Low Speed High Drag - Arm Yourself With Knowledge!
Have you have ever found yourself at the shooting range, trying to keep all of those rounds in the center of the target, only to become frustrated at your ability? Have you ever found yourself asking: "Is it me or the gun?"
If this sounds familiar, I can help.
Low Speed High Drag (LSHD) is a one-man Western Pennsylvania company that provides both individual and group firearms training.
I chose my company name as a play on the phrase "high speed low drag" commonly associated with elite military and police tactical units. I am the farthest thing from "high speed" - I will never claim to be able to teach you how to fast rope out of a Blackhawk or take down a structure with your team.
If you have a Walter Mitty streak and fantasize about popping smoke and laying down suppressive fire, I am probably not the right choice for you.
However, I am one of a handful of instructors currently endorsed by Larry Vickers to teach his Vickers Shooting Method.
The Vickers Shooting Method emphasizes the following three basic principles:
1. Know and adhere to the real world safety rules that govern professional firearms handling.
2. Only accurate hits on target can decide the fight in your favor – therefore accuracy is King.
3. You are accountable for every round you fire – squeeze the trigger as if your life depends on it because it does.
While my primary influence is Larry Vickers, I have trained with (and will continue to train with) a variety of instructors. Others that have influenced me include (but are not limited to) Ken Hackathorn, Pat Goodale, Todd Green, Dave Pennington, Rob Haught, SouthNarc, John Farnam, "Super" Dave Harrington, and Jack Leuba.
My advice to anyone attending your first formal training experience (and thereafter):
- Be comfortable in your own skin.
- Be aware of your lane and try your best to remain within it.
- Don't judge a book by its cover.
- Extend everyone courtesy but reserve your respect for those who earn it.
Providing marksmanship instruction is certainly part of my mission statement, I feel that it is important to emphasize that knowledge - not a firearm - is the ultimate tool to defend your life or the life of a loved one.
- Jay Cunningham
Arm Yourself With Knowledge