PERFORMANCE PISTOL
Push Your Skills. Measure Your Performance. Shoot at a Higher Level.
Performance Pistol is an advanced handgun course for experienced shooters who want to improve speed, accuracy, consistency, efficiency, and control.
Training focuses on measurable performance through progressively more demanding live-fire exercises, helping students identify technical inefficiencies and improve how they shoot under increased pressure.
This is not an introductory pistol course.
COURSE OVERVIEW
Duration: Approx. 8 Hours
Tuition: $350 All-Inclusive Promotional Price
Course Level: Advanced / Performance
Class Size: Maximum 10 Students
Live Fire: Approx. 400 Rounds ($120 value)
Prerequisite: Defensive Pistol Fundamentals or Demonstrated Equivalent Proficiency
Equipment Required: None
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
• Establishing measurable shooting standards
• Evaluating accuracy and consistency
• Identifying technical inefficiencies
• Understanding where time is gained or lost
• Measuring improvement throughout the day
GRIP & RECOIL MANAGEMENT
• Building an efficient, repeatable grip
• Applying effective grip pressure
• Managing recoil and muzzle movement
• Returning the pistol consistently after recoil
ACCURACY AT SPEED
• Trigger control at increased speed
• Rapid follow-up shots
• Shooting cadence
• Adjusting speed based on target size and distance
• Balancing speed and accuracy
• Maintaining shot accountability as pace increases
VISUAL PROCESSING
• Target-focused shooting
• Efficient visual confirmation
• Reading sight or red-dot movement
• Moving the eyes efficiently between targets
• Processing changing target difficulty
• Eliminating unnecessary visual hesitation
TARGET TRANSITIONS
• Eye-led transitions
• Efficient pistol movement between targets
• Controlling overswing and underswing
• Transitioning between different target sizes and distances
• Adjusting transition speed based on difficulty
PISTOL MANIPULATION
• Efficient pistol presentation
• Consistent firing grip
• Magazine changes
• Ammunition management
• Common malfunction recognition and correction
• Efficient operation under increased performance demands
MOVEMENT & SHOOTING POSITIONS
• Safe and efficient movement with the pistol
• Entering and exiting shooting positions
• Establishing stability quickly
• Alternative shooting positions
• Maintaining visual awareness during movement
• Balancing movement speed with shooting requirements
SHOOTING ON DEMAND
Progressively more challenging exercises test the student’s ability to combine technical skill, visual processing, movement, decision-making, and shot accountability.
Students learn to recognize where performance begins to break down and how to make meaningful corrections.
MEASURE. ANALYZE. IMPROVE.
Performance Pistol is built around measurable development rather than simply increasing round count or chasing faster times.
Individualized coaching helps students understand why they are performing at their current level, where efficiency can be improved, and what to work on next.
What Gets Measured Can Be Improved.
No pistol? No ammunition? No training equipment? No problem.
Everything needed for the course can be provided so you can focus on performance.
Your tuition includes:
✓ Training pistol
✓ Pistol-mounted red-dot optic
✓ Magazines
✓ 9mm ammunition (approx. $60 value)
✓ Required training equipment
✓ Eye protection and electronic hearing protection
✓ Targets
✓ Training materials
✓ Professional instruction and individualized coaching
✓ Performance assessment
✓ Course completion certificate
✓ New England Firearms Training T-shirt
Students who own suitable equipment may request to train with their personal handgun and associated equipment, subject to instructor approval and course requirements.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This course is a good fit for:
• Graduates of Defensive Pistol Fundamentals
• Experienced recreational shooters
• Red-dot pistol shooters
• Shooters pursuing greater speed and accuracy
• Shooters looking to improve recoil control
• Those wanting stronger target-transition and visual-processing skills
• Shooters interested in measurable performance development
• Law enforcement and armed professionals seeking additional skills-based training
Students should already demonstrate safe firearm handling, competent pistol operation, and established handgun fundamentals before attending.
PERSONALIZED COACHING THROUGHOUT THE DAY
At this level, improvement often comes from correcting small details. Our small-group format allows instructors to closely observe each shooter, identify inefficiencies, and provide meaningful corrections.
READY TO PUSH YOUR PERFORMANCE?