it was a whole week long.. lots of theory about rules of engagement, your back stop, check'n your "6", cover (soft/hard), video presentations, etc.. and lots of practical, with pistol and shotgun techniques..how to use cover, angles, how to go around a corner properly if bad guy on other side... point shooting out to 50yrd.. yes, I actually hit the target at 50 yrds. wearing a welders mask...
Pretty cool.. and fbi guy taking course took us next door to fbi training building for lunch and tour...
instructor was a F'n prick.. he hated Canadians cause our govrnmnt gave him hard time when on Secrete service duty situation back in the day...

I was his best shot and I got to shove it in his face when he was scoring one of my targets and I told him, "NOT BAD FOR A CANADIAN, EH ! .. he just grinned and moved on...hick...
anyways pretty cool...

 

[Dansy]

Eric Grauffel, 4 time World Champion.

A great communicator who has obviously investigated everything with regards to his discipline.

The bonus is his course comes with a second instructor, the coach that made Eric great, his father GiGi - who lends a very important second set of eyes on your performance.

The content was well balanced and thorough, the class size was small and personal.

+1 Took a total of about 5 days of training with Eric/GG and it did show in my shooting. One of the day was the Ont Prov on the same squad....that was an eye opener.