What are YOUR Training Goals for 2018?

[PA_PB&J]

What are YOUR Training Goals for 2018?

I'd like to get a discussion going based on that question. I would hope you can say:

1. What training are you taking(or have taken so far? (e.g. basic first aid, long range pistol shooting, tactical shotgun, legal, etc.)
2. Where are you taking it and MORE importantly WHY did you chose that particular outfit? (e.g. like the trainer's credentials, good location, etc.)
3. What do you expect to get out of it?
4. What's next?


All I have on the drawing board is:

1. Tactical first aid.
2. Looking for the next available Andy Snyder led training because I've seen ads for his training at my local shops for a long time (so I figure he must not be bad, also looks like he has a good resume).
3. I expect to be able to carry a basic first aid kit like the Adventure Medical Trauma Kit, without having to just pretend I know how to use it.
4. Looking for a decent tactical shotgun course under $2,000. Still like the shotgun better for home defense than an AR.

[scruff]

Losing 15 pounds and running a 50k trail race in October.

[frankski]

Shoot at least twice a week, rifle and pistol.
Double my ammo and reloading supplies.
Lose 5 pounds (again).

[P89]

Next year my family is planning on going to Europe on vacation.
Since most attacks over there seem to be knife related I started practicing with a friend who has the title of Kyoshi in exchange for some restoration help on his Jeep.

[Yoder]

I'm working towards shooting at an A class level in USPSA. Just training on my own and shooting at least once a week.

[mpan72]

informal training just to become a better shot. I also try to elevate my heart rate so I can get used to shooting while under some stress. I know I can handle most things mentally but physical stress takes work to bet. I am completely self taught and for the most part always will be. I would like to try one of the shooting games at some point.

[27hand]

I'm taking a Randy Cain Tac pistol 101 over Memorial day weekend to refresh the fundamentals.

I haven't taken any training classes for years due to two major injuries. A dominant eyeball penetration accident leaving me with about 75% vision in that eye and a dominant hand crush injury which ended up with a pinky finger amputation and pinning of the almost useless ring finger, which cut down my grip strength from about 160 lb to less that 50 pounds.

I wanted my daughter to take this class with me but our priorities differ.

One of the things he does is instruct us to run 3000 repetitions of his 4 count draw stroke.
I've always been pretty quick out of the holster but this seemed to smooth it out.

I'm fairly decent out to about 20 yds with slow, controlled fire but it takes too long to focus for any speed accuracy.

I may take it this year with a Glock 23 instead of the G19 I used last year.

[lts1ow]

Take a long range shooting course, and build a PRS barricade to practice at the range with locally.

Would like to take another carbine course.

[Orive 8]

In short; to continue to work on my defensive pistol skills on a regular basis in order to maintain those skills that I have been able to develop over the past 30+ years.
Try to insure that I maintain regular range sessions (2x/month minimum) and dry fire practice (2-3 times each week).

Looking forward to the good weather months coming up - chance to head outside and work on movement, use of cover, and more at the outdoor range.

[matrosov]

For this year starting with Rockwell Tactical from the ground floor, starting tomorrow.

Chose them because they are within driving distance and have a good rep on this forum, so I can take money saved on travel and lodging and maybe plow it into another training class.
As far as credentials go, to me credentials and .mil experience and schools attended are only a measure of skill not a measure of how good a teacher you are. You can be Delta and a lousy teacher, (no I am not talking about LAV he is a very capable instructor ), or you can be a really skilled nobody who never done anything exciting but who can teach others the skill and convey the message well. So I rely more on the word of mouth from alumni when trying out new instructors.

Future classes this year definitely need a refresher on a MARCH medical stuff, with some serious dummy, me, needle, time, some scenario based hand gunning for main course and foundational long range for desert in that order