Ron Avery

 If you want to be your best…  start training like the best!

When you attend a Practical Shooting Academy (PSA) firearms training course, taught by our world class instructors from law enforcement, military and select civilian backgrounds, you are getting the best training available that far exceeds what you will find in your local CCW Course, defensive firearms program or police academy training.

PSA is a LEADER in the field of Defensive Firearms Training, Concealed Carry and Law Enforcement/Military training. We have been in operation since 1989 and our standards remain among the highest in the industry and we have proven it many times over the years.

Unlike other defensive gun training schools who look down at competitive shooting, we use our competition shooting programs as a way of making you better and allowing you to take advantage of new ways of improving your performance.

If your choice is to learn how to be a better competitor and you don’t concern yourself with the defensive applications, we are fine with that. It is your choice and we are here to help you grow in skill and knowledge.

At PSA, we offer a full range of training options, from beginner programs to the most advanced tactical and competitive shooting programs. We also offer outdoor survival and emergency preparedness courses along with our hunting and long range handgun and rifle programs to give you peace of mind when you are faced with an emergency and the satisfaction of making a clean shot when it counts!

TRAIN like you FIGHT and FIGHT like you TRAIN!

As a former law enforcement officer and world class competitive shooter with over 30 years of experience in defensive and tactical firearms training and hand to hand skills, I know the importance of being able to perform in fractions of a second, WHEN IT COUNTS!

TRAIN to the GUNFIGHT STANDARD is our mantra. Through our research, we have shown that the training the average law enforcement officer, CCW gun carrier and firearms owner has received does little to prepare them for the speed, surprise and violence of a gunfight.

That is because the training standards and mental and physical preparation are inadequate for the speed, surprise and violence of action of the gunfight combined with the mental conditioning, precision, speed and tactical skill needed to succeed in a gunfight.

You don’t need to be as good as an average law enforcement officer or soldier in a gunfight……

YOU NEED TO BE BETTER!!!

You need to operate extremely well in FRACTIONS of a SECOND, not seconds!

THIS IS WHAT WE DO!

At The Practical Shooting Academy, we work towards training you to OPERATE EFFECTIVELY at the speed of the gunfight, combined with proper mental conditioning, superior skills training and tactical savvy.

At PSA, we embrace the following concepts to give you exceptional training

P      PERFORMANCE – World class performance based on proven scientific principles and research combined with real world experience to ensure you are getting the best training possible.

S      SIMPLICITY – Simple yet powerful training concepts to bring your skills up quickly and help you perform under stress.

A      ADAPTABILITY – Allows us to shape our training to your mission. Whether you are a soldier in an overseas assignment, a law enforcement professional or a concealed weapon carrier, our programs will help you excel at your mission.

The Practical Shooting Academy has:

• REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE
• WORLD CLASS SKILLS
• PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTORS
• WORLD REKNOWNED ADVISORS
• SCIENTIFIC, RESEARCH-BASED PRINCIPLES
• THOUSANDS OF SATISFIED CUSTOMERS

We don’t do boot camp mentalities or hype about how you will be able to do magical things with a day or two of training. We do superior training that you can BET YOUR LIFE ON and PROTECT YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY and YOUR COUNTRY.

We have trained thousands of students over the years. Many have had to defend themselves in lethal force situations; sometimes against overwhelming odds.

They have succeeded…so can you!

NOW, LET’S TRAIN!

 Ron Avery – President, Director of Training