Women's Day 2007
Each year the South Eastern Idaho
Practical Shooters (SEIPS) offers a free basic handguns skills
class to the first 24 women who sign up. The class was held on
Saturday June 30. We had 18 students. Some of the students
who were turned away after 24 applications will have a chance to take
similar training on July 5th. The instructor staff for the class
was organized by the Upper Snake River NRA Instructors. The chief
instructor was Virginia Wright of Rigby, and she was assisted in
planning the class by Kim Maskalenko from San Diego. Both Ginger
and Kim are NRA trainers with extensive experience in teaching handgun,
rifle, shotgun, range safety and other firearms classes. SEIPS
club members and other NRA instructors served as classroom trainers,
line coaches on the range, and helped in demonstrating several shooting
sports that can be enjoyed with the basic skills learned in the Women's
Day class. Here are some pictures from the class.
We were very glad to be able to use the classroom where several of our instructors also teach Hunter Education.
Sandy and Randy begin the class on marksmanship with a "dominant eye" determination exercise.
Sandy coaches Maren, watching the gun rather than the target to see how the shooter is aiming and pressing the trigger.
Sandy and Kevin demonstrate Cowboy Action Shooting.
Sandy, Rex, Kat, and Dennis were all there to help the students.
Kevin explains the sport of Cowboy Action Shooting.
We were very glad to be able to use the classroom where several of our instructors also teach Hunter Education.
Sandy and Randy begin the class on marksmanship with a "dominant eye" determination exercise.
Sandy coaches Maren, watching the gun rather than the target to see how the shooter is aiming and pressing the trigger.
Sandy and Kevin demonstrate Cowboy Action Shooting.
Sandy, Rex, Kat, and Dennis were all there to help the students.
Kevin explains the sport of Cowboy Action Shooting.
Randy appears to be in the process of explaining why a "hand over" grip is the best way to manipulate the slide on a semi-auto pistol.
Or he may just be waving at one of the students.