original07
Active Member
This past weekend (3/4/17) I took the Phobos Solutions Defensive Handgun 101 class. I highly recommend it for anyone considering purchasing a handgun or anyone that has a handgun and would like some proper instruction on the basics. The class was held at the Plaquemines Parish Sherrif's outdoor range. We started at 8:30am. The class was taught by Lewis Frost a 14 year law enforcement veteran that has worn many hats patrol, training officer, Detective, SWAT operator, and sniper. He currently is the Sniper Team Leader. He has earned many firearm instructor's certificates. He and his team members have also trained tier one units. The course covered everything that was pertinent to proper safety and correct utilization of a handgun. Lewis was extremely professional and informative using real world stories to drive home points of understanding, drawing several from his own experiences. He provided several handguns to run through the course if you didn't own one or didn't bring one. He provided holsters and belts as well. Over 300 rounds of ammunition were expelled from my guns throughout the day. Each iteration building upon the previous one. The class size was small with 6 of us plus Lewis. This produced an excellent instructor to student ratio. It really showed in the personal attention we each received in various aspects of going about learning this skill. Target shooting was done at 7 yards and targets were changed out so you could see your progress as the day went on. We broke for lunch and Lewis made himself available for questions about anything in the class or gear recommendations. At no time did Lewis go into long winded stories about life lessons or his skill set. All lessons and time on the range shooting felt comfortable. There were no pretentious instructors with screaming or PT. Relaxed and professional are the two words that would encompass my experience. I did take time to talk with the other students and there thoughts fell in line with mine (relaxed and professional). The Phobos Solutions website lists the classes they teach which I found to be extensive as well as a calendar of the upcoming classes. I realize there are other training companies to choose from and I do plan and was encouraged by Lewis to look into them. At the end of my day I came away with a great feeling of satisfaction and competence due in no small part to Lewis and his team at Phobos Solutions.