Sproles Shooting Instruction

About Us

Principles/Philosophy

At Sproles Shooting Instruction our goal is to equip shooters at all levels to become the shooter they want and need to be. Our principles are focused on the preservation of life; yours, your loved ones, and those who are unable to defend themselves.

Dedicated Instructors

At Sproles Shooting we believe in continually working on our training and skills to bring that knowledge to every class we teach.

NRA Range Safety Officer
NRA Certified Pistol Instructor
NAEMT: Tactical Combat Casualty Care certified (trauma medicine)
State of TN Department of Homeland Safety & Security Instruct

Owning, operating, handling and instructing firearms is an honor and a privilege and is to be taken seriously by students, observers and instructors alike.
We will respect you as the student and the client
WE are not Special Forces operators, do not claim, act or pretend to be, and will not expect you to become one at the end of our training either.
Attentive to your skill level when you begin training with us
Helps you advance in your skill at your pace based on tried and true training principles
Assumes nothing about you as a student

Programs and Classes

Confidence Course

PREMISE: For those people who are either interested in getting more comfortable with a pistol or have a pistol but might not be “confident” to carry on a regular basis

You have a pistol, you might even have your carry permit, but do not feel comfortable enough, or know the intricacies of carrying.
You are interested in shooting, but are new to pistols or trying to decide if that is a direction you want to go.
You want to get your family or significant other more comfortable with the firearms you own.

TOPICS:

Teaching the mechanics of your pistol (and others) to educate and empower (learning all the “buttons and switches”)
Learning the pros and cons of the various pistol mechanics that are available or on your particular pistol
Teaching solid marksmanship basics; including proper grip, stance, trigger control, sight alignment, etc
Insuring proper follow through on single shot and learning fundamentals of follow through
Beginning to learn the “controlled pair” drills and subsequently high rate of fire on a target (think self-defense)
Moving between engaging one target to multiple targets and how to properly move your gun and your eyes, etc
Eventually getting to reload drills and some basic movement while shooting.

Incident Response 1

PREMISE: You have made the conscious decision to insert yourself to defend OTHERS. This may be a church setting, movie theater, shopping mall, etc.

You are now defending OTHERS. You have chosen to make an effort to care for others.
This is an EDC gear-only driven class. Whatever you carry and however you carry on a regular basis is how this class is designed and will be run.
EDC gun, EDC holster, 1 extra mag on your person

TOPICS:

Confirming proper grip, stance, trigger control, etc
Quickly moving from “flat range” drills to more interactive and dynamic drills with movement
Target identification and target discrimination drills (including “shoot” and “no-shoot” targets in each drill)
No specific round count on targets (no rhythm drills) -this is shooting for the effect, not the sake of “checking a box.”
Moving down a shooting line with multiple engagements
Moving forward through no-shoot targets to engage shoot-targets
Heart rate drills
Malfunction drills

State of Tennessee Enhanced Pistol Permit - Temp Hold

PREMISE: This class is the ENHANCED pistol permit course (Includes 4 hour of classroom work and range qualification)

This was the “original” Pistol Permit course that the State of TN offered and offers the most coverage of class time, range qualification and reciprocity with other states.
This course will be taught approximately once a month and have no more than 15 students at any class and WILL require the shooting range qualification portion and a written test.