Mission & Instructional Philosophy
As more citizens choose to become firearm owners, I believe it is my responsibility to ensure they are trained properly — not only in safe handling, but in performance under pressure.
Through competitive shooting, I learned that speed and accuracy are built under measurable stress. Shooting against the clock removes ego and exposes weaknesses immediately. There is no guesswork — only performance.
That lesson carries into my instruction: skill must hold when it matters most.
In a defensive encounter, there are no warm-ups. What remains is your baseline — your true performance floor. My philosophy is simple: raise your ceiling in training, and your floor rises with it.
Every skill we develop — grip, recoil control, presentation, reloads, movement, decision-making — is trained deliberately. Not recklessly. Not theatrically. Intentionally.
Growth requires challenge, but it also requires trust. My role is not to intimidate — it is to guide, correct, and elevate.
Training is not about fear. It is about confidence built through repetition and measurable improvement.
If you choose to train with me, you will be challenged. You will improve. And you will leave more capable than when you arrived.
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Don Carroll
Founder & Chief Instructor
DC Training & Tactics
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