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  • Darkpriest667

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    I've been generally shooting firearms since I was 20 years old. Self taught, but I never was "good" I only got proficient because of this and another gun forum where I was lucky enough to learn from real experts.

    I consider myself an amateur at best, but among all of my social groups I'm known as "the gun guy" for better or worse. This has put me in a position where I am often asked to teach new shooters or inexperienced shooters, especially women.

    Over the last several years (and especially this year) I have trained tons of new shooters. I didn't know if I was very good or not to start, but the more I've done it the more I've realized I'm not shabby. Most shooters go from barely on paper to hitting the center ring on every shot at 7 yards within 30 minutes.

    This is because of y'all. The lessons, the stories, the knowledge. I never would have had that without y'all. We're here to socialize, but we're also teaching people or introducing new people to the community.

    First picture me at Texas Star in the tactical bay doing runs.

    Second picture me hosting a shooting event for my singles group at Sendero Shooting sports. Half of them had never even held a firearm before

    All other photos shooters who I am instructing. All first time shooters.

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    dsgrey

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    "This has put me in a position where I am often asked to teach new shooters or inexperienced shooters, especially women."

    Good for you! I wise person once told me never attempt to teach your wife to shoot. Once mine became interested in handguns, I enrolled both of us in a beginners class where they taught her the basics and allowed her to shoot several rounds from various caliber handguns. I enrolled to ensure she understood the basics, verify she really wanted to learn after shooting and see what firearm suited her best (nothing over 9mm). She finished the class without being frustrated at me trying to teach her.
     

    Sam7sf

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    Good for you. See where it takes you.

    I have been thinking of stepping up my training so I can instruct. Not that I’m particularly great in anything that deserves bragging. The way I see it man a lot of people and families have given up the gun yet are coming back to it because it’s a dangerous world. More so than I ever remember.

    Proud of you for taking an interest in teaching.
     

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    Thanks for being a great ambassador to the community! Positive experiences and people gaining confidence is how we keep shifting the goal post towards the 2A.

    @Darkpriest667 , what has been one of the most challenging training experiences you've had? How about one of the most fulfilling?

    For me, I think the most challenging and fulfilling have been a few disabled students. One was paraplegic and also had partial use with one of his arms. Getting him setup and able to run an AR-15 was a pretty awesome experience. ;)
     

    Darkpriest667

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    Thanks for being a great ambassador to the community! Positive experiences and people gaining confidence is how we keep shifting the goal post towards the 2A.

    @Darkpriest667 , what has been one of the most challenging training experiences you've had? How about one of the most fulfilling?

    For me, I think the most challenging and fulfilling have been a few disabled students. One was paraplegic and also had partial use with one of his arms. Getting him setup and able to run an AR-15 was a pretty awesome experience. ;)
    Thanks for being a great ambassador to the community! Positive experiences and people gaining confidence is how we keep shifting the goal post towards the 2A.

    @Darkpriest667 , what has been one of the most challenging training experiences you've had? How about one of the most fulfilling?

    For me, I think the most challenging and fulfilling have been a few disabled students. One was paraplegic and also had partial use with one of his arms. Getting him setup and able to run an AR-15 was a pretty awesome experience. ;)

    Callenging is definitely the disabled students. The last woman has serious fibromaylgia and other issues. Her dumb father sent her to the range with a DAO semi automatic handgun.

    It's fulfilling to get them comfortable and then bettter. She already messaged this week asking to go again!
     

    benenglish

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    I have been thinking of stepping up my training so I can instruct. Not that I’m particularly great in anything that deserves bragging.
    Don't let that stop you. I once spent a couple of hours with a national bullseye champion, his coach, and a highly awarded woman on the same team. They got to reminiscing about past mutual friends and one of those friends was remembered quite fondly by all of them. He was known as not really being a good enough shot to be included on their team. However, he had a knack for watching, figuring out what other shooters were doing, and helping them correct their form.

    He was, IOW, a natural coach. To watch a national champion sing the praises of a much less-accomplished shooter was eye-opening.

    You don't have to be "particularly great" to teach people. You just need to be a good teacher.

    For an opposite case, read up on the Chapman Academy. He was the first (iirc) IPSC world champion so he started a school and expected to make serious money. He didn't. He couldn't teach to save his life and he wound up selling off the school to folks who could use his name to bring in students and then actually put them in classes with competent instructors.
     
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