They did state that they'd like to get more experience under their belt before they started shooting more 9mm. They tried the Nano too, which is snappier than the other guns.

Maybe I am just coming from an instructors point of view and from the point of view of a nervous new shooter , because those are shoes I have worn. If you are the instructor , whether you are a trained one or not , your expectations (low or high) transfers to the person you are teaching who is probably nervous and depending on you to tell them what they can handle. Men do this to women all the time , and it is not the man's fault ..it is just the way nature works and it is also the woman's fault for letting herself get that way over things . If a guy has it in his head a girl should start with a .22 so she does not get scared , she will pick up on that and it becomes a self fulfilling situation. Men do that with the best intentions and they do not realize they are doing ESPECIALLY when it is someone they are a father or uncle to or something. .. and women are super sensitive to it. Girls get nervous around men in these situations. That is why women only classes for a lot of sports/hobbies are so popular .

 

My first lesson , I was nervous as heck , was afraid of the gun and afraid of dropping it..the instructor from GFH prepared a gun for me to use , put it in the port , told me it was a Glock 9mm ...I asked him " does it have a lot of recoil" and the instructor said "nah , it won't fly out of your hand or anything , it's fine" So I relaxed. And it didn't fly out of my hand , and it was fine. There was so much time in between each shot..learning the sights , pulling the trigger very slowly , breathing . He was working on my weak grip right from the first lesson. Now with practice it only plagues me when I am mentally rushing ( like in IDPA and USPSA ) ..it is getting better . It would not have showed up as an issue had I been learning on a gun with low or no recoil . And that is fine too..either way I would have been dealt with it eventually unless I chose to stay with a .22 ((shrug)) I left there feeling silly for worrying about the big bad recoil from a 9mm..I also left there not liking Glocks lol ( he handed me a PX 4 Storm in 9mm and after that I kind of lost interest in the Block..I mean Glock lol )

 

There are sound reasons for starting with a .22 when teaching someone I'm sure and I do agree with a lot of reasons given behind it , IMO it is just one method, not the "necessary" way for a woman to be introduced to shooting. The latter is the sentiment I have issue with. Know what I mean?

 

Heck , it isn't like I am Cyborg or sprinkle HGH on my wheaties in the morning lol

The first time I had gone out shooting with a couple of classmates (back when I was in tech school), we mix loaded a revolver with .38's and .357s and gave them to a guy who had some experience but didn't know too much.... First shot was .38.... then..... .357 boom... he paused, said WTF, then shot the next one - .38 again.. and back to .357.. oh that was fun...

 

That's just cruel