Randy Cain class in October
Check out the class date and course materials @ NEShooters.Com
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For those of you that are not familiar with Randy, I thought that you would like to read a letter that he sent to a prospective student yeaserday. This letter was edited, with Randy's permission, to remove some personal info about the student.
"To whom it may concern
Pistol matches and shooting courses, (my own included), do not even
remotely approximate real gunfights.
My courses are geared to preparing students for self-defense in life
or death confrontations. Mindset and tactics are more important than speed or shooting technique. As a former police officer, I have seen bullets going both directions. I try to relate concepts to my students that were relevant in my experiences.
Tactical training has evolved a lot over the past couple of decades
I am a one man company. I do not employ assistant instructors.
I do not send someone else to conduct the classes. I conduct small
intimate classes and every student receives one-on-one personal attention. I analyze each student's trigger control, draw stroke, etc., and offer suggestions for making improvement.
I travel all over this country and see all kinds of shooters.
I train large high-speed, low drag big city SWAT teams and elite
military units. I also train house wives, and dentists, and computer
programmers, and wealthy retired businessmen, and lawyers, and
doctors, and hunters, and truck drivers, and nuclear security personnel.
I find that it matters not whether one is a Navy SEAL or a house wife.
Shooters all tend to make the same mistakes.
The BEST shooters that I ever see are those who continue to take "basic" classes, over and over again. They seem to be the only ones who understand the importance of continual refocus on the basics. Many shooters think they are too good to do a basic class. Often, I have people come up to me on the first day of a class and say, "Wow, this is great! I can't wait to do your advanced class." When I hear that, I know I'm looking at a novice.
One of the best shooters I know has taken over 200 classes from every instructor you ever heard of. He continues to take "basic" classes in pistol, shotgun, rifle, and carbine.
I see a lot of self-taught shooters who have only recently had the
time, money, and opportunity to take training. They tell me that it
has been invaluable!! Safety should always be first, and even with
many years of experience one may not be really safe (consider VP Dick Cheney). The good schools offer the distillation of many years and many minds worth of experience in which techniques work well and which don't.
A competent instructor brings all this to the training,
PLUS the ability to observe the student and correct errors (both
serious and minor) and suggest improvements and alternatives to
technique. Discussion of relevant issues during breaks
provides significant insight and the input of others who may have
more experience. In addition to these important features, the
training offers camaraderie with others having some interests in
common but quite varied backgrounds.
I do thank you for your interest!
Randy"
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Check out the class date and course materials @ NEShooters.Com
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For those of you that are not familiar with Randy, I thought that you would like to read a letter that he sent to a prospective student yeaserday. This letter was edited, with Randy's permission, to remove some personal info about the student.
"To whom it may concern
Pistol matches and shooting courses, (my own included), do not even
remotely approximate real gunfights.
My courses are geared to preparing students for self-defense in life
or death confrontations. Mindset and tactics are more important than speed or shooting technique. As a former police officer, I have seen bullets going both directions. I try to relate concepts to my students that were relevant in my experiences.
Tactical training has evolved a lot over the past couple of decades
I am a one man company. I do not employ assistant instructors.
I do not send someone else to conduct the classes. I conduct small
intimate classes and every student receives one-on-one personal attention. I analyze each student's trigger control, draw stroke, etc., and offer suggestions for making improvement.
I travel all over this country and see all kinds of shooters.
I train large high-speed, low drag big city SWAT teams and elite
military units. I also train house wives, and dentists, and computer
programmers, and wealthy retired businessmen, and lawyers, and
doctors, and hunters, and truck drivers, and nuclear security personnel.
I find that it matters not whether one is a Navy SEAL or a house wife.
Shooters all tend to make the same mistakes.
The BEST shooters that I ever see are those who continue to take "basic" classes, over and over again. They seem to be the only ones who understand the importance of continual refocus on the basics. Many shooters think they are too good to do a basic class. Often, I have people come up to me on the first day of a class and say, "Wow, this is great! I can't wait to do your advanced class." When I hear that, I know I'm looking at a novice.
One of the best shooters I know has taken over 200 classes from every instructor you ever heard of. He continues to take "basic" classes in pistol, shotgun, rifle, and carbine.
I see a lot of self-taught shooters who have only recently had the
time, money, and opportunity to take training. They tell me that it
has been invaluable!! Safety should always be first, and even with
many years of experience one may not be really safe (consider VP Dick Cheney). The good schools offer the distillation of many years and many minds worth of experience in which techniques work well and which don't.
A competent instructor brings all this to the training,
PLUS the ability to observe the student and correct errors (both
serious and minor) and suggest improvements and alternatives to
technique. Discussion of relevant issues during breaks
provides significant insight and the input of others who may have
more experience. In addition to these important features, the
training offers camaraderie with others having some interests in
common but quite varied backgrounds.
I do thank you for your interest!
Randy"
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