kita Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I've been bringing friends to the range to try and get more females involved in the shooting sports. I took a home video of teaching my friend to shoot for the first time. Is there anything I am missing? Is there anything I need to do differently? I plan to continue getting my friends involved in shooting and would appreciate any pointers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonovanM Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I think the first thing I would do is put a few more rounds downrange myself just so they got used to the noise. Then I would have them dry fire a little, as it's hard to pay attention to learning how to work the trigger straight to the rear with the distraction of the round about to go off. Also, I double plug to this day... and would highly suggest any beginner I was working with to do the same. Otherwise nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I thought you did a good job of putting her at ease. Just some suggestions; 1. There are a few YouTube videos like this one --> that show an animated semi-automatic, if you search around you can find one for several types of guns. They are great for showing how the gun works and what happens each time the trigger is pressed. It may be a good idea to show your students that before you get to the range.2. Also before getting to the range, show them how to hold the gun while its empty and some indication of how to stand, this is a lot of information to take in all at once. Perhaps show them at home how to dry fire, get some snap caps so you can show them how to load, unload, show clear, what to look for to check that the gun is clear. 3. On the subject of stance, get them to stand upright with their arms locked out in front of them, then push them backwards to simulate the push of the gun, keep pushing backward and tell them to adjust their feet and legs until you are no longer able to push them around, this will be a good indicator of how they can absorb the kick of the gun by adjusting their stance. 4. How the sights work can also be done away from the range, perhaps do all this dry-fire stuff a day before range day so they can let it sink in, then go over the basics again while at the range for live-fire. I learned something from your video, the student was confused by down-range... I always take that for granted that everyone knows what it means, I thought the way you explained that was excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGus Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 How do you give advice to someone who is married to one of the world's top shooters? I would rather ask you for advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prebancolt Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 (edited) You Forgot To Close The Truck Door. Good Job BTW. Edited May 2, 2013 by prebancolt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxerjunky Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I had to laugh several times but I also came to a realization that some people do not know the very simple terminology. The way I thought my girl to shoot was almost completely through dry fire and she does great at that. She is a left as well and that's terrible haha. One thing she has a problem with is aligning the sights properly and pulling straight back on the trigger. I have drawn examples and shown her proper techniques and no matter what she dips the shots low right when she's shooting at a little range. I can not seem to figure out why she does it and want someone else to show her just in case my technique just doesn't work for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I had to laugh several times but I also came to a realization that some people do not know the very simple terminology. The way I thought my girl to shoot was almost completely through dry fire and she does great at that. She is a left as well and that's terrible haha. One thing she has a problem with is aligning the sights properly and pulling straight back on the trigger. I have drawn examples and shown her proper techniques and no matter what she dips the shots low right when she's shooting at a little range. I can not seem to figure out why she does it and want someone else to show her just in case my technique just doesn't work for her. Low right (for a lefty) is a flinch. Many want to tighten the grip of the string hand to "hold" the gun better when it goes off. Doing so, they milk the grip. IMO, fixing it is a matter of fixing the grip and stance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beltjones Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 How do you give advice to someone who is married to one of the world's top shooters? I would rather ask you for advice. You want advice on how to marry one of the top shooters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty whiteboy Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlamphere Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 How do you give advice to someone who is married to one of the world's top shooters? I would rather ask you for advice. You want advice on how to marry one of the top shooters? Sure, well maybe. Can you send a picture of her gun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not-So-Mad Matt Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 (edited) I would try to talk less and have the student do more, because a lot of perfectly sensible advice means nothing to someone who doesn't have any context for it. So, bring plenty of snap-caps, have the student load the magazine, insert the magazine, rack the slide, etc. as soon as possible and get through those first dozen reps of learning how to manipulate the gun, get a good grip, get into a solid stance, etc. I might also recommend a .22 to start. Edited May 3, 2013 by Not-So-Mad Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmetty Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I started my wife and kids off on a CO2 pellet gun that had the same controls as a .45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHX Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Whenever I show someone new to shoot I usually start with one round in the mag and let them get used to that a few times then put another one in when they get more comfortable and show me they are ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackJones Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Good job correcting herr stance over and over. So many new shooters want to lean backwards instead of forwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMike Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) Overall, I would say very good instruction. These are my thoughts and please just take them for what you think they are worth. Me personally, I would give a bit of instruction in a class room setting (where you can use a white board or paper to draw or write information and certain concepts) prior to going to the range. That instruction would include the gun safety rules, grip, stance, sight alignment, loading the magazines, chambering rounds into the semi-auto pistol, etc. I think it would also take a new shooter out of the "hot seat" and make for a slightly more relaxed setting. If you have a semi-auto in 22LR, that might be a better start for teaching basic gun handling fundamentals and then move up to a larger caliber weapon. I also use this video when working with certain women or people that may lack strength and hand dexterity: Again, overall I think you did a great job and keep it up! We need high profile people like you to introduce as many new shooters as you can to the sport. Edited December 30, 2013 by JMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I'm going to let the instructor side of me take over for this. While it isn't strictly necessary, a checklist is a very good thing to have, even with a friend. Treat this the same as if you were being paid to teach a course. It's very easy when you are going over things to get side tracked by questions so that you forget something. Forget the wrong thing and there could be a problem. It's also good if the shooter has some kind of checklist that they can make notes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasley Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Other than the lefty versus righty confusion I thought it was real good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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