I've attended many classes at ITTS with Scottie Reitz since November 2006 and here are some of my favorite quotations & tips:

1. Reitz: "Always seek the cleanest lines possible in anything you attempt. Make these as simple and succinct as possible. Work towards smoothness and the speed will then follow."
2. Reitz: "Smooth is fast."
3. Reitz: "There's no crying in gunfighting!"
4. Reitz: "If you have any doubts at all, don't shoot."
5. Reitz: "Firearms safety is an integral part of tactics."
6. Reitz: "Gunfighting is problem solving at speed."
7. Reitz: "Slack is not part of the trigger press."
8. Reitz: "The 45 puts them down."
9. Reitz: "Finger off the trigger when transitioning from one position to another."
10. Reitz: "If the target does not go down after two shots center mass, go for a head shot."
11. Reitz law of safety: "The more you work with firearms the more dangerous you become."
12. Reitz: "Gunfighting is 95% mental and 5% mechanical".
13. Reitz: "Accidental discharge is a mechanical problem. All others are negligent discharges."
14. Reitz: "Front sight, trigger press, follow-through."
15. Reitz: "The most underrated aspect of gunfighting is follow-through."
16. Reitz: "For most people the most difficult aspect of gunfighting is trigger control."
17. Reitz: "Thank you very much. May I teach now."
18. Reitz: "You are responsible for every bullet that exits your barrel."
19. Reitz: "Do you f***ing understand me?"
20. Reitz: "When you draw your pistol look for clean lines and a smooth continuous movement without any hesitations."
21. Reitz: "Gunfighting is an art."
22. Reitz: "Don't forget to do an in battery reload when there's a lull in the action."
23. Bruce Lee: "You put water into a teapot it becomes the teapot. Water can flow or it can crash. Be water my friend."
24. Tuco (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly): "When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk."
25. Gunnery Sergeant Hartman (Full Metal Jacket): "I'll be watching you."
26. Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: "Well, any f***ing time, sweetheart!"
27. Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: "Private Pyle, what are you trying to do to my beloved Corps?"
28. Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: "Outstanding, Private Pyle. I think we finally found something that you do well."

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