CrashDodson Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 One suggestion is to take his Skills and Drills book MUCH more seriously. I have only briefly reviewed it so far. But it doesnt seem like it lays out a plan for practicing. Or should you just work the drills in the order they are in the book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbopower18 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 If he held a class close to me id be all in at $450!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashDodson Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 I'm set now for fundamentals in February and skills and drills in april Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTDMFR Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I took the Fundamentals and Skills and Drills classes last October. Well worth the money. Bring some thick skin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroback Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Bring some thick skin. So true ! But there is a method to his madness. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashDodson Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 So hes an ass or just a tell you like it is type? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastly Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 So hes an ass or just a tell you like it is type? His internet reputation greatly exceeds the reality. He can be extremely insightful, succinct and honest in his feedback, a tad edgy and rather amusing. I greatly appreciate that quality in his instruction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTDMFR Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 So hes an ass or just a tell you like it is type? He just tells it like it is without candy coating it. He's not rude or insulting or anything like that. He conveys a lot of information directly, with the least amount of words. I think that's a very good quality in a coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebwake Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 $450 is pretty much right there with other pro's in the industry. Look at Max or TGO's classes. They are even more. You are definitely getting what you pay for with top shelf instructors though. Even places like frontsight are crazy expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakman Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I'm signed up for one of his "advanced" classes at the end of next month. Looking forward to it....I think. Not sure I want to know how bad I suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroback Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 He is direct, funny and edgy. But just because you paid $400 doesn't mean he won't laugh at you when you screw up. It never bothered me, and I screwed up a fair bit. But some people don't handle that kind of coaching well. They're the ones who need to bring their thick skin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tha1000 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 My class is 2 months from today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashDodson Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 I have the fundamentals on 27th/28th of feb and skills/drills on 4th/5th of april. Both in Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastly Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Something else - his vision is extremely good and he sees things that others cannot physically see or are unable to perceive. I think he's gentler on people who may not be able to handle the feedback. Myself, I enjoy it and encourage him to give me feedback unfiltered. That's what I am there for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashDodson Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 If I show up wearing this I wonder if I would get brownie points? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 One suggestion is to take his Skills and Drills book MUCH more seriously.I have only briefly reviewed it so far. But it doesnt seem like it lays out a plan for practicing. Or should you just work the drills in the order they are in the book? He doesn't really believe in 'one size fits all' ... You need to figure out what areas you need to work on and then use the appropriate drills which focus on fixing these areas .... Or take his class and have him tell you where you to spend your training time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) Here's any example from the last time I brought him to our Club to teach is Fundamentals class ... At the end of day 2 we were spending some time on the draw. At the end one of the students asked a question about what is considered a good draw time from a non race holster so Ben asked him what his draw time was; he said "I've got it down to about 2 secs", Ben then asked how long he had been working on it and if he thought that was good ... The student said "about a year and yeah, I think it's not to bad "... Ben then said "Well no, that's a horrible time for your draw". "If you've been working on your draw for that long there is no reason you shouldn't have a 1 sec draw by now ..." "Whatever you've been doing, it's wrong and you need to fix it .." That's Ben in a nutshell .... He'll be at my Club starting on the 30th for 4 days .... It's going to be epic - like always ... Edited January 22, 2016 by Nimitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashDodson Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 Im looking forward to taking his classes. I don't think I would be bothered by telling me how it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tha1000 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 What's the approximate round count for the fundamentals class? I need to start putting some ammo away for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 500/day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tha1000 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Ty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastly Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I ran ~700/day last time I did a 4-day class. Stressing out about running low on ammo or reducing the number of drill or stage cycles in a training day is no fun for me. Yes it was a lot of ammo and no I don't regret a single round of it. I'd shoot more but at some point you get tired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) If it were one-on-one training I'd agree that the more rds you could shoot the better but in a group class he's not watching everything you do every time you pull the trigger and the class is more about learning how to train correctly and getting feedback on what you need to do wrong and not any actual training. It doesn't take many reps of a drill for Ben to ID your problems & recommend fixes. That being said, I'm not trying to suggest you shouldn't shoot as much as you want. When I train with him I'm much more focused on what he's telling me and making sure I understand what I need to work on then round count, if I'm struggling with a particular issue I may shoot more reps but that's it ... 1,000 rds has always been more than enough to shoot his 2-day class for me ... Edited January 23, 2016 by Nimitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTDMFR Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I ran ~700/day last time I did a 4-day class. Stressing out about running low on ammo or reducing the number of drill or stage cycles in a training day is no fun for me. Yes it was a lot of ammo and no I don't regret a single round of it. I'd shoot more but at some point you get tired. Yeah, when I took a 2-day class with him, there were four students total, and I shot 1300-1400 rounds. A lot of drills, and a lot of reps. He doesn't screw around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tha1000 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I'll bring 1500 just to be on the safe side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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