Todd Green - Aim Fast, Hit Fast - October 17 & 18 - Thibodaux, LA

[spanky]

With a camera... while the rest of us are at 5 yards...

Then he (dawg) will have MAJOR tacticool bragging rights...

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[Shenaniguns]

Here's some or all of the drills:
http://pistol-training.com/drills

Here is the F.A.S.T. test that will determine your overall skill:
http://pistol-training.com/fastest <--- Sevigny Video

Dave Sevigny is the current record holder:
embeding disabled, go to the link above for the youtube url


http://pistol-training.com/drills/fast-fundamentals-accuracy-speed-test <--- Watch these videos

F.A.S.T. (Fundamentals, Accuracy, & Speed Test)
designed by Todd Green

Range: 7 yards
Target: 3×5 card (head), 8″ plate (body)
Start position: weapon concealed or in duty condition with all holster retention devices active; shooter facing downrange in relaxed stance with arms down at sides
Rounds fired: 6

Shooter loads gun with a total of two rounds. On start signal, shooter draws and fires two rounds at the head target; performs a slidelock reload; and fires four rounds at the body target.

Ranking:

10+ seconds: Novice
less than 10 seconds: Intermediate (Where I ended up )
less than 7 seconds: Advanced
less than 5 seconds: Expert
If shooter is using a retention holster and flap (covered) magazine pouches, subtract 0.5 seconds from the recorded time. If shooter is using an open-top retention holster (e.g., Blackhawk SERPA or Safariland ALS) with no concealment, add 0.50 seconds to the recorded time.

The F.A.S.T. Wall of Fame, listing every pistol-training.com student who received a rank of Advanced or higher on the drill during a class.

The FASTest page, listing the current official world record for the drill as well as the top student from each pistol-training.com class.

 

[spanky]

Another email

JJ -- Saw on your board that there are some folks concerned about the
3x5 standard. Thought I would give you some info for you to share when
& how you felt appropriate.

The 3x5 standard is there for a reason. Someone who can hit a 3x5 card
at 5yd on demand has at least a passing ability with marksmanship
fundamentals. To be honest, I'd much rather it be seven yards, but
we've got a weekend to work on that.

If class begins and many students cannot do the "front sight, trigger
press" thing properly already, there are two choices: slow down to
work on marksmanship which screws the good shooters, or screw the bad
shooters and let them waste ammo all weekend. By spelling out what I
expect up front, I'm letting folks know that we will *not* slow the
class down just to baby some stragglers.

If you can't hit that card at 5yd, will I bury your corpse behind the
berm? No. But if there are 16 people in a class, you're getting 1/16th
of my time during diagnostic periods. I'm not going to spend half my
time with one shooter just because he's the worst shooter. That is
completely unfair to the other 15 who paid just as much to be there.
So while hopefully you'll improve, I'm not going to pretend that
someone who's missing a 3x5 at 5yd at the beginning of day one will a
whirling dervish of death at the end of day two.

Let's take a simple example. Suppose we're doing a drill that is "draw
and fire 2-5 rounds at the target, reholster, and repeat until you've
fired 3 full magazine (4 if you've got a single stack gun)." While the
line is doing that, I'm walking up and down watching individuals and
giving advice. The guy who is already a good, accurate shooter but is
putting all his rounds slowly into a 2" circle will be told, "Speed
up! Track your sight. Move your finger. Break the shot when you can,
not when it's perfect." The guy who is *not* an accurate shooter and
is slowly putting his rounds all over the berm will be told, "Slow
down! See the front sight. Press the trigger straight back, slowly,
smoothly. If you see the sight move out of alignment while pressing
the trigger, stop and start over."

The point is, the focus or pace of the class isn't going to change
just because there are some less skilled shooters in the class. So on
the plus side, you don't have to feel like you're screwing over the
rest of the class. On the negative side, if you're expecting the class
to be tailored to your personal skill level, that's not going to
happen. Will you learn? Yes. Will you have fun? Yes. Will you graduate
with an Advanced rating and be the envy of your peers? Probably
not ... but we'll do our best to get you there.

Another note: the two prerequisites are short and simple. Why? So
people can actually GO OUT AND SHOOT THEM to assess their level. Don't
assume you can't (or can) make the prereqs until you've tried it.

Train hard & stay safe!

 

[Shenaniguns]

Straight and to the point lol

 

[spanky]

6 deposits in. Halfway to the required #.

 

[spanky]

7 down, 5 to go

 

[spanky]

8 down, 4 til the glass is a GO.

 

[Shenaniguns]

8 down, 4 til the glass is a GO.

 

[spanky]

 

[eagle359]

Spanky,

I am putting a check in the mail this morning.


John

 

[spanky]

Spanky,

I am putting a check in the mail this morning.


John

Sounds good John.

 

[dawg23]

Spanky,

I am putting a check in the mail this morning.


John

John:

I'm betting this will be better than the Andy Stanford course we took.

EG

 

[TDH]

If the prerequisites change to an 8.5x11 sheet of card stock I might be in

 

[eagle359]

Ernie,

I am betting it is going to be a good one. I am having some problems with the 3X5 card. When I get close enough to hit it -the muzzle blast blows the card off of the target. I only have one clip for my Makarov. By the time I shoot one round, drop the clip, reload it with two rounds and shoot them I am well over eight seconds. Maybe Sears has some extra clips.

John

 

[dawg23]

Ernie,

I am betting it is going to be a good one. I am having some problems with the 3X5 card. When I get close enough to hit it -the muzzle blast blows the card off of the target. I only have one clip for my Makarov. By the time I shoot one round, drop the clip, reload it with two rounds and shoot them I am well over eight seconds. Maybe Sears has some extra clips.

John

Clearly you have forgotten that you are supposed to blade at 45 degrees. This little-known technique will cut 3-4 seconds off your time.

 

[dawg23]

the chances I will attend increase proportionally to dawg being downrange

You are, apparently, unaware that I have retained the services of No. 8 as my bodyguard for the duration of the class. No one will dare to point a weapon in my direction with him watching my six.

 

[dawg23]

Bringing your camera, dawg?????
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Yes ........ along with my official photographer.

 

[spanky]

Yes ........ along with my official photographer.

How much did you have to pay teddy to stand between two targets?

 

[dawg23]

How much did you have to pay teddy to stand between two targets?

We have signed a non-disclosure agreement. But I am at liberty to say that he is expensive.

 

[spanky]

eagle359, got your deposit this week.

3 spots til the glass is a go, 7 until its full.