Centerfuige Training – Scotopic Problem Solver AAR
June 8th – 9th, 2019 | Cody Treadway
Scotopic Problem Solver, by Centerfuige Training
Location: Blue Ridge Marksmanship just outside Asheville, North Carolina
Instructor: Chase Jenkins
Course Description: Scotopic Problem Solver is an accelerated course focused on scotopic environment manipulation. Students will push the boundaries of “traditional” low light and no light engagements in true 3D environments. An in-depth look into weapon and equipment manipulations, human anatomy, principles of light employment, and movement will occur both on the range and in the classroom. Low light myths and status quos will be challenged as the class explore the reality of critical engagements through force on force. Drills will incorporate threat identification, adverse shooting platforms, and simunitions.
Weather: Hot and humid both days and nights due to rain. Chase has a habit of bringing rain with him
Gear used: Glock 19 gen 3 w/ RMR and Surefire X300A (1000 lumen version), Surefire EDCL-2T handheld, Glock OEM magazines, Phlster Floodlight holster, HSGI tacos.
Daniel Defense M4V7 carbine. Vortex red dot
A borrowed surefire m951
Magpul MS3 sling
Day 1: Started on time at 2:00 P.M. with the safety brief. Chase is big on creating safe shooters because there are no safe environments. From there we went up to the range and briefly touched on Marksmanship fundamentals before moving on to target discrimination drills and malfunctions. After that, we began working around barricades and different positions before moving on to carry positions while it was still daylight. We broke for lunch/ dinner where Chase went over the low light brief. Back on the Range, we started by working the handheld techniques with a handgun. The night concluded with handheld light techniques with the carbine.
Day 2: Started with the barricade drill where we set 3 barricades upshot the positions at the first one then had to move to the second one etc. Then we did the same thing only with 2 people going at the same time. Chase made sure to reinforce that speed was not a concern during this and told everyone to “move at the speed of control”. From here things just got progressively more complicated. The night concluded with a drill that tested all the skills we went over in the class.
Conclusion: I will definitely be seeking out more training from Centerfuige Training because I learned a ton in this class, I had a blast, Chase was funny as hell, and everything was broken down into the “why” it’s done the way it is. This class also made me realize why the fundamentals of shooting HAVE to be developed to a subconscious level. You can’t be thinking about how to pull a trigger or grip the gun in a real-life scenario.