Dave_L
11-08-2015, 22:44
I was one of the attendees and I'll post my experience:
First off, thanks to Kelly for putting this on for us. I appreciate the time you invested into the class and us.
Prior to this, I felt I was decent with a rifle. I go a handful of times per year, spend the day shooting paper/steel/clays. I know how to break down the rifle, operate it (or so I thought) and generally have a "decent" day at the range. I didn't really know what to expect this weekend. Again, I know how to handle an AR but I've never done a rifle class or other training. I was really hoping I'd just be able to keep up in a class. However, the way the class is taught, you never can be "behind". It was well laid out and makes sure you build the skills in the appropriate layers. This way, everyone moves up together. It was a lot of fun.
I'd also like to say that the beginning of the class, we found out a couple of the attendees were coming back after attending a class of Kelly's prior. I was standing next to one of them in the shooting line and as we started, I watched his groups compared to mine and knew I was in for a good class. His groupings were noticeably better than mine (I'm talking near shotgun look on mine and his looked like a rifle group). I figured that first class was paying dividends.
Well after attending Kelly's class, I've realized that I was far away from being efficient with it. I learned several basic stills that will greatly improve my efficiency and accuracy. I have a lot to work on but I now have the knowledge to improve my skills. My days to the range can be much more productive. If you're not training with a purpose/quantitative data, how can you expect to improve? I now have that ability thanks to Kelly and his knowledge/course.
The course also lets you try out all your tacticool gear. You learn really quick where the kinks are. This is something I NEVER would have found out with how my normal range days are. I have quite a few things I'm already changing around thanks to this weekend. You'll be surprised at how some things that sounded so good never worked so dumb.
To sum it all up, I feel a ton more confident in my ability to handle an AR and operate it efficiently. I have a ways to go but as long as I invest the time, I'll be a skilled shooter. Kelly was a great teacher and answered all the questions we threw at him. You invest lots of money into the hardware, now upgrade the software. It was a really fun weekend full of a ton of information. You won't regret it.
First off, thanks to Kelly for putting this on for us. I appreciate the time you invested into the class and us.
Prior to this, I felt I was decent with a rifle. I go a handful of times per year, spend the day shooting paper/steel/clays. I know how to break down the rifle, operate it (or so I thought) and generally have a "decent" day at the range. I didn't really know what to expect this weekend. Again, I know how to handle an AR but I've never done a rifle class or other training. I was really hoping I'd just be able to keep up in a class. However, the way the class is taught, you never can be "behind". It was well laid out and makes sure you build the skills in the appropriate layers. This way, everyone moves up together. It was a lot of fun.
I'd also like to say that the beginning of the class, we found out a couple of the attendees were coming back after attending a class of Kelly's prior. I was standing next to one of them in the shooting line and as we started, I watched his groups compared to mine and knew I was in for a good class. His groupings were noticeably better than mine (I'm talking near shotgun look on mine and his looked like a rifle group). I figured that first class was paying dividends.
Well after attending Kelly's class, I've realized that I was far away from being efficient with it. I learned several basic stills that will greatly improve my efficiency and accuracy. I have a lot to work on but I now have the knowledge to improve my skills. My days to the range can be much more productive. If you're not training with a purpose/quantitative data, how can you expect to improve? I now have that ability thanks to Kelly and his knowledge/course.
The course also lets you try out all your tacticool gear. You learn really quick where the kinks are. This is something I NEVER would have found out with how my normal range days are. I have quite a few things I'm already changing around thanks to this weekend. You'll be surprised at how some things that sounded so good never worked so dumb.
To sum it all up, I feel a ton more confident in my ability to handle an AR and operate it efficiently. I have a ways to go but as long as I invest the time, I'll be a skilled shooter. Kelly was a great teacher and answered all the questions we threw at him. You invest lots of money into the hardware, now upgrade the software. It was a really fun weekend full of a ton of information. You won't regret it.