Today I had the pleasure of meeting up with a friend of mine to take my wife out shooting. She's been shooting before and can handle a rifle quite well. But...she has always been afraid of pistols and refused to shoot anything more than a .380. Back story, she shot one of my 9mm's once and took a spent case to the eyebrow, in between her skin and her glasses. She got burnt. That was that for her 9mm shooting. Even .380 she would flinch and not hit the target often. It actually caused her to pretty much stop going with me. I tried to help her with grip and stance, but I digress. It didn't help much.
Fast forward to today. I had mentioned this to my friend who happens to have some experience with training and teaching. He also made a good point when he said that it might be more helpful to have someone that's NOT family try and give her some training as husbands can quite often be a little tougher on their wives and not take that "neutral stance" needed to properly train.
So we all went out. She started off with the usual "I don't want to shoot a 9mm" talk. After 2 hours of him working with her she was shooting a G17 like a pro and even asked me about maybe buying one for herself on the drive home!
Point is, I can shoot. I'm not a pro "operator" guy but I do ok. I'm always looking to learn more. BUT....I'm not a patient teacher, especially when it comes to my wife. I had all but given up on her enjoying my hobby. Now I think her and I might actually have been drawn closer, as she finally "got it" and wants to go out again next weekend!
I'll not mention who her instructor was, but he's a member here. Speak up if you want to man.
And BTW, Thanks brother. It meant more than you could ever know. I've got your 6 anytime!
Fast forward to today. I had mentioned this to my friend who happens to have some experience with training and teaching. He also made a good point when he said that it might be more helpful to have someone that's NOT family try and give her some training as husbands can quite often be a little tougher on their wives and not take that "neutral stance" needed to properly train.
So we all went out. She started off with the usual "I don't want to shoot a 9mm" talk. After 2 hours of him working with her she was shooting a G17 like a pro and even asked me about maybe buying one for herself on the drive home!
Point is, I can shoot. I'm not a pro "operator" guy but I do ok. I'm always looking to learn more. BUT....I'm not a patient teacher, especially when it comes to my wife. I had all but given up on her enjoying my hobby. Now I think her and I might actually have been drawn closer, as she finally "got it" and wants to go out again next weekend!
I'll not mention who her instructor was, but he's a member here. Speak up if you want to man.
And BTW, Thanks brother. It meant more than you could ever know. I've got your 6 anytime!