@rusirius, would you have suggestions of any in the kent county area? I have looked at a few, but nothing sticking out yet. I wanted to gather all the paperwork before I signed up for the class. Just waiting on one more ref. Thanks
I wish I could, but unfortunately I don't know anything about the guys up north. The classroom portion is pretty much going to be the same, it's the range time you really want to make sure you maximize... Maybe call around and just ask what types of things you'll be doing during the range portion... About the best I can do for you is describe a little bit about my own class that I was EXTREMELY pleased with...
The class consisted of a single day... It started first thing in the morning and was about 4 or 4 1/2 hours of classroom time. At the conclusion of the class was a written test then a short break for lunch. After was followed by another 4 or 5 hours of range time. The range time included a LOT of hands on instruction, tips, hints, etc... It started off with the basics of drawing from concealment focusing on the best balance of speed vs. accuracy. Then it moved on to more complex scenarios. Multiple targets, magazine changes, cover and concealment, misfire drills (i.e. tap-rack-bang, etc), clearing jams, movement, etc... In other words, one drill might start with standing 1 ft away from the target, drawing from the holster and rotating up (while keeping the weapon at your side for best retention ability) and firing at the target followed by moving back (putting distance between you and target) while taking follow up shots, etc. Or perhaps drawing from concealment, firing two shots into target A, ducking behind cover doing a magazine change followed by two shots into target B. A lot of target transitioning drills, etc...
On the other hand, a friend of mine who took his course at a different place was LITERALLY stood in front of a single target and told to shoot 100 rounds into it. That was it... Nothing else at all.
So like I said, just give the places you are considering a call and ask a lot of questions about the range portion... Ask how much they will work with you individually, what types of drills they'll be having you do, etc... Just try to get a sense of what you'll come away from the course with...