I just took the Black Badge course last weekend....Some of the students there were very new to shooting...only a couple months experience in pistols....Don't let that deter you from taking the course....As others have said the course doesn't focus on accuracy....Of course the instructors will show you proper stance,gun handling and trigger control and see where you are hitting and try to coach you for accuracy...you cant learn accuracy in a 2 day course...Its up to you to practice and then accuracy and speed will come.....The course is meant to teach you the rules and regs of IPSC.....The biggest focus is safety..safety..safety....They will hammer it into you to keep your finger out of the trigger guard at ALL times when not shooting and will constantly watch for this....They said 95% of disqualifications are for careless trigger fingers.....Also keeping your muzzle downrange at ALL times is huge.......If you are taking the course try to get the course materials asap....You have to take an open book multiple choice exam before you start the course...Your class will exchange tests and mark them....Read the questions carefully and take your time with the test.....Overall I had a great time and learned a lot...Now its up to me to practice as much as possible before competing in my qualification match....What pistol are you using and what caliber??
Black Badge Course..is it too early for me to try
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My instructor hated Glocks to....And as there were no Glocks in my class he decided to pick on M&Ps and of course I was shooting an M&P40....
Regardless of if you go or not, make sure you feel confident and know the gun. It definitely helps if you can empty a mag on a target and have all hits. I remember doing my course with a guy that just bought the gun, couldn't hit the targets because he was unsure of the gun, and then feared losing his money. If you are confident go for it. Definitely a great course.
Sig Sauer P226 9mm
It's my confidence at this stage that's holding me back. I need to feel good with the pistol and I'm not there yet. It's loads of fun shooting as we all know but my skill isn't there. I'm hitting the range again on the weekend. My pistol sale and transfer has gone through. I'll shoot a bunch and practice, gain some familiarity and then decide. There's only 5 slots left in the course so I may not get in.
That's OK, there'll be another and I'll be ready.
