Skill Builder: 50/50 (8 Hours)

Overview

In this 50/50 Skill Builder, shooters will be put through a series of challenging pistol and rifle drills that test their ability to balance speed and accuracy. During this course, students will isolate fundamental techniques and focus on ways to enhance efficiencies as they progress through more complex tasks, while adding movement. Students will be challenged both mentally and physically as we incorporate drills focusing on presentations from a ready position, drawing from a holster, reloads, target to target transitions, bilateral rifle shooting, and rifle to pistol transitions, all while moving. Through this performance-based training, students will track scores for self-evaluation and future comparisons.

Experience Requirements

This course is for intermediate level shooters. SIG SAUER Academy Handgun 104 and SIG SAUER Academy Rifle 104, or equivalent is required to attend this course. This course is a physically demanding course with a high round count.  Students must be realistic about their physical condition and gun and handling skills if considering attending this course. Students will be expected to perform fundamental skills learned through the progression series at a proficient level. Every drill in this course will involve one or more of the following: presentation from a ready position, drawing from the holster, reloads, target to target transitions, bi-lateral transitions, and platform transitions all while moving. The drills are designed to challenge the individual shooter to improve their performance based upon their individual skill set.

Students who successfully completed the 2-day course 'Handgun 104: Introduction to Defensive Handgun Skills' prior to February 2024 will have fulfilled the prerequisites necessary to enroll in any courses that require successful completion of either the 1-day 'Handgun 104: Advanced Handgun Skills' or the 1-day 'Introduction to Defensive Handgun Skills' course.

Course Outline

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Perform fundamental skills learned through the handgun and rifle progression
• Combined fundamental tasks with movement while shooting 
• Record data from all drills performed for future evaluation
• Compare individual scores for training and skills progression.
• Practice performance-based drills. 
• Analyze the benefits of using a shot timer to track progress.
• Identify and fundamental isolation while applying mechanics in complex drills

Equipment List

• Clothing suitable for training in any weather (pants must have belt loops)
• Sturdy belt at least 1.5" wide
• Dominant side, hip-mounted holster or dominant side, belt-mounted holster
  • Holster Requirements:
    • Must completely support the pistol.
    • Must not collapse once drawn.
    • Must fit properly to the belt. 
    • When holstered, the trigger guard must be completely covered. 
    • Must be oriented in a safe direction for drawing. 
    • “Trigger Finger” style retention devices are not permitted.
    • Must be able to draw and holster one-handed; Support hand cannot be utilized.
    • Holster compliance is at the discretion of the Instructor. If a holster is deemed to not comply with safety requirements, a loaner SIG SAUER pistol and/or appropriate holster will be provided. Exceptions can be made for Agency or Department issued equipment. Questions? Please call us at 603.610.3400. 
• Footwear suitable for rapid movement and turning
• Hydration system
• Wraparound eyewear with polycarbonate lenses or non-shattering prescription
• Electronic hearing protection, earmuffs, or earplugs

Tuition includes free loan of firearms, holsters, safety glasses and hearing protection at the Epping, NH, New Smyrna Beach, FL, and Centennial, CO locations.

Ammo

• Lead core ammunition to be used on steel only
• No green/brown tip, armor piercing, or surrogate rounds to be used on steel at any time
• Recommended round count:
  • Pistol Count: 250
  • Rifle Count: 250