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STRESS Course, March 19, 2016, Bethlehem, GA

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Precision Applications, LLC will be holding a Stress ThReat Engagement Skill Shooting (STRESS) Course on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at the Barrow Co SO's range.

1059 Briscoe Mill Rd
Bethlehem, GA 30620

Course will start at 8am and run until 5pm with a 1 hour break for lunch.
The entire day's events are designed to force the shooter to engage targets with both a carbine and a handgun, at a minimum, while being subjected to various physical and mental stressors and performing a myriad of challenging tasks.

This course is designed to push the individual student to their limits and outside their "comfort zone". It is a physically and mentally demanding course, but the drills are designed so that, for the most part, the individual student can perform within their physical limitations and at their skill level.......although this is not to say you ain't gonna be pushed! Our goal as Instructors is to push YOU to YOUR individual limits, and at times a bit beyond. Not everyone is an Olympic-level athlete....... you aren't required to be, we don't expect you to be, and you do not need to be in order to attend this course.

All drills will use a combination of multiple threats, “no shoot/friendly” targets, targets partially occluded by hard cover, steel targets, moving targets and more. This is NOT a “plant your feet and shoot on the flat range at a single target” class!

Topics covered will include, but are not limited to:
-Effects of stress on the body
-How to counteract these stresses and train to minimize the effects
-How to best perform under the stresses you cannot get rid of
-Combat Mindset
-Carbine ready positions
-Shooting while moving
-Shooting from either shoulder

Gear list:
Carbine with sling
Minimum of 2 reloads for the carbine on your person
Handgun with holster. A certain level of retention is not required, but the handgun must be retained under physical exertion.
Minimum of 2 reloads for the handgun on your person
500rds carbine ammo; no tracer, armor piercing or incendiary rounds
200rds handgun ammo
Eye and ear protection
Hat with front brim. If you prefer a helmet, then wear it.
If you would normally use body armor, plates, vest, carrier, etc., then wear it.
Plenty of water
*All of the gear on your person must be retained during strenuous exercise

The course is limited to 20 students. Course fee is $300 paid in advance. We accept checks, money orders, cash and discrete PayPal (you pay the 3.5% fees, no "gifts" please). Your spot is not guaranteed until your course fee is received.

Semper Fi!
 
That is exactly what we do in my intermediate class, with greater emphasis on the pistolwork or no rifle.
Congrats to you for offering it... safely as I'm confident you do.

A lot of people can shoot well standing still against paper targets... when the weather is pleasant, the birds are singing, the temp. is 76 degrees, & their resting heartbeat is around 65-70 b.p.m.

But introduce significant levels of physical & mental stress (like what they WILL experience in a real shoot) & its a whole 'nother ballgame.
Those tight groups open right up:).

In one of the last ones we conducted one of my better shooters was almost hyperventilating at the end after running to 9 different shooting stations using different types of cover, engaging a mixture of "shoot/ don't shoot targets", running the gun with either both hands, or right/ left ONLY.... while having to deal w/ a variety of commands & distractions.
He was pale & breathing shallow.... but becoming better prepared for the stress of real life.

I keep feeling better about referring people to you... keep up the good work.

Good stuff.
 
The facility has 2 ranges that can be run simultaneously; we'll do a round robin type of setup which will minimize downtime.
 
I have this course posted on my website, several other websites and sent it out to my email distribution list.

I have never had as big a positive response for a course. If you're interested then don't wait.
 
Is this course ok for someone with no experience and for someone with lots of time off from this kind of stuff? I need to get some refreshing and a buddy is interested in doing something like this.


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Most of the drills are done individually and you will be pushed to your personal skills levels and limits, so it will work for most anyone.
 
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