PROCTOR PISTOL PROCESS "THE FUNDAMENTALS OF FAST"

Proctor Pistol Process (2 Day Course)

“The Fundamentals of Fast”

SHOOTING is my PASSION and PROFESSION, I have been shooting or training almost everyday for the past 15 years. I have been a USPSA Grandmaster for the the past 10 years and served 15 years in the US Army Special Forces (full bio on website) In this course I offer my thoughts, information, experience  and ABILITIES to help you become the best shooter you want to be.  My goal is to teach you the way and give you an understanding of how to perform, and how to train to perform better...always better, Faster, more Accurate, Easier...

 

The Proctor Shooting Process involves an in-depth understanding and mastery of the following 5 "Fundamentals of Fast" in order to shoot Fast, Accurate, Easy 

These concepts apply to WINNING in Competition, Combat or Recreational Shooting

PROCESSING

Shooting is VISUAL. Processing is the most important component and all the others are there to support the Processing. Visual information must come in through the eyes and be processed by the mind so that it can provide the best output.

CONTROL

Recoil and trigger control. Recoil control is important to give the eyes the correct relationship of rear sight, front sight and target. Sights and triggers are the core fundamentals of marksmanship.  Trigger control is important to put the least amount of movement into the gun possible for a variety of scoring speeds.

MECHANICS

Mechanics are the things required to get the gun in front of the eyes so that the mind can process information to provide output.  Mechanics such as draws, reload, malfunction, clearance, etc., should be efficiently done with fluid and repeatable hand speed in order to support the Processing and Mindset.

MOVEMENT

The practical applications or shooting require movement.  It should be done the most efficient way possible to get the shooter from point A to point B so that they are in the best position possible to shoot and or to shoot effectively while covering ground.

MENTAL CONTROL

Shooters must remain calm and allow the visual information to come in so that the mind can process the information and provide the best output.  We must maintain the mental control and visual discipline necessary to SEE what we need to SEE and LETITDO!

EQUIPMENT LIST:

  • Bring what YOU need to shoot and take care of your body during an active and fast paced day on a range outdoors

  • Hearing and eye protection

  • Pistol- Iron sights or Red dots, bring several guns if you'd like I will most likely shoot a dot gun and an iron sight gun in the course.

  • Safe Holster- OWB or IWB 

  • Magazines- 3 is good but 2 will work as well.  

  • 600-1000 rounds of pistol ammo recommended.  (Bring more if you have it and want to shoot more during rep sessions)

DATE: July 15-16, 2023

Practical Gunfighter

Practical Gunfighter is a 2 day course designed to install and refine fundamental skillsets, philosophy and mindset necessary for responsible armed citizens, law enforcement and military.  The course material comes from my personal experiences and other information I have gathered over the past 21 years of my life as a Green Beret, USPSA Grandmaster and shooting and tactics instructor.  We’ll begin the course with a look at safe gun handling skills and habits necessary for performing in dynamic situations.  We will then look at core fundamentals of marksmanship and address how to overcome any deficiencies.  The course will progress into lots of exercises to harness and increase visual processing speed and then into moving the guns and body around to facilitate putting eyes and guns where they need to be to accomplish any task at hand. We will work with pistol and carbine, starting with pistol.  The entire course can be taken with a pistol. 

Minimal equipment is required and actually preferred. Any safe holster is acceptable, OWB, Retention, IWB, Appendix etc. Do not bring body armor or plate carriers, helmets etc.  Duty gun belts are fine.  Carbines will need slings. Any optic for carbine, irons, dots, LPVO. PCC are also fine, distances with be 25 yards and in.  Pistols Irons or Dots.  3 mags is fine for pistol 2 mags for carbine. Plan for around 600 rounds per day (bringing more is always good) Note for carbines and indoor ranges PCC is preferred in indoor ranges or suppressed 5.56 guns.

This is primarily a shooting course with an emphasis on shooting skills more so than tactics.

Topics covered but not limited to:

  • Fundamentals of Performance Marksmanship

  • Visual Habits

  • Increasing visual processing speed

  • Mechanical Habits

  • Mounts/Presentations to include red dot

  • Holster mechanics/draw

  • Manipulations of the guns

  • Rifle to pistol transitions

  • Body Mechanics

  • Movement techniques to facilitate Performance Marksmanship while moving

  • Mental Habits

  • Developing a Mindset of doing things Sooner

DATE: Nov 25th-26th, 2023