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Old 01-02-2023, 4:44 PM
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Default Any thoughts on the Todd Jarrett competition class?

I see that Jarrett is doing a class in NorCal in March. Has anyone taken one of his classes before?

I hear he's really good, but I've been disappointed by another big name instructor in the past ("I can't tell you how I do it. I can only show you and you have to figure out how to do it yourself"). Want to avoid spending $650 for that again.

https://practiscore.com/todd-jarrett...class/register
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Old 01-03-2023, 12:01 PM
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Meh, hes old and washed up! KIDDING! He has some good videos on YouTube that may give you an idea of his style of instruction. I picked up a few things from those when I started in competition in 2011. Seems like a cool guy.
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Hot gun, hot gun!

Todd came to our workplace shortly after doing that burn down video and we kept saying this everytime we’d have a good run. A few years after the class, I was traveling and had a free weekend so I ended up shooting the local Fredericksburg USPSA match and guess who was there? And guess what I yelled out after his run?

That dude talks and runs his class like he shoots. As many Alphas as possible in the shortest time possible. There’s very few wasted moments or words when he’s talking.

Some things that surprised me about his class:

Todd’s really big on having a much harder grip on the pistol than you think. When he gripped his support hand on my strong hand, that thing felt like a vice. It’s similar to Jerry Barnhart’s grip, who we also shot with a few months earlier.

We worked a lot of entries and exits. Given that this was our job, there was a lot of crossover from competition to tactical. He’s really big on squaring up to the target to minimize recoil.

That’s all I can remember from my cheese brain. Hope you get a lot out of it.
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I took a class by Jerry many many years ago. He's an amazing shooter that can shoot any gun extremely well.
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I took a class by Jerry many many years ago. He's an amazing shooter that can shoot any gun extremely well.
Dude is one of the greatest that's ever been.
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Anyone know if the USPSA classes are geared for new shooters to USPSA or more for experienced USPSA shooters looking to advance their baseline skills? I was interested in this class as well. Thanks all.
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Anyone know if the USPSA classes are geared for new shooters to USPSA or more for experienced USPSA shooters looking to advance their baseline skills? I was interested in this class as well. Thanks all.
If you've shot some matches, you will get something out of his USPSA class.

If you've just started pistol shooting and have no match experience, take one of those TPC handgun mastery classes instead. Those guys are also really good.
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Anyone know if the USPSA classes are geared for new shooters to USPSA or more for experienced USPSA shooters looking to advance their baseline skills? I was interested in this class as well. Thanks all.
My experience has been with these types of instructors that you need to be comfortable with the basics of competitive shooting (drawing from the holster, reloads, movement, target transitions, etc.). They usually take you from knowing how to do these things, to knowing how to do them well.

Probably not for the person who has shot only their first USPSA match (or none at all), but more for the person who has shot enough to not be super nervous anymore, but now wants to start actively improving.
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If you've shot some matches, you will get something out of his USPSA class.

If you've just started pistol shooting and have no match experience, take one of those TPC handgun mastery classes instead. Those guys are also really good.
Thank you for the feedback. I checked them out and they have a class at Richmond coming up, so I'll probably sign up for that.
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My experience has been with these types of instructors that you need to be comfortable with the basics of competitive shooting (drawing from the holster, reloads, movement, target transitions, etc.). They usually take you from knowing how to do these things, to knowing how to do them well.

Probably not for the person who has shot only their first USPSA match (or none at all), but more for the person who has shot enough to not be super nervous anymore, but now wants to start actively improving.
Thanks for the feedback. I am fairly new with holster work, reloading (combat/tact), moving, rapid fire, etc. Might check out the TPC Mastery course mentioned above and then do the Introduction course at Richmond later this spring.
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Old 01-18-2023, 11:59 PM
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Kilaka1184,


I tend to strongly agree with Gryff's opinion.

But what the heck. Life is short. Give Todd a call. In 60 seconds both of you will know if you're a fit for the class.
You don't want to miss a great class at a fantastic range such as Richmond.

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