Ready to take your firearm journey to the next level? Our Pistol Basics: Shooting the Handgun class is where theory meets practice, focusing on the essential live-fire fundamentals you need to become an accurate and confident shooter.
Who Is This Class For?
This class is specifically designed for students who have completed our Pistol Basics: Safety & Familiarization course or can demonstrate equivalent foundational knowledge and safe gun handling skills. It’s the perfect next step for anyone looking to:
- Gain practical experience with live ammunition.
- Develop consistent accuracy and efficient shooting habits.
- Build the core physical skills of handgun marksmanship.
- Progress confidently towards more advanced self-defense training.
Prerequisite: Pistol Basics: Safety & Familiarization
What You’ll Learn
Under expert, supervised instruction, you’ll delve into the critical mechanics of effective handgun shooting. Our step-by-step approach ensures you develop precision and control from your very first shots.
Key skills you will learn and refine include:
- Proper Grip: Building a stable and consistent hold for recoil management and accuracy.
- Stance: Establishing a balanced and athletic shooting platform.
- Sight Alignment: Achieving a clear and precise sight picture.
- Trigger Control: Mastering a smooth, consistent press to avoid anticipating the shot.
- Follow-Through: Maintaining focus and control after the shot for optimal results.
- Efficient Shooting Habits: Developing smooth, repeatable actions that lead to consistent performance.
Why Take This Class?
Taking Pistol Basics: Shooting the Handgun at Urban Defense Academy is about transforming knowledge into practical skill.
- Build True Confidence: Overcome apprehension and develop genuine comfort and proficiency on the firing line.
- Develop Accuracy: Learn the techniques that directly translate to hitting your target consistently.
- Expert Guidance: Benefit from personalized coaching that identifies and corrects common errors, like flinching, ensuring you build good habits from the start.
- Lay the Foundation: This class is the crucial step before advancing to our Practical Pistol Course series, where you’ll apply these fundamentals to dynamic, real-world self-defense scenarios.
Ready to gain hands-on shooting proficiency and elevate your skills? Contact us to learn more or schedule your Pistol Basics: Shooting the Handgun class today!