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There are only two FAST ONE courses scheduled for the remainder of the year. One is next Friday and the other is December 3rd. Both of these classes have 3 slots remaining as I write this. I can  always schedule more if you have a full crew or want a private class. With the FL State Match around the corner now would be a good time to get one if you’ve been thinking about it.

Speaking of the State Match myself and a few others from our club are setting up and working a couple stages. Click the link below for a peak at one of them. Get signed up for FAST ONE and the FL State Match…both are going to be outstanding events.

Quick and Dead

By popular demand I’ve added a gallery page. I put up a bunch of photos from the last World Shoot that I’ve had just sitting around, so it’s good to get them up somewhere I suppose. Also put up some hunting and general photos, I’ll add more as I get time. I have a ton of video from the World Shoot also, the quality isn’t great but I’ll work on getting that up in the future.

The Florida State Match is fast approaching, we’re not getting quite as much support from the locals as I’d hoped. Remember if you want to better competitive shooter….you gotta get out and compete. It is going to be a good match and fun weekend, I encourage you to sign up.

The following picture really has nothing to do with today’s post but I always dig Chuck stuff… and you should too!!

Hopefully I don’t end up looking like this guy. Ok kids I’m not really shooting Mickey Mouse, don’t worry. I’m heading over to Orlando this weekend to shoot the Central Florida Rifle and Pistol USPSA match on Sunday. They are hosting the Florida State Match next month and besides the fact that they put on a good match it’s always good to get on the range that is hosting the match for a little warm up.

So if you’re in the neighborhood or planning on hitting the match, look me up and say hi.

Ok more like a PSA star……ok so I’m not the star, but I’m totally in it for like 2 seconds at the end. Below is a video of a Public Service Announcement for my local range the Wyoming Antelope Club which is located in Pinellas County Florida. Yeah, I know, kind of confusing. It is a pretty good range especially considering it is located in the middle of a city and is only 15 minutes from my house. They offer every discipline you could imagine from archery and black powder to action pistol and two gun competitions. This is also the range I contract for my local classes. Perhaps most importantly they have a full bar in the clubhouse open to members! If you’re local, come by and check us out.

Shot the East Coast IDPA Championship match this weekend at the Caswell Ranch in Prospect Hill, NC. Haven’t shot many major IDPA matches so I don’t have a lot to compare it to but it was a good time. The facility is great, it’s nice to get out of Florida from time to time and see some natural terrain berms. If we want a berm down here we have to build it from scratch.

Match was 20 stages shot over two days. We shot Friday afternoon and Saturday morning rotation. It was pretty hot on Friday but nothing too crazy, I was shooting decent until a colossal meltdown on one stage. I don’t know what I was thinking but I totally missed a target in the walk-through. In my mind this particular target was a non-threat and I never even indexed on it. So down 10 plus an FTN pretty much tanked my match, I also had another miss on that stage which added to the problems. I was down a bunch of points for the match but was pretty fast I guess. Finished second SSP. We had a good weekend overall with some good food, good beer, and decent shooting. Not necessarily in that order. Here is some video of the Florida boys in action.

Good local match today at Ruskin with Tampa Bay Pistol Club. Hot as hell, but it’s Florida and that’s how we roll. I shot Production with the GeeLock today in preparation for next weeks East Coast IDPA Championship. Little video of the action.

Little late commenting on the ProAm but it was another awesome effort by Phil and his crew. This has quickly become one of my top 3 favorite matches of the year. It was a little warm this year with triple digit heat but no rain! I didn’t perform very well and was shut out for the first time at this match ….More practice I suppose. I didn’t catch much video but here are a couple stage from the Open match.

Outstanding FAST TWO class recently at WAC. Some rain on day one but the overhead cover at the range allowed us to continue training while staying somewhat dry. Below is a small highlight reel.

The ladies over at Women Of USPSA recently decided to do an interview with the top 5 finishers from the 2010 Single Stack Nationals held this spring in Barry, IL. I had a report from that match on my old website, as I’ve started anew here I’m not going to reprint it…that and I don’t know where I saved it. Anyway, I shot pretty decent at the match amidst some strong competition….probably the toughest competition I remember in my years at SSN. I performed good enough to finish 5th and receive the first interview in their series.

You can view it HERE on their blog….scroll down to the July 15 posting.

Thanks girls for all you do for the sport!!

Had an awesome week with elements of the 101st Airborne this month. I was fortunate  to teach an M9 course with a select group of senior NCO’s and a couple officers. What an honor to work with our military. Hopefully I will have similar opportunities in the future. All feedback was positive and I think the boys got some great training.

This goes with anything I suppose but you just don’t know what you don’t know. I wish I had been smarter about training when I was in the military. There used to be a lot of talk in the ‘tactical’ world about competition shooting teaching bad or even dangerous habits that would ‘get you killed’ on the street.

I think most trainers have realized that is not the case any longer. Many elite military units as well as law enforcement departments have been hiring top competition shooters for some time now because frankly they are the best shooters on the planet.

Once you allow yourself to get away from the square range mindset and employ techniques that are second nature to competition shooters you realize what can be accomplished. Training becomes much more realistic, not to mention just plain fun also.

I was presented a coin from the Battalion Commander and a certificate of service and kick ass tee shirt from the Battalion Sergeant Major. As I stated, it was an honor working with these men and I wish them safe travels wherever they may go.

For more information on FAST academy’s work with military and government units, contact us here.

Had a great private FAST ONE class with Doug S. on July 9.  Grabbed a video of a basic movement drill, after some work Doug was executing with near perfection. Good work Doug!

Doug Video

Going to attend the local IDPA match at WAC this Sunday. Lou and company put on a pretty good match. Not sure what the following video has to do with IDPA but it’s always funny and I’m learning how to embed video.

Still building the site…it’s coming along pretty well. Much easier than previous software.

I figure on days where I don’t have match information to share or instructional quips of wisdom I’ll share some vital information or pictures like todays. Todays topic is Safety…except the topic is really Chuck Norris.

While still in progress as I learn new software I hope this new format will allow me to update the website much more frequently. I also plan to use this new format for more additions of pictures and videos. Wish me luck.