tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031819490572301756.post2101530708769280353..comments2024-01-03T00:12:43.034-06:00Comments on e.IA.f.t. Eastern Iowa Firearms Training: Review - AAR BIT - BP Instructor - Phase II Intro - 1-8-10-2016eiaftinfohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13595068743383767561noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031819490572301756.post-42591649704590435132021-08-13T07:22:06.001-05:002021-08-13T07:22:06.001-05:00Thank you for providing such useful information ab...Thank you for providing such useful information about shooting. I like to get involved in shooting. I've been involved more in shooting in the last couple years. I've tried a lot of different types of shooting rest bags, but I still feel like something is lacking and I can't hit the target comfortably. Finally, I have searched online and purchased crosstac's shooting rest bags. In comparison to other brands, this is one of the best <a href="https://www.crosstac.com/shooting-bags-rests/" rel="nofollow">shooting bags</a> and they also provide all shooting accessories at a reasonable price. I believe that crosstac is one of the finest options for shooting bags and I hope everyone will like it if they give it a try.<br />Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320970197463374528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031819490572301756.post-24186473375862473312016-01-25T19:28:40.630-06:002016-01-25T19:28:40.630-06:00Bill,
Thanks for the course this past weeken...Bill,<br /><br /> Thanks for the course this past weekend - I soaked everything in like a sponge. At 51 I've realized you'll meet few during the course of your life who have a true passion and understanding for what they do, people who get it... You are that guy - I appreciate what it is that you do. Thank You - I'll be back. <br /> And as a side note - I ran my first Basic Pistol course this weekend and it was a hit. I followed your recommendations and everyone loved the training. We even had people stay late for follow on shooting and re-qualification. <br />Thanks. Peter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09833385389907694381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031819490572301756.post-35460050564476900552016-01-13T03:25:01.158-06:002016-01-13T03:25:01.158-06:00Thanks for the post, gun training can really be li...Thanks for the post, gun training can really be life saving as it can help you in getting that confidence to fire a bullet when you or your loved one is in danger. This may help you keep your loved ones safe.<br />Regards:<br /><a href="http://www.bostonfirearms.com" rel="nofollow">MA Gun License</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455779831351440576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031819490572301756.post-26529523832369132982016-01-12T10:32:22.911-06:002016-01-12T10:32:22.911-06:00From newly minted instructor Ron Sheeder
--------...From newly minted instructor Ron Sheeder<br /><br />-------------------------<br /><br />I took the BIT course and Basic Pistol Instructor Course. I was very pleased with the class, could not have asked for a better instructor. The course work transferred from learning to teaching very smoothly. Yes Bill ( IT DOES MAKE SENSE). <br /><br />Thank you, Ron S. eiaftinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595068743383767561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031819490572301756.post-89734256997363956372016-01-12T10:30:45.030-06:002016-01-12T10:30:45.030-06:00From Newly Minted Instructor - Rod See
----------...From Newly Minted Instructor - Rod See<br /><br />-----------------------------------------------<br /><br />Bill, <br /><br /><br />Thank you again for the class this past weekend. It was enjoyable and informative. I have used the Weaver stance for a few years, but like the stance taught in class better. The stance seems to provide a better position from which to "drive" the pistol out to obtain the sight picture the fastest and with the most consistency.<br /><br /><br />One question. Have you advertised and taught women only courses? Of course, I am not ready to teach the course yet. I am still collecting necessary supplies and have yet to work on completing the PPT presentation, but I have been asked about teaching such a class.<br /><br /><br />If I am available, I expect to enroll in the RSO course on 20 Feb. I look forward to the PP inside & outside the home courses in June & July, and the instructor course in September.<br /><br /><br />My feedback concerning the class is this;<br /><br />The emphasis on safety was great, as it ought to be.<br />I like the "drive, touch, press" idea. Repetitiveness, drives it home.<br />I believe in TPI. Having been a boot camp instructor, the rule was: "Everybody must play to graduate." Some took more time than others, and sometimes one on one, but instructing, demonstrating, and then them doing, with supervision worked the best.<br /><br />The SIRT pistols are a great idea. I await the order to come in. My wife believes they are a great idea. She is a very inexperienced shooter and will probably be in my first class. The price break when ordering 10 is even better. This is what sold me on getting one now and not later.