My wife and I did a private instruction with Steve Triana of Triana Training Concepts last week. This was my wife's first time ever shooting a firearm and she was extremely nervous. She would flinch any time a gun would go off elsewhere in the range. However, Steve recognized immediately why my wife was feeling so nervous and was able to calm her down to the point where she successfully fired her gun with pretty good grouping and good fundamentals. Steve was extremely patient, funny and he never made us feel like beginners.
His skills in observation are immensely helpful for me in that he can make corrections with my breathing, my grip, and especially my frustration. I am sure that is not the case with all trainers. He taught us the mechanics of a gun, defining terminology, and showed my wife how to rack and load one in the chamber and how to properly hold the pistol.
She made the comment to me on the way home that when he asked if she had any questions he actually meant it. She felt comfortable enough to ask him questions too. My wife is a high school teacher so she understands what it takes to be a great teacher. Steve is just that and more.
For me, I came to this lesson after taking the basic firearms safety course the week prior with Steve. We focused on getting me set up with a solid understanding of the basic fundamentals. He noticed that some of my shots were a little off and he recognized immediately that I was anticipating the shot and pushing the gun forward in anticipation of recoil. He was spot on. He know what my issues was without me consciously knowing it. He even slipped a dummy round into my magazine so he could get a better understanding of some other areas of improvement. My biggest take-away from the lesson, and what the dummy round showed was that I was yanking the trigger and not just smoothly pulling through. Again, he was right.
Before my wife and I left that day, we immediately made another appointment with Steve for our second round of training. He gave us some "homework" to do before our next class. Foe me, it was standing an empty casing on the top of my HKVP9, aim and dry fire it while pointing at a specific target. If the casing falls off, I am still yanking. If not, then it was a smooth trigger fire. This will hopefully eliminate my trigger "yanking". For my wife, Steve tasked her with learning more about the basic safety and security measures for safe handling of a firearm and gave her specific instructions on how to practice this while at home.
The one major takeaway for me after our course was how unbelievably thorough Steve is. Not only in person while at the range, but his instruction and follow up. He provided my wife and I with a 6 page ACR (After Action Report) along with photos and a breakdown of everything we did while together and what our homework was before we meet again.
So unbelievably cool! Steve Triana is a consummate professional and I would very highly recommend his services regardless of your level of experience with a firearm! Cant wait until our next training. read more