howdy wrote:I took the NRA Basic Handgun Instructor Course and I was surprised how poorly some people shot during the shooting qualification. One guy missed the target all 20 times. Only two of us qualified the first time through. (myself and another current CHL Instructor) Has anyone else seen this when taking the NRA course?
I did a 3 day class. It was a mixed bag. One guy had magazines in pouches backwards, lots of incorrect grips and poor trigger work.
Half of my class (of about 30) I would say were there simply to learn, not that they would ever instruct or do CHL.
They were easy to pick out as they acted/looked a lot like Walter from "The Big Lebowski", but had a ton of fun.
The shooting portion was kinda boring. Learning/getting experience to run stages in a training environment while staying in control of the class in a safe manner is what I think was most helpful.
I went back to my trainer and volunteered to work a few basic classes afterwards to get my feet wet in an actual training environment (as an instructor) before I started running basic and advanced classes on my own.
YMMV.