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Thanks for the kind words and I want to say thanks to everyone who came to the class.

Now I have a confession. Due to an Excel spreadsheet formula error (my fault), the seminar and the PPIH class were much larger than intended. By the time I found the error, I had already sent email confirmations to far more people for both the seminar and the class than I planned. The PPOH class will be limited to 12 people.

Actually, Friday and Saturday were a case-study in Murphy's law. I was sick as a dog Friday morning, but we had 76 people registered for the seminar that evening, so canceling it was not an option. I was feeling a little better by the time the seminar started (thank God, literally), but I was still wishing I could bump the schedule by a week.

6:00am Saturday morning came and I was feeling pretty lousy. While setting up the classroom, we learned that the speakers we use for three short video clips weren't working. Then my computer went belly-up and we had to switch to Marc's laptop. After about an hour and a half in the classroom, we hit the range for 3 1/2 hrs. It was HOT!!! Almost everyone was feeling the heat and it certainly didn't help the way I felt. After a lunch break, we found out the a/c in the classroom was going out; just what we needed after coming off a 100 degree range. The classroom was about 85 degrees for the rest of the day.

After the class was over, we packed up and went home. After a long cold shower, I read the class evaluation forms and was surprised that no one complained about the hot classroom, or the almost unbearable heat on the range. As always, we got good feedback from those in attendance and a common suggestion is the inclusion of more range time and more drills. One gentleman said the class was too large and I wholeheartedly agree!

When teaching NRA courses, we have to stick with the "official" lesson plan. Although we do throw in a few off-menu items, we don't have a lot of latitude to add material that exceeds the scope of the course as written. This is understandable, since the NRA is putting its name on the course.

Since I can't add much to the PPIH Course, I'm going to offer a 4 hour defensive shooting clinic that will focus on shooting drills that are particularly applicable to self-defense. At this point, the clinic is only for people who have taken the NRA Personal Protection Inside the Home Course from me. There will be no charge for the clinic and it will be limited to 10 people. I will do as many of these as is necessary to accommodate anyone who has taken the PPIH course from me.

Thanks for coming folks, thanks for the feedback, and don't forget to practice the drills the NRA developed for this course.

Chas.

lawrnk wrote:I'd like to put something out about this in our community forum. Anyone have some "brouchureish description" I can send out?

I'll put something together by this weekend.

Thanks,
Chas.

I'll be teaching an NRA Basis Personal Protection Inside the Home Course at PSC Shooting Club on FM528 in Friendswood. The first 3 hours of the course will be the legal portion on Friday, August 1st from 6:00pm until 9:00pm. The rest of the course will be on Saturday, August 2nd from 8:00am until 4:00pm.

This course is a prerequisite for the NRA Basic Personal Protection Outside the Home Course.

Course Fee: $100 for PSC members; $175 for non-members. 50% deposit due upon registration.

Please send me an email if you would like to join us. Charles@TexasShooting.com

Chas.