The schedule for the course will be changing to Day one Carbine Operator level 1, day 2 Pistol Operator with low light carbine and pistol class that night, day 3 Carbine Operator level 2. There are a couple slots left and can be booked through AIM's website. www.marksmanshipacademy.com Thanks for checking this out, If anyone has any questions feel free to get in touch. Frank

WOW!

AAR for 3-Day Carbine/Pistol Training
7 - 9 Apr 2012

It all started in this forum with this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8qH9jOZxTc

Weeks of looking for the next level class and my search was finally over, I found the guy. I sent this link to my shooting buddies and my inbox started filling up with stuff like 'I like his ability' and 'I must train with this guy!'. A competition shooter and SF soldier, both requiring an intense commitment to excel, and he was training others to excel. Count me in. So, when this 3-Day class popped up, we started making travel arrangements to Alabama.

One of the first things you'll notice about Frank is his cool, confident and easygoing manner. His vocabulary largely consists of 'man', 'dude' and 'awesome', which makes me suspicious of his Southern roots. There is some California in there somewhere. An important point because from some other courses I've taken, the instructor's demeanor sets the tone for the course. If they are open to questions, you'll be more likely to ask questions and learn from their experience. And ask we did! And this is what sets Frank apart from other instructors that I've trained under. As a USPSA Grandmaster, we could be talking about split times, target transitions and position setup one minute and in the next, we'd talk to the Tactical side of the house about CQB tactics, gun takeaways, and one arm weapon manipulations. If he knew it, he shared it with you. And one thing that really impressed me is that he was constantly learning. For example, we'd be working a standing barricade drill and my buddy asked if he'd seen a certain way to standing brace a rifle and after demonstrating it, Frank started practicing it right there and said he'd test it out to incorporate it in future training. When I saw that, I thought 'this is the reason why he excels in both the Competition and Tactical world.' He's always open, testing, and incorporating new techniques and subsequently, passing it onto his student whether they are competing at the highest levels or deploying with SF teams overseas.

If you look at his website, you'll see 2 words that stick out - ACCURACY and AGGRESSION. Every drill is built on this foundation about delivering accurate, aimed fire in a hurry. If you don't learn to do this, as Frank would say 'it'll cost you something, time or bullet holes'. The pace of the class is quick so you should anticipate spooling up at the same rate. Even though it's a Level 1 course and there will be dedicated time to discuss, practice and receive coaching on the fundamentals, I'd encourage you to take a basic handgun and rifle class and start shooting some Competition before coming to this one. You'll spend quite a bit of time shooting on the move, reloading, reading sight pictures, smoothly pressing triggers and repeating as necessary. And you'll do it quickly, with volume while measured to an accuracy standard. I felt uncomfortable at times and that was good thing.

My only regret is that he lives on the other side of the country so you fellas that live in the SE, need to look him up. You have an excellent training resource available to you at an affordable rate and you don't even have to board a plane. Trust me, take his class before he gets really BIG. I have some video from the class on my YouTube channel at the link below so check it out when you get a chance. Thx for taking the time to read.

SuperSetCA YouTube