Guns, Dogs and Blades QnA

Yesterday I had to sort out a gentleman that failed on the FBI qual. When he got here I did a pre shoot interview to figure out how to communicate with him, then took him to the range. He was indignant that I made him literally start shooting from a sitting position on a bag, clearly not part of the FBI shooting qualification! But you really can sort out bad mechanics far faster that way. Once we got some basics refined a bit we stood up and then got pretty serious about it. By then I had earned his trust and we did much better. The qual forces you to shoot one handed both strong and weak side. Plus timed reloads etc. stuff he had really never practiced, all with some pretty short timed standards. Long story short we got him squared away and he rocked the qualifier. He was very happy. Being a Coach, mentor or instructor there is just no better feeling than watching a student actually apply the input corrections then see the dramatic results. He left one very (qualified) happy guy, and I got the satisfaction of knowing I made a positive impact on another guy willing to stand in the gap and protect good people. A good day on the range.