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Practical Shooting 1
Practical Shooting 1 is a 2-hour class designed to prepare you for your first practical shooting match, or refine your fundamentals. This course addresses the foundational skills to practical shooting in a fun and challenging way.
Practical Shooting 1 sets a strong base for the beginning of your competitive shooting journey. The instructor’s goal for this course is to prepare you for the widely available practical shooting matches in the DFW area, to include our own here at Defender Outdoors. For those who have already shot some matches but are looking for more than the basics, please contact the instructor for a private lesson or look for our Practical Shooting 2 class.
Topics Covered:
- Physical structure, grip, and vision
- Predictive and reactive shooting
- Confirmation levels
- Target transitions
- Entries and exits
- Shooting on the move
- Hit factor scoring
- Proper equipment configuration
What To Know Before You Get Here:
We request that all students do an honest self-evaluation of experience and skill level. Brand new shooters or those unsure with their abilities will feel overwhelmed jumping into a class like Practical Shooting 1, which we have seen lead to safety issues and overall, a lack of having fun. If that’s you, we would love to see you in one of our other courses such as “Intro to Handgun”, or “Pistol 2”! Taking one of these classes or a private lesson will set the stage to come into Practical Shooting 1.
At a minimum, we recommend that you have confidence in the following:
- Strong understanding of the 4 Universal Rules of Firearm Safety
- Your accuracy out to 25 yards
- Safe draw from the holster and experience with your equipment
- Proficiency with your firearm and the ability to clear any malfunctions
- Have any questions about the gear you have? Contact us at [email protected]
Required Equipment:
- Semi-automatic handgun, 9mm to 45ACP (No revolvers or calibers under 9mm)
- Red dots are HIGHLY encouraged but not required
- Belt mounted kydex or similar material holster on or forward of the hip (No leather or “sticky” holsters, and no drawing from behind the hip)
- 3 magazines or more
- Magazine pouch/holder (At least one)
- Appropriate range attire (pants, close-toed shoes, shooting belt or a sturdy belt)
- Appropriate ear and eye protection
- 250 rounds of ammunition minimum (No steel core, steel case, or aluminum case allowed)
- NOTE: Round counts may vary
