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2-Day Pistol Intelligence – Yadkinville, NC
February 21 @ 9:00 am – February 22 @ 6:00 pm

About the Pistol Intelligence Shooting Course
About the Pistol Intelligence Shooting Course This unique 2-day Pistol Intelligence shooting course is intended to streamline each student’s development by breaking down pistol shooting into its simplest principles and forms. We want to shortcut doing things the hard way establish a pathway forward that bypasses the common pitfalls most shooters spend YEARS struggling to get past.
One of the biggest lessons we will cover is the role that visual processing plays in one’s shooting. We will work to unlock the potential that already exists in your vision—the ability to see and process visual information more efficiently and with greater precision. This turns into an instant feedback loop for greater performance with the pistol in your hand.
What You’ll Learn in Riley Bowman’s Pistol Intelligence Course
In this course, we will unlock that visual performance and show you how to connect what you see with your desired results on target. You will come away with the ability to KNOW precisely where each bullet fired will impact the target before it even gets there. Some of the things in the course may seem like it has a competition focus, but I promise you these concepts are ESPECIALLY useful for gun-carrying professionals and serious concealed-carrying citizens. Learning to use your vision more effectively has been shown to actually reduce stress and improve decision-making when it matters. We will also cover the following:

- Principles of grip
- Sight picture
- Trigger manipulation
- Recoil management done the right way!
- Draw efficiency
- Concepts of sooner NOT faster
- How to discover your own unique techniques that work best for you
- Vision drills
- Shot calling
- Accountability for hits
- Transitions
- The “Stoplight Analogy” for proper throttle control
- “Gunfight Hit Factor” – for better understanding how to apply these shooting skills in the real world
Plus, each student will shoot the Pistol Intelligence Standards to establish their own Pistol Intelligence Quotient (I.Q.) score. This score can then be used to establish a baseline of performance to measure future growth. To score well at the Pistol Intelligence Standards requires that a shooter be well-rounded and not just good at one or two things. Those that can score a Pistol IQ of 144 points or more will be awarded an exclusively numbered Pistol IQ Grand Master Card.
Who Should Attend This Shooting Course?
This should not be the first formal pistol training course you have taken. This is not a class intended to teach you how to draw or how to setup your gear. This is a class to teach you how to SHOOT! You should already be capable of consistently passing Gila Hayes’ 5×5 Drill if you’re wondering whether this would be a good fit for you or not. Being able to consistently shoot a 80+ on the 10-10-10 drill would be another good metric to gauge readiness.
Required Gear for the Pistol Intelligence Shooting Course
- 800 rounds of reliable ammunition
- Quality pistol
- A minimum of 3 magazines (if single stack, 5 mags minimum)
- Mag pouches recommended (you should be able to carry at least 2 spare mags on your person–using your pocket is fine, too!)
- Quality holster – No Serpas – No soft/collapsible holsters, no cross-draw or shoulder holsters
- Eye protection (safety-rated)
- Electronic hearing protection STRONGLY encouraged
- Clothing appropriate for the range and weather
- Note-taking materials (notepad/pen or phone)
- Good attitude and an open mind

