Training the women in your life

[JimConway]

There are those of you that try and try to train your wife to shoot well and fail miserably, again and again. The lesson that I have learned from training a number of women is that women process information in a different way than men. For example, I would explain a sight alignment and a sight picture in a few sentences for a male audience. For a female audience, I would expand on what I tell men and even include a few sketches because women process spatial information in a different way than men. This does not mean better or worse, just different.

As an example, I recently did some private training for a female cowboy action shooter what had a number of her husband's friends trying to improve her shooting over the years with no success. It became obvious to me that she did not understand what a proper sight picture was supposed to be. When I asked her about this she said all of the right words. I then drew a sight picture for her and briefly explained what I had drawn. Then I saw that she finally understood and almost immediately her shooting improved. I saw her husband last night and asked how she had at last week's match. He responded that she had shot better than he had ever hoped for and had a gigantic smile on his face.

The problem with teaching a woman to shoot is that we can not do it the same way we teach our shooting buddies. The best approach to teaching a woman to shoot well is to read and understand the 2 books by Vicki Farnam (John Farnam's wife).

Women Learning to Shoot: A Guide for Law Enforcement Officers by Diane Nicholl and Vicki Farnam (Paperback - May 18, 2006)
Buy new: $19.95

Teaching Women to Shoot: A Law Enforcement Instructor's Guide by Vicki Farnam (Paperback - Sep 20, 2002)
Buy new: $19.95

If you buy and read these two books, I am sure that you will save yourself a lot of frustration and have a lot more fun when you do shooting

 

[TY43215]

Damn, I saw the thread title and thought it was going to teach me how to train my wife for Other things

 

[MichaelJ]

Damn, I saw the thread title and thought it was going to teach me how to train my wife for Other things

HAHHAAH

 

[Len-2A Training]

 

[JimConway]

Books

While the books that I suggested are focused on firearm training they do provide some insight on how a woman pricesses information and could help in other areas.
Round Gun, I doubt that it will help you convince her to wash your car.

 

[TY43215]

While the books that I suggested are focused on firearm training they do provide some insight on how a woman pricesses information and could help in other areas.
Round Gun, I doubt that it will help you convince her to wash your car.

Thanks Jim, they all look like they are worth the read. I got her mowing the lawn, so a little study might get her to do the truck and then I can get her to the range again. (Last time was over 20 years ago)

 

[JimConway]

Training wives

I took me almost 30 years to get my wife to be a shooter. The turning point was when I talked (read that as coerced) her into taking a 2 day Suarez Defensive Pistol class. Before the class, she was generally disinterested in any details of shooting and guns. Imagine my surprise when I found her trying a type 3 malfunction while sitting at the kitchen table after the class. As a result of the class her confidence rose, her safety became great, and this year she became an NRA Instructor. I am a happy camper.