By Claus Hansen, Member until 2017

POMW 3 was supposed to take place over 3 Sundays in the month of September after the summer holidays.

It was a crowd of 15 people who had signed up for the course. The course should make them intermediate pistol shooters.
Everyone was excited and excited about what was going to happen the first time.
The first course time was pure range shooting with both 9mm and 6mm. The reason for shooting with two different calibers was partly to train POMW basic shooting technique and familiarize the participants with 9mm. With 6 mm you can train precision, which I personally prefer. I will probably never become an "elite shooter", I don't have the patience or time for that. But if I do say so myself, I shoot "bang" really well with 6mm (.22 Cal).
But for the participants, the purpose was partly to practice their skills and make them press at the 9. They had all gained some knowledge of the 9 in the previous courses, so this time it was a refresher and further building on what they had already shown.
However, the first course went as expected and my impression was that most people couldn't wait for the next time. The second day of the course, which was to be held the following week, was to take place partly outdoors and partly on the track. It was thus another such morning that the students met fresh and happy, and not least excited for another shooting day.
Personally, I like to shoot outdoors, especially when the sun is shining and it's not too hot. This day, however, it was a bit overcast and there was also a bit of rain during the day. However, this in no way spoiled the spirits of the participants or the shooting.
During the day, the participants had to shoot at targets according to IPCS targets at different distances from 8 m up to approx. 25 m. It was a very hectic day with just under 400 shots fired per participant. Very well done with 3 participants per gun and loading as many rounds. The track was then also strewn with brass casings afterwards, which of course all had to be collected again. During the day, the reset function was trained for trigger and double shot, not to be confused with what someone calls double tap, as well as transitions, where you switch between several targets that can be above, below or next to each other. Here the greatest challenge is the closer you are to the goals, as here you have to move the most to face the goal. At great distances it doesn't make sense. These are all elements used within IPCS. It must be said that there is shooting formula 1. Unfortunately, the participants were not allowed to move during shooting, as this required an A license and an RO (range officer) and only 5 participants were in possession of an A license and a with RO license.
When the morning had passed in the open, range shooting was to be done. Unfortunately, many of the participants here forgot their base and continued as from earlier in the day. This could of course be due to the fact that many had started to get tired. Still, the results were impressive for shooters with their experience.

The last time was almost like the second time, people showed up in high spirits and excited for the day. The best thing about it all was that the sun peeked out occasionally and it was dry. It was perfect shooting weather. The day started last with some dry training and repetition of safety. Shooting at different distances from 8-25m, transitions and double shots as well as practice of the reset function.
When it went super well, the participants were given the opportunity to try shooting around barricades after brief instructions and the shooting director breathing down their necks. There was also shooting at plates at a distance of 40 m, which really put the participants' abilities under pressure, as it was somewhat more difficult to hit plates at 40 m than discs at 15 m.
After a great morning of open range shooting, the afternoon ended with traditional 6mm (.22 cal) range shooting. You could tell from some of the participants that they were starting to get tired, which for some was reflected in their results.
Still, the results were impressive considering how short many of them had shot. And yet one was able to shoot in Denmark's 1st division. Super well done and it seems to have completely proven the theory and that POMW holds.