there are programs out there available to professionals and private citizens like my self that create as close to real life s situation as possible and the most important objective is to control yourself in a high stress situation, how to combat the stress in order to remain focused on what is going on around you. Another area that has helped me is my background in martial arts because that also teaches you to remain in control and focused.I know what you mean. One of my dreams when I was younger was to attend Gunsite while Colonel Cooper was still there. While that dream is gone, Gunsite would still be a terrific learning experience, as would a much closer (to me) school, the Chapman Academy, outside of Columbia, MO.
We had some very interesting matches, including one that started with 5 minutes of strenuous calisthenics before beginning the course of fire. And often, these courses were "blind," where we had no idea what we were supposed to do, other than vague "rescue the bunny" instructions. Again, the idea was to introduce stress and uncertainty into a controlled match (there was a RSO that shadowed the shooter, ready to end the shooting if things got out of hand.
Mark
If you have the time and resources look into Gunsight they are very highly recommended and are my next stop. I have been through many good courses and trained in just about any circumstance you can think of. Now it is time for the best. My grandfather drilled through my head as a kid you can never learn to much and he was right. Gunsight is owned by and instructed by an ex marine, swat team member and they instruct law enforcement and people just like you and I
I need to post a correction I stated Gunsight I actually meant to say Thunder Ranch I apologize for the boo boo. It’s an old age thing they say the first thing to go is the mind actually it’s the hair but the race is on.