Was more surprised by how much of a workout it was.

Started with the basics. Shot at 5-7 yards. Had some props such as sight tools/diagrams, a little box that clips to his belt that registers each shot by sound and tells how much time you took between shots, training Glock was very helpful for dry fire exercises.

We started with basics. Working on grip, sighting, breathing, stance. Then moved up to different types of shooting as in shoot five in rapid succession. Pull trigger back to where it almost fires, then shoot- more accurate but takes a little longer. Then went from shooting two handed to one handed. Then moved to some work with the Glock. It was pretty good. Going back next week. Need to practice in between.

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Posted by Chad504boy

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Posted on 10/21/14 at 2:54 pm to prplhze2000

cool, how much these sessions costing you?

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Posted by bapple

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Posted on 10/21/14 at 3:23 pm to prplhze2000

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a little box that clips to his belt that registers each shot by sound

That's a shot timer. You can get one on Midway if you want to practice with a beep and have your shots timed. It also is good if you randomize the beep (mine is set to beep between 4-10 seconds) and practice drawing from your holster. You don't know when the beep will go off and it keeps you on your game.

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training Glock was very helpful for dry fire exercises.

You should dry fire every handgun you own and practice it. Keep your sights aligned as the trigger breaks. This will show you if you are pulling the trigger with a flinch.

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Pull trigger back to where it almost fires, then shoot- more accurate but takes a little longer.

This is called "staging" the trigger. You should always come back to that point each time and your finger should never lose contact with the trigger face. Stage-break-follow through-reset. Stage-break-follow through-reset. Practice that with dry firing too and pull the slide back between each shot with your finger on the trigger to simulate follow through and reset.

A private lesson certainly will open your eyes if you're a novice. I'm sure you also learned that your Glock was much easier to shoot than that Taurus.