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I like the idea and concept. In regards to concealment, how about requiring it for a "conceal division" or "tactical division"?

Yes it is! I think your videos on the Crossfit Journal site do a great job of showing that.

I've always subscribed to the "relaxed grip" theory and I've been hesitant to do anything for grip strength. I recently trained with Bob Vogel and he raved about CoC grippers and grip strength. I was still hesitant, but after reading ck1's post, I've changed my tune. I just ordered some CoC grippers. Thank you! Does anyone have any training suggestions for the CoC grippers?

I just found this thread. I started reading at page one and read all the way through to page 18! I subscribe to the Crossfit Journal and I've watched several of XRe's videos from Crossfit. USPSA is a unique shooting discipline that combines many things, speed, accuracy, stage tactics, different shooting positions and a certain level of fitness. If you "specialize" in shooting while standing still or just two handed shooting, you won't do well at stages that require shooting while moving or one handed shooting. At a match you need to be able to perform on demand, consistently, at everything. Crossfit's specialty is not specializing and they basically train for everything. The workouts constantly change and USPSA stages constantly change. I see correlation between Crossfit and USPSA in the fact that the challenges constantly change and you must be good at everything to succeed. They are perfect for each other!

I've got the book and I totally agree with your assessment.

I went a few years ago and I'd recommend 9mm simply because of you'll be able to have a faster "drive" to the next target and better recoil management. You might do fine with two hands, but the one hand shooting is what makes or breaks people. It shouldn't be hard for a "B" class shooter to graduate with the advanced rating IF they're up to par with one handed shooting (both primary and support hand).

Are there any dates, location, additional info? Thanks

I have taken a few classes and courses on shooting. I would leave a course or school shooting great, but never seemed to improve. Many times I would even regress back to my old times. The one thing that changed most of that was training with Frank Garcia. When I left his place I knew what I needed to practice and how to train. Due to a military assignment I had to stop shooting matches for a few years, but I was still able to train using Franks advice. When I started shooting matches again, everyone I used to shoot with noticed how much I had improved. I even went up a classification.

Hello All, I am new to the forum, but saw this post about Frank Garcia. Just a word to the wise. If you're not serious about training, do not train with Frank. He is awesome and will work you hard. I loved training with him and had the blisters to prove it. If you're going to train for more than a day then bring medical tape, shooting gloves, extra magazines and LOTS of bullets! Also bring a notebook. When you leave most shooting courses/schools they just tell you how well you did. At the end of Frank's he will give you a personal analysis and a plan on how to improve your weaknesses. I can't say enough about his training. Take care