Instruction
For new and experienced shooters, instruction is a great way to get off to a safe and successful start or improve your skills. Below is a list of recommended instructors. Please call directly to inquire about fees and appointment times.
Jim Jamison – The Gunfitter
Jim Jamison is a Master Gunfitter and Instructor. What makes Jim qualified to teach and fit guns? Experience. Shooting and winning at Trap, Flyers, and Sporting Clays since 1970. Jim was the 1989 NSCA National Champion and Colorado State and Zone Champion. Jim travels all over the country and is a consistent shoot winner. He is an expert at evaluating YOU, the shooting enthusiast, so you can see quick results in your target hitting capability. Jim has worked with men, women, and children. He has worked with beginners and champions in the sport. Shooting without a proper fitting gun is a waste of money. Fitted guns shoot where you look and are more comfortable to shoot. Services include stock alterations, stock refinishing and more.
METHODS
Methods taught are based upon a student’s specific, individual needs. Jim’s experience is key in diagnosing problems.
SPECIALTIES
He has much experience and success resolving cross-eyed dominance. Also uniquely qualified to teach women and children, who often need special attention to gunfit, gun weight and gun kick.
303-918-4632
Nathan Flanagan
Nathan Flanagan is a full-time shooting instructor in Denver, CO. He offers individual and group lessons for all ages & experience levels. Nathan is a NSCALevel 1 Certified Instructor who managed a large competitive sporting clay facility in Texas for 4 years before making the move to Colorado. While there he honed his skills for instructing, target setting, and shoot management for both NSCA registered and corporate event.
– NSCA Level 1 Certified Instructor
– Private or Group Lessons
– Beginner to Advance Skill Levels
– Insured
Nathan is committed to making you a more successful shooter at the range and in the field
For more information and to book a lesson call or email:
940-206-4476
flanaganshootingsports@gmail.com
Bob Englund
Bob Englund is an NSSA Nationally Certified Level III Instructor, trained at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio. He has published numerous articles about shotgunning instruction and conducts shooting clinics across the U.S. His wide knowledge and experience led to his early appointment as the NSSA Chief Instructor for the Western United States where he trained and certified other Instructors.
With more than two decades of experience Bob has taught well over 2000 shotgunners at all performance levels. A retired educator, he has a patient, easy-going teaching style.
Bob is an 82nd Airborne veteran, a father and grandfather.
He hunts upland birds and big-game with his family.
bob@coloradofieldandclay.com
www.coloradofieldandclay.com
303-678-1941
Amy Propernick
Amy is a NRA Certified Instructor teaching firearm safety since 2003. She teaches out of Bass Pro Shops in Denver and at Colorado Clays. She is a Distinguished Graduate in both the Defensive Handgun and Practical Rifle disciplines from Front Sight Firearms Training Institute in Nevada. She is a Certified Range Safety Officer and you can find her helping shooters at the Pistol/Rifle range here at Colorado Clays. She is also a Well Armed Woman Certified Instructor and is the Chapter Leader for the Brighton Shooting Chapter held monthly at Colorado Clays. She shot Sporting Clays competitively for about 5 years before her oldest daughter was born and still tries to go target shooting as much as possible. She also enjoys hunting elk, deer, pheasants and other upland birds.
She is dedicated to teaching at your pace and the class sizes are small and intimate. She offers individual and small group instruction as well as women-only classes. She has a very patient and easy-going personality that will put even the most intimidated student at ease. She is passionate about teaching the core fundamentals of gun safety so that you can become a responsible gun owner.
Call for pricing and possible rental guns.
www.safeguns.org
303-641-8750
Contact@safeguns.org
Dee Strbiak
Dee Strbiak is a Nationally Certified NSSA and NSCA shooting instructor. She has combined a lifelong love of the shooting sports and 23 years in the field of psychology. With an earned doctorate in psychology she uses a comprehensive approach to shotgunning instruction. She is adept at assessing individual needs and offers customized strategies for integrating the mental and the physical aspects of the sports.
She is also an NRA Certified Pistol Instructor and Certified Range Safety Officer, who is qualified to train shooters in basic handgun safety, meeting the Colorado requirements for a concealed carry permit.
dee@coloradofieldandclay.com
www.coloradofieldandclay.com
303-279-8081
Mike Englund
Mike Englund is a Nationally Certified Instructor and has been teaching shooters since completing the NSSA Instructors Course in 1998. He has been a shotgunner for 30 years, shooting Skeet, Trap, and Sporting Clays. He is also a field shooter and hunts upland birds across the Western States.
In addition, Mile is a successful tournament shooter and understands the rigorous demands of formal competition and the skill-sets necessary for high-level shooting performance.
He has worked with over one thousand shooters at all performance levels, teaching the skills and techniques necessary for the development and improvement of a smooth and effective shooting technique on clay targets as well as game birds.
He is a father and a Colorado native.
mike@coloradofieldandclay.com
www.coloradofieldandclay.com
720-771-7826
Chris Love
Chris has been shooting for over 20 years, recreationally and competitively. He is a Federally Licensed Firearms dealer and handles suppressors and full auto items as well. He has an extensive background in self protection and instruction with over 25 years in martial arts and defensive tactics. Chris is a highly regarded expert in the field of personal protection instructing law enforcement, civilians and commercial airline pilots and is certified in the following disciplines:
NRA Certified Firearms Instructor
USCCA Certified Concealed Carry and Home Defense Instructor
NRA Certified Range Safety Officer (RSO)
Certified Instructor Refuse To Be A Victim
Women’s Self Defense Instructor
Creator and Master Instructor Level 5 ECQC Law Enforcement Training Program
Certified Sabre Pepper Spray Law Enforcement Instructor
Certified RFLX Core Concepts Instructor in Weapon Retention and Personal Protection
ACCJT Certified Instructor – Use of Force and Liability Management
Certified Professional Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner – CPNLP
Certified Professional Life Coach – CPLC
BLS Certification – CPR/AED/First Aid/Blood borne Pathogen
You can contact Chris via Level 5 Combat Systems or via phone at 720-201-8145.
Mark Taylor
Caesar Guerini Pro Staff shooter Mark Taylor https://gueriniusa.com/shooter_profile/mark-taylor/ has over 40 years of shooting experience. He has won many regional, state, national and international clay target competitions. He is the author of one of the bestselling books on sport psychology techniques for trap, skeet and sporting clays “Clay Target Shooting – The Mental Game” and co-author of the book “Break ‘em All” which is considered as the number one book on helping shooters to resolve shooting problems and improve performance. Mark is a NRA Certified Advanced International Shotgun Coach and was an Assistant National Shotgun Coach for USA Shooting. Mark specializes in instruction for women, junior and those having never shot a shotgun by offering these shooters an ‘Introduction to Clay Target Shooting’ lesson for $45/hour (equipment and targets paid-for/provided-by student and not included in introductory price). In addition, Mark provides intermediate instruction and advanced coaching at negotiated rates.