So I’m seeking volunteers interested in helping with that.   It’s fun – I love doing it and will keep doing it when I’m in town.  But it’s important and I don’t want it to falter as I act as Brian’s Practical Shooting Chauffer.

Requirements:

• number one is that you like meeting people and have a pleasant demeanor.
• number two… be good with people!
• some level of skill with practical shooting. But not really that important. I can train you on that.

I’d like to find 4 or 5 people and then setup two or three training sessions where I can train you on the curriculum, diagnosing shooter problems, and the big 3 or 4 corrective things that can get shooters on track quickly.

E-mail (kn@kennelson.com)  or call me (435) 703  2897.   Once we have 4 or 5 folks, we can work on scheduling training, which will probably be before new competitor classes so that you can train with me for a bit.

Landon Jorgansen has a CCW class coming up:

Feb 18th, 10 am @ the Zion HD in Coral Canyon. $50 for the class, $60 for the BCI fee. Includes everything they need for the application, as well as 2 hours of live-fire afterwards.

Great deal for the permit and 2 hours of training!

Landon, if you don’t know, is an excellent trainer. He was a Marine Corp CQB trainer prior to leaving the service a couple years ago.

If you want to be an RO there are spots still available this coming weekend at a class in SLC:

NROI LEVEL I RO CLASS
January 14, 15 2012
Hendricksen PMAA Range
Salt Lake City, UT
SEATS STILL AVAILABLE!
Call Steve Terry at 801-647-6910 or email huntemup@comcast.net

Shawn Harris and Scott Frazier, who shoot with us regularly, are going up. Car pooling isn’t an option, as they are going up from where they are traveling to now.

I will hold a new competitor class on Friday at 3:30.

This will be for totally new competitors.

Brian (or a suitable replacement if he doesn’t get his math work finished) will run an advanced practice, probably focused on splits , transitions with periodic slow group fire.

A shoot off will end it, light permitting.

What you need… for the New Competitor Class, perhaps 100 rounds. A pistol, safe secure holster, eye and ear protection. If you need equipment, please e-mail, we have plenty to lend.

Some of you may not know this, but for a number of years I was a professional photographer. In addition to running my software companies,  I also photographed hundreds of weddings, model portfolios, and commercial photo shoots.  I was  seriously injured a 5 years ago and had to give it up.  Plus my Saturdays are now filled with a different kind of shooting now…

During that time I developed a class on How to Take Great  Photographs.  The class is non-technical (no photo jargon) and was designed to work with people using point and shoot cameras.  I’ve taught it to church groups, employees families, and 4 thru 6th graders.

The class is free, and there are 4 spots left.    Feedback from past attendees is that it entirely changed their approach to photography – and dramatically improved their photos.

Tuesday
6:30
My office (behind Red Cliffs Mall)

First 4 to RSVP  kn@kennelson.com

If demand is high enough, I’ll schedule another one for after the State match.

Short summary… the weather ranged between cold and drizzly to cold and pouring. But we kept at it.  Our range holds water a lot better than before the recent berm work.

23 Sheriff Explorers arrived, some parents, and some Deputies that are advisors.  They ranged in experience from zero shooting to Front Site attendance.   They were attentive, safe, and improved dramatically through the event.

Thanks to our instructors…  Maciej, Jeff Bailey, Corey Jones (Jeff’s son-in-law), Bryan Mortenson, Les Covey, Brian Nelson. And me. (-: 

And thanks to those who lent 25 guns for this event. They did get wet, but Brian and I disassembled them all and dried all pistols, magazines and ancillary gear when we arrived home.  If any rust shows, let us know and we will deal with it, but I suspect they will all be fine.    I will be traveling rest of this week – if you lent a gun, coordinate with my wife Paula (435) 703 2894 to arrange return.   And thanks!

We plan a follow on event where the Explorers will arrive towards the end of a regular match, and then we will do more training and shoot some of the stages with them.

Oct 5 at 5PM we will introduce 20 Washington County Sheriff Explorers to practical shooting.

I’d like to have something for each of them to shoot, if possible.

My current plan is:

2 movement squads  (5 each)

1 slow fire/ trigger control squads  (5 each)

then shoot a stage or two.

But I’ll need some more guns to implement that plan.

I’m looking for double action service weapons. 

I can bring:

- Glock 22 / holster
- Glock 34 / holster
- XD  Tactical / holster
- XDm  / Holster
- STI  GP6C / Holster

We need a few more obviously….  If you can help, thanks!

You could come to the event. Or you could leave the weapon with me. I’ll take care of it, including not leaving it in my car in Las Vegas. )-:

Brian and I will be at the range on Thursday evening at 6:30 PM. 

He will be tuning up for Nationals and chronographing loads.

If folks RSVP I’ll run a class, probably a hybrid of a new competitor class with more advanced reloading, split/transition work.

RSVP for either so we know what to set up.

kn@kennelson.com or (435) 703 2897

We will be out there at 7:30PM on Thursday.

I’ll take folks who’ve never competed in our sport..

Brian will run a more advanced group fire / trigger control class.

And then we will meet and run a quick stage.

Unless nobody RSVPs… in which case I’ll go to Hot Yoga. (-:

The cost is $80.  Start time is 0800 with recommended arrival of 0745.

Here is a flyer on the course.

http://www.southernutahpistol.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tactical3rd.pdf

Call Landon at (435) 668-7750 or e-mail him landon.jorgensen.lj@gmail.com  to RSVP for the course.