Executive Training Group
Founder, Garret McLaren

Founder and Head Instructor, Garret McLaren, has been shooting for 12 years and has a real passion for training and instructing.  He takes a performance-based training style to teach skills that will translate to real-world applications.​ while overseas he gained experience working on personal security details. He believes there is no such thing as trained, just training.  A blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and constantly looking to find new ways to help folks grow and train.

Garret is a former U.S. Army Sniper, Master Class USPSA Shooter, USCCA Certified Instructor, and leads the ETG firearm training initiatives.

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Stance and Grip for Rifle

Stance and grip for a rifle.

1R1 Reload Drill

Practical reload drill. One round, reload, one round.

Drill: Using Grip as Sight Picture

Drill using grip as sight picture.

Click Banger vs. Prepper

Basics of Marksmanship: Prepping the trigger or the old click bang method coined by JJ?

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Stance and Grip for Rifle

Stance and grip for a rifle.

Useless Tension when Pushing Standards

Demonstrating how tension impacts performance with maintenance and pushing standards.

Understanding LPVOs

Understanding low power variable optics (LPVO).

Trigger Press: Slack, Sights, Press

Trigger press: slack, sights, press.

Stop the Slow Draw

Some shooters have a tendency to slow their draw when shooting a smaller, or further target.

Target vs. Sight Focus

In this lesson, Garret Breaks down the difference between target focus and sight focus. There is a lot of debate on which is used when, hopefully, thi

Rifle Ready Up Drill

Rifle ready up drill.

Standards for Holster Draw

Here Garret shows a holster draw standard for you to practice on your next range day.

Rifle to Pistol Transition

Rifle to pistol transition.

Pistol Speed Reloads

Pistol speed reloads.

Rifle Ready Positions: High Ready, High Port, Low Port

Rifle ready positions: High ready, high port, low port.

Pushing vs. Maintaining

Pushing versus maintaining standards.

Loading, Unloading, and Clearing a Rifle

How to load, unload, and clear your rifle.

Natural Point of Aim Drill

Drill to improve your perceived point of aim.

How to Appendix Carry

Concealed / EDC. How to appendix carry.

High Ready, High Port, Low Port

You will use these rifle positions all the time when moving with your rifle.

Holster Draw

Drawing your pistol from a holster.

1R1 Reload Drill

Practical reload drill. One round, reload, one round.

Gripping a Handgun

Properly gripping your pistol is critical to placing consistent rounds on target.

Drill: Using Grip as Sight Picture

Drill using grip as sight picture.

Click Banger vs. Prepper

Basics of Marksmanship: Prepping the trigger or the old click bang method coined by JJ?

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