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Pistol and carbine coaching that will guide you every step of the way, through every exercise, and every rep. Individualized attention with zero wasted time. You’ll get the how and the why, the demo and the reps to practice. You’ll improve your shooting performance and achieve objective, measurable results.

  • Individualized 1:1 instruction

  • Personalized evaluation of foundational shooting skills

  • Immediate and actionable feedback

  • Custom curriculum for pistol and carbine targeting your unique strengths & challenges

  • Process-oriented exercises for repeatable outcomes

  • More trigger time, getting quality reps

  • No listening to long lectures

  • No generalized, broad stroke feedback

  • No one-size-fits-all training

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19 rd stage
19 rd stage

19 rd stage working on continuous flow of movement and blending targets.

19 rd stage working on continuous flow of movement and blending targets. End of day finisher to put it all together after a day spent isolating visual cues and transitions.

Stock G19 Gen 5, Holosun 508t

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Scrambler T&E
Scrambler T&E

Isolating some takeaways from the last match.

Isolating some takeaways from the last match to work on.

Shooting while moving - retreating, laterally, and forward.

6 inch knockdown at 18 yds

Mini popper at 12 yds

IPSC targets x 3

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26-04 Uprange Seriously
26-04 Uprange Seriously

The 26 series classifiers are a great pressure test of on demand aggressive and accountable shooting skill.

Pros:

Stage plan executed, grip pressure was consistent, vision was decent, movement efficiency and picking my spots on entries was good.

Cons:

Vision suffered slightly losing my focal point on retreating movement for one target, felt like I lingered on T5 transitioning to T6 and didn't shift my vision after the trigger break fast enough.

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26-05 Downrange Obviously
26-05 Downrange Obviously

Loved this stage overall for performance value and defensive utility.

Pros:

Weighting my foot to land in an optimum structured position to start shooting sooner, vision and grip dialed in with only one Charlie here.

Cons:

Slightly missed my spot on entry into the final position. Could have gotten the gun up a step sooner to start shooting.

Loved this stage overall for performance value and defensive utility.

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Posts

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2026 USPSA classifiers have dropped
2026 USPSA classifiers have dropped

My students run mock USPSA classifier stages as a way to pressure test skills and to measure performance against national benchmarks.

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Building target transition speed
Building target transition speed

Target transition speed comes from how efficiently you pull your eyes off one target and lock in precisely on a small spot on the next target, not by moving the gun faster or harder.

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Are you relying on hacks or short cuts to fix your pistol draw?
Are you relying on hacks or short cuts to fix your pistol draw?

From lack of a foundation in principles, lack of experience, poor habits, outdated, inefficient training techniques, and plain bad advice, this is a failure point for many shooters.

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How to determine speed of fire
How to determine speed of fire

How do I determine my speed of fire at intermediate to far distances when urgency and accountability are needed? I’m basing it on what I see. I’m not basing it on what I hear.

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Make contact.

Questions about classes, achieving goals and direction for where to begin? Call me to have a discussion about your training.

gino@1stinasset.com
(267) 312-3416
Philadelphia, PA

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