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After hundreds of hours of training with firearms instructors from law enforcement to Navy SEALs and US Special Forces and shooting competitively for many years, I thought I knew a lot about shooting.
I was wrong! The longer I trained and the more instructors I met, the less I felt I took away from any class other than some faster draw strokes to first shot or pairs at 7 yards.
This is an entirely other level! I wish I could go back in time and make Tactical Hyve the team I trusted to make me more capable as a shooter. Past classes reinforced the same material over and over with some occasional bias from the instructor based on their particular background; while Myles and his team bring together the best of combat tools with competitive smoothness and a scientific approach to shooting that is proven effective right before your eyes and in your own hands.
They take skills I have learned before and add layers and improvements that never even occurred to me.
The capacity of the instructional team to serve as diagnosticians was the best I have ever encountered, and this is what you should be paying for in a class, not just a guy with a stopwatch.
There was also no “my way or the highway”. Every tactic or improvement was offered