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fredtubbs wrote:I posted this as a reply in another post, but wanted to post it more broadly to get feedback.
Finally, the shooting approach required by the instructor, while I think was useful, also caught me off guard. It was lock and load, push straight out with your arms, fire, scan left then right with your weapon, pull straight back, turn and look over both shoulders. We did that every time. Again, while useful technique, I was prepared for something different.

Anybody have comments on this? Love to hear it.

fredtubbs wrote:It was lock and load, push straight out with your arms, fire, scan left then right with your weapon, pull straight back, turn and look over both shoulders. We did that every time. Again, while useful technique, I was prepared for something different.Thanks!

fredtubbs wrote:I posted this as a reply in another post, but wanted to post it more broadly to get feedback.
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Finally, the shooting approach required by the instructor, while I think was useful, also caught me off guard. It was lock and load, push straight out with your arms, fire, scan left then right with your weapon, pull straight back, turn and look over both shoulders. We did that every time. Again, while useful technique, I was prepared for something different.

bryang wrote:That was certainly different from my experience at my CHL class. There are a lot of CHL instructors here on this forum and I'm sure they will give you a better answer.

This sounds like the way Clint Smith of Thunder Ranch teaches handgun defense. I have some DVD's of his teaching and that is what he teaches you to do after you fire to scan the area on you left and right to see if there is anyone else in the attack coming at you.

WildBill wrote:

bryang wrote:

This type of stuff is usually taught at an advanced class, not for CHL qualification.

Smokewagon wrote:I thought the qualification range had to be approved by DPS. If so, I would think those yardage markers wouldn't qualify. And to go further, would the range qualification shoot be valid?

(d) The proficiency demonstration course will be the same for both the instructors and license applications. The course of fire will be at distances of three, seven, and fifteen yards, for a total of fifty rounds.

(1) Twenty rounds will be fired from three yards, as follows:

(A) five rounds will be fired "One Shot Exercise"; two seconds allowed for each shot;

(B) ten rounds will be fired "Two Shot Exercise"; three seconds allowed for each two shots; and

(C) five rounds will be fired; ten seconds allowed for five shots.

(2) Twenty rounds will be fired from seven yards, fired in four five-shot strings as follows:

(A) the first five shots will be fired in ten seconds;

(B) the next five shots will be fired in two stages:

(i) two shots will be fired in four seconds; and

(ii) three shots will be fired in six seconds.

(C) the next five shots at seven yards will be fired "One Shot Exercise"; three seconds will be allowed for each shot; and

(D) the last five shots fired at the seven-yard line, the time will be fifteen seconds to shoot five rounds.

(3) Ten rounds will be fired from fifteen yards, fired in two five-shot strings as follows:

(A) the first five shots will be fired in two stages:

(i) two shots fired in six seconds; and

(ii) three shots fired in nine seconds.

(B) the last five shots will be fired in fifteen seconds.

fredtubbs wrote:I posted this as a reply in another post, but wanted to post it more broadly to get feedback. Thanks!