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Adding accuracy to a drill through the use of reduced-size targets.
pairs, clear malfunctions, etc. Do not get me wrong, for many offi cers this may be the only time they get to train in full kit, so any training is good. What you must realize when attending tactical courses is the fact that it is hard, if not impossible to learn the skills developed over the career of SWAT and military Special Forces operators in just 16-24 hours. What I found in G4S ITI’s Competition Pistol courses is that you will learn advanced handgun skills and more. Now I know what you are thinking, I just said all the skills of an operator cannot be learned in a short period of time. You may then ask, “OK, smart guy, then how can I learn to compete in just 16 hours?” T e Competition Pistol course is going to teach you the basics of moving and shooting, re- loads, “setting” up around barricades, target engagement, and being prepared to shoot when you have to. It will teach you essen- tially all the tasks needed if you are involved in a shooting. T e biggest diff erence is the manner in how the material is presented.
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GS4 ITI presents the instruction in a man- ner that will improve your competition scores while having fun, not being the next Rambo.
Log/Course Book
First, GS4 ITI gives you something the tacti- cal shooting courses generally do not. T ey provide a means to improve your skills and a way to document it via a log/course book. Your course book keeps track of what the class covered as a training log. T is allows you to keep track of when you went to the range, the skill and drills you worked on, the weapon you used, and how many rounds you fi red that day. T is book also will docu- ment your training and experience, should you become involved in a shooting. It will also help prove that you have been taught the skills and background most commonly involved when a shooting occurs. Your training division will verify that any and all training documentation is good to keep in- defi nitely.
T e course book not only gives you a gen- eral training record, but it will give you two sets of standards to be used as your baseline. T ese two standards will test all the basic skills required to handle and become profi cient with your sidearm. T e training guide covers basics and there are pages for recording tech- niques such as shooting with pivots, draw to shot time, shots to and from slide lock, target transitions, and several other skills needed to become profi cient with your handgun. T ese are the skills you should master with your duty weapon.
Competition vs. Real-World Police Tactics
One area that will generate some disagree- ment between competition and real-world police tactics is “setting up” when moving into or out of positions. A “setup” is being prepared to engage targets that are at known positions on an action pistol course, but this also teaches how to smoothly move in and out of position. Setup helps you to smoothly
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