Self-taught..or intruction

[Jon]

I tried teaching myself for two years with mediocre results. One day with an actual instructor fixed half my problems immediately. I should've done it sooner. Did you teach yourself everything or get real training? What's your take on instruction?

 

[Pedro]

I hit a wall training by myself. A coach was able to see what I was missing, small things like how tight I gripped the gun or how tense my stance was. I still train alone sometimes, but getting advice made me improve a lot quicker.

 

[jeeper1956]

I do the same .....but finding a qualified help is difficult .....and someone not up to the shooting that you have can bring you down .... because you do not put the energy out there for top competition Just my thought !!!

 

[Tabby]

I started shooting at age 8 with a Daisy Red Ryder with my dad as my instructor, moving on up to a .22 rifle, 20 ga shotgun, 35 Remington rifle and a S&W Model 19 revolver. He was a WWII vet and a State Police Officer and obviously an excellent instructor. I joined the Army and volunteered to take firearms training during basic (women were not required to shoot at the time, it was optional) and it is there where I learned the difference between a good and mediocre instructors. I was asked to become an instructor in the Army, which I did for 25 years, as well as an NRA Instructor which while somewhat inactive at my current age still have a few students ask me to give them instruction from time to time. There are a lot of stories from over the years about self trained as well as buddy/hubby trained nightmares. So my words of wisdom are for everyone to have a good instructor that they can turn to when trying something new, or if something is not working like it used to. Keep in mind that training does not have to be expensive to be good.