Clint Smith? - Page 3

Reborn · March 25th, 2008, 10:00 PM

Ridgeline (my partner) has the complete set. The disks are really basic stuff. If you have no training than it would mean a lot to you. If you were trained long ago it would bring back some basic things you may have forgotten. He has placed a lot of money into his training facilities. He set the standard long ago but I think today the BG's are way more aggressive and I think we have to train aggressive. But that is me.....

Ridgeline · May 2nd, 2008, 11:10 PM

Folks like Clint Smith at Thunder Ranch, and Jeff Cooper's Gunsight, and a few others will always define the standard. Once we learn the basics we are now positioned to develope and refine our skills. Once we stop learing we stop growing. I have shot and even taught for years, and I would love to have had the oppertunity to visit one of these legends. They have made self-defense in America what it is today.

LongRider · June 15th, 2008, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SIXTO

He is old school, but I think he is smart enough to keep his videos and such very basic. If I made videos there is no way in hades I would show and teach very many "tricks" to gun fighting. No way. The man knows what he is doing.

Shame on you Six, thats just wrong how is the poor inner city banger supposed to learn any advanced tactics and skills than? Poor kids are involved in more combat than any of us law abiding folks, except you guys with all the advantages of course. Some groups of inner city youths life expectancy is what 25 years old, without proper skills how will they live long enough to write book from death row about how repentant they are?

Joking .........
I did read an article that Clint says that two pistols are do able. As I recall he alternates between the two. If you like I will see if I can dig the article up. Me I am too old to want to try to focus on more than one gun when it hits the fan

B52 · June 15th, 2008, 02:57 PM

I don't have his DVD's, but I did buy a used S&W 22-4 Thunder Ranch edition revolver and LOVE it!

Ranger375 · June 16th, 2008, 11:46 AM

My opinion on training is success is built on fundamentals and getting the fundamentals down to an automatic response.

From there personalization takes place. No two people are built exactly alike - different physical abilities, sight, hearing, strong side and weak side performance etc... In this respect I have found that Clint does a very good job of teaching the fundamentals and is very consistent in his teaching.

The key is to practice until it becomes automatic...considering that the human body and minds normal reacting to a "fight or flight" situation looks pretty much like a train wreck our performance will depend on the automatic response we have learned.

I have been to a lot of advanced tactical training and what I have observed is whatever bad habits that have been learned continue to be exhibited throughout the "advanced" practical application - including mine. So you end up with advanced tactics being built on poor fundamentals. This is kind of like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

I know in a gunfight - usually someone's future is gonna be reinvented...I choose to invent my own opposed to letting the BG do it for me. Part of making sure this happens is to work on the fundamentals until they are my natural response no matter the stress level.

I see this philosophy in Clint's training - he repeats, repeats, repeats the same basic tactics - hammering them home - never accepting that anyone's performance is good enough - always looking for improvement. Once we think we have "arrived" at perfection we are in deep trouble.

Thumper · June 16th, 2008, 07:33 PM

There are a lot of "Firearms Instructors" out there but if I found myself in a gunfight, I'd be real darn happy to see Clint by my side! (He might not be too happy to see me, but that's a whole nother thing!)

March 25th, 2008, 10:00 PM	#21
Reborn Distinguished Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rowlett, Texas Posts: 1,724	Ridgeline (my partner) has the complete set. The disks are really basic stuff. If you have no training than it would mean a lot to you. If you were trained long ago it would bring back some basic things you may have forgotten. He has placed a lot of money into his training facilities. He set the standard long ago but I think today the BG's are way more aggressive and I think we have to train aggressive. But that is me..... __________________ Psalms 144:1 Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight. Senior Instructor for Tactical and Defensive of Texas http://www.tac-def-tx.com/ CHL INSTRUCTOR Retired LEO NRA member TCHA member

May 2nd, 2008, 11:10 PM	#22
Ridgeline VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 2,025	Folks like Clint Smith at Thunder Ranch, and Jeff Cooper's Gunsight, and a few others will always define the standard. Once we learn the basics we are now positioned to develope and refine our skills. Once we stop learing we stop growing. I have shot and even taught for years, and I would love to have had the oppertunity to visit one of these legends. They have made self-defense in America what it is today. __________________ "Eternity is Too Long to be Wrong" Texas CHL Instructor & Holder Life Member NRA Member TSRA

June 16th, 2008, 11:46 AM	#25
Ranger375 New Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 9	My opinion on training is success is built on fundamentals and getting the fundamentals down to an automatic response. From there personalization takes place. No two people are built exactly alike - different physical abilities, sight, hearing, strong side and weak side performance etc... In this respect I have found that Clint does a very good job of teaching the fundamentals and is very consistent in his teaching. The key is to practice until it becomes automatic...considering that the human body and minds normal reacting to a "fight or flight" situation looks pretty much like a train wreck our performance will depend on the automatic response we have learned. I have been to a lot of advanced tactical training and what I have observed is whatever bad habits that have been learned continue to be exhibited throughout the "advanced" practical application - including mine. So you end up with advanced tactics being built on poor fundamentals. This is kind of like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. I know in a gunfight - usually someone's future is gonna be reinvented...I choose to invent my own opposed to letting the BG do it for me. Part of making sure this happens is to work on the fundamentals until they are my natural response no matter the stress level. I see this philosophy in Clint's training - he repeats, repeats, repeats the same basic tactics - hammering them home - never accepting that anyone's performance is good enough - always looking for improvement. Once we think we have "arrived" at perfection we are in deep trouble. __________________ "It ain't all the things we don't know that causes all the trouble. It's all the things we do know that ain't so!" Kimber Tactical Pro II Glock 26 Colt Model 70 (1976 Mfg.) Tucker Gunleather "Work of Art" (Soon)

June 16th, 2008, 07:33 PM	#26
Thumper VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Nevada Posts: 5,597	There are a lot of "Firearms Instructors" out there but if I found myself in a gunfight, I'd be real darn happy to see Clint by my side! (He might not be too happy to see me, but that's a whole nother thing!) __________________ USMC 1968-1971 ALWAYS carry! - NEVER tell! *"Don't go to stupid places, with stupid people, and do stupid things!"*

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June 15th, 2008, 02:57 PM	#24
B52 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 681	I don't have his DVD's, but I did buy a used S&W 22-4 Thunder Ranch edition revolver and LOVE it!