Tank Girls: A CCLSC Photo Shoot

The Ladies of CCLSC took a break from "shooting" for a photo shoot. THANK YOU to our friend John for hosting us that evening and letting us climb all over his WW2 armored vehicle, Brian and Tacti-Cool Guns & Gear, Inc.for all that he does for club. There isn't room to list everything here! Thank you to Shellie Coburn and Dale Coburn for taking photos and all of our families and friends who support our CCLSC ladies. - Kanani

Tip of the week: Stay Calm and Don’t Flinch

Stay Calm and Don’t Flinch – We've all done it.  Some of us still do from time to time.  The key is to admit that we have a problem and instill good habits.  It’s also good to train with a buddy and get another perspective on your shooting.  Even I am guilty of practicing bad behavior and not know it until someone else gets involved!  Having a shooting buddy is a valuable part of your training.  They can help identify good technique as well as bad. Be positive and honest when you are helping another shooter.  You want them to improve their skills and you can be the positive feedback they might need.  So, ladies, read the article, get a buddy and head out to the range.

Only Hits Count

This week CCLSC focused on making every shot count.  It doesn't do a lot of good when your shots aren't landing where you intend them to. Always know your target and what lies beyond it.  By the end of our time in the range, and a few corrections, shots were landing on target where we want them.  Good job ladies and great work making your practice time count.

Kanani shooting downrange.

Who's target is that? Once you have accomplished shooting
"hole in hole" you should continue to challenge yourself
and move the target further away, or change the type of target you use.
Always challenge yourself to improve your skills. This week: "only hits count"!

Ali loading her first rounds into her new Sig's magazine.

Please ladies, no maniacal or evil laughter in the range.

Hollie and Marina checking their shots.

Shellie trying out Ali's new Sig.

Marina practicing.

Nicole loading her magazine.

Heather and Lindsey sending out their target.

In case you missed practice two weeks ago, we had a huge turnout of 13 girls at practice. That was out highest so far! You can always visit our Facebook page to see more!

Tip of the Week: Protecting Your Family with Kids in Tow

Some pretty good advice.  Every family has different needs to plan for in an emergency; from kids, elderly, pets, two stories versus single story homes, disabilities, etc.  But the key with all of these differentials is to practice your plan.  This week’s tip focuses primarily on defending with one arm while holding a small drooling machine with your other arm.  There’s a link in the article that takes your to the author’s website, check it out there is some other information that is pertinent for families.

http://www.breachbangclear.com/what-if-youre-armed-and-carrying-a-minion/

Tip of the week: Home Defense Planning

As I begin to prepare to take the NRA’s Personal Protection Outside of the Home course in October, I have been thinking about my home defense plan.  Regardless of the type of emergency, it is advised to take some time and talk with your family, spouse, or roommate what should be done in the event of an emergency.  Speaking generically about an emergency plan, a natural disaster plan is useful in the event of a fire or earthquake.  Expanding the topic for home burglaries or invasion, it is equally as useful if not more so.  Take the next 10 minutes and watch the video at the link below and review the steps to an effective home defense plan with your family. 

Rob Pincus of the Personal Defense Network discusses the Five Fundamentals of Home Defense tactics: Evade, Barricade, Arm, Communicate, and Respond. Thinking ahead of time about these five steps will empower you to respond more efficiently if you ever do have a threat inside your home, or trying to get into your home. Rob goes over each concept and gives examples of how you can employ them during an imminent home invasion scenario.

http://www.personaldefensenetwork.com/video/001515_fundamentals-of-home-defense/

You can also read more articles about firearms news and politics at Rob’s blog-

http://www.icetraining.info/

Record Highs

Our latest practice on Monday we welcomed two new CCLSC members Marina and Mellissa.  We also had a record number of ladies joining us at the range!

Erin and Hollie sending their target down range

Michele working with Matt getting ready to fire

Kanani and Mellissa shooting the Glock 19.

Kanani and Mellissa comparing the Glock 19 (9mm) and the Springfield 1911 (.45 ACP). 

Hollie lining up her shot. Her aggressive stance minimizes recoil when shooting.

Michele getting practice with the M&P 9mm. 

Erin and her "splatter" target.

Tip of the week: Making the Most of Practice

Last week I shared the difference between Training and Practice.  I want to add to that introduction with a few suggestions on how to make the most of practice.  Since practice is the repetition of what we have been trained to do, it would benefit us to be sure that we are practicing our new skills exactly like we were trained.  Shooting drills can help, having a skilled shooter watch our practice and give us feedback on what we are doing right or wrong and ways to improve our efficiency are also good ways to reinforce what we have been trained to do.

CCLSC’s focus is primarily defensive shooting, preparing for the emergency we hope never to encounter.  However, before we get that far, we want to be sure that our fundamentals and mindset are solid.  Working through malfunctions, acquiring your target and trigger control etc seem to be basic enough, but add a little stress to the mix and your skills will degrade exponentially.  Taking the time now, while the environment is “comfortable” will pay off major dividends later.  Dry practice is one of the easiest ways to get some practice if you can’t make it to the range.

A little homework before our next practice; take 10 minutes a day and work on your stance.  If you have a firearm available to use at home, BE SURE IT IS UNLOADED and work on your stance, grip, sight alignment/picture, breathing, trigger control and follow through.  Go slowly.  Make sure every movement is deliberate.  Ten minutes a day comes to about an hour and half of repetition between now and our next practice.  Don’t take my word for it.  Below is a link to Michelle Viscusi’s (the newest Team Glock member and contestant on Top Shot) video talking about dry firing.

Dry Firing Video link HERE