<br /><br />Please remember some instructor students are ignorant of what questions to ask. When I started college again at age 48 I had been out of the school setting for 30 years. When they asked me if I had any questions, I said "no". I did not know what questions to ask. My point is that maybe starting to collect questions for a FAQ page might be worthwhile for new instructors. Since these pages answer the more common questions, they may trigger others not so common. Just a thought.<br />Great class though. As questions come to me putting this all together I will be in touch.<br /><br /><br />Thanks again Bill. Hope to see you on February 20th.<br /><br />Rod See<br />eiaftinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595068743383767561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031819490572301756.post-63207927469262011522016-01-11T20:04:13.797-06:002016-01-11T20:04:13.797-06:00I'm not sure where we're going to end up. ...I'm not sure where we're going to end up. NRA Instructor meeting could be 'interesting' this year...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031819490572301756.post-40640793747301529272016-01-11T18:51:25.045-06:002016-01-11T18:51:25.045-06:0001/10-2016
AAR for BIT & Basic Pistol Instruct...01/10-2016<br />AAR for BIT & Basic Pistol Instructor 01/-08/2016<br />Braxton Morrison<br /><br />I'll start this off with talking about the BIT portion of the class. Going in to this portion I knew it was going to be a long day in the classroom and the thought of that is never very exciting (not to mention I did the whole class while working overnights which made the days longer). However, we got off to a slow start but quickly picked up. As the day progressed Bill talked less and we began talking more. From starting with simple introductions to our names and such we progressed by the end of the weekend to teaching entire lessons and conducting range drills.<br /><br />Back to the BIT portion, I was the youngest person in the class giving me kind of an upper hand with the speaking part I have had classes much recently than everyone but one other student. For some it seemed challenging at first but, by just the end of this class everyone was much more confident and even topics we knew nothing about we were able to observe and read the lesson and rattle off the information in front of the class. I noticed this a lot in myself with the revolvers. They are not a complicated firearm however, this was a class I paid a decent amount of money for, in front of other students, and something I wanted to do well in. So, even it not being a complicated firearm I still had very little training with one and honestly wasn't sure on how to operate one.<br /><br />This changed quickly, I observed what others were doing and 'played' with the firearm myself and by the end of the class I was giving lessons on clearing, loading etc.. That may not seem like a big deal but, as I stated something you want to do well in and with others who all knew much more about them than I did that for me was a good progression. Bill did an excellent job of really letting us teach as well as critique each other. Getting into the second part of the weekend, Basic Pistol Instructor, our presentations got longer and more in-depth. For each one we did other students would grade us then anything not mentioned Bill would throw in as suggestions. I think by our last one we were getting all positive feedback and complimented on how we changed what we needed to work on in the begging from both the other students and Bill. <br /><br />This will be the third class I have taken of Bill's along with several days of out of class training. Therefore I am pretty familiar with how he teaches and conducts his ranges. Being on this side of both though was a different perspective. Just because I may know a Glock or revolver or anything for that matter inside out doesn't necessarily mean I can talk about it in front of six people. This class was a great eye opener to show that when teaching these lessons, or anything, work needs to be put in so that you know the material inside and out and you can teach it to a class.<br />Before this I was kind of just taking it to have it.. I like training and I like certifications. Now, I am thinking of getting into teaching a class and see how it goes. My reason for taking this was if I did teach, I cannot stand the stigmatism firearms have these days and I would like to change that. I believe this class gave me the skills to be able to accomplish that if I chose to do so.<br /><br />Touching on the range part quick, I mentioned I have shot several times with Bill and every time we have started of the same (AR and pistol shooting). I have grown fond of the 'drive, touch, press' drill he conducts. I think this gets off a great start with little pressure and builds confidence and fixes problems. I wouldn't necessarily call myself an "experienced shooter" but, I try and do my fair share of training and still will mess something up from time to time. Other than that I thought the lesson of conducting some of the drills were excellent, it was nice to be on the other side of that and get a feel for how to actually do it.<br /><br />Overall I thought this was an excellent class. The NRA and Bill set a good foundation for inexperienced shooters to learn and build on.<br />eiaftinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595068743383767561noreply@blogger.com