Executive Training Group (ETG) is a multi-faceted training company with its cadre having military, law enforcement, competitive shooting, and Grandmaster Jiu-Jitsu and other martial arts backgrounds. Their holistic approach to equipping their students with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to defend themselves has created a loyal customer base within the Southeast U.S.
Founder and Head Instructor, Garret McLaren, has been shooting for 10 years and has a real passion for training and instructing. He takes a performance-based training style to solve tactical problems smarter and faster. Garret is a former U.S. Army Sniper, Master Class USPSA Shooter, USCCA Certified Instructor, and leads the ETG firearm training initiatives.
Head Jiu-Jitsu Instructor Kyle Propes has 13 years grappling and striking experience and has competed across multiple organizations and rule platforms within the sport of grappling. While BJJ has been his primary focus, Mr. Propes has extensive experience in Judo, Boxing, Self-Defense, and Shooting. As an experienced instructor, Kyle builds value by teaching a humble mindset and emphasis on technique.
Properly gripping your pistol is critical to placing consistent rounds on target.
This is all a part of learning how to be flexible with your rifle. You will use these rifle positions all the time when moving with your rifle. Good to know each one and feel generally comfortable with each one.
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, this will help shooters have a better understanding of them.
Here Garret shows a holster draw standard for you to practice on your next range day.
How to Appendix Carry
Basics of Marksmanship: Prepping the trigger or the old click bang method coined by JJ?
Practical reload drill – One round, reload, one round.
How to drill to improve your perceived point of aim.
Drill using grip as sight picture
Drawing pistol from holster
Rifle ready positions: High ready, high port, low port.
Rifle to Pistol Transition
Trigger Press: Slack - Sights - Press
Loading, Unloading, and Clearing a Rifle
Understanding Low Power Variable Optics (LPVO/s)
Pushing vs. Maintaining Standards
Rifle – Ready Up Drill
Some shooters have a tendency to slow their draw when shooting a smaller, or further target.
Stance and Grip for Rifle
Pistol Speed Reloads
Demonstrating how tension impacts performance with maintenance and pushing standards.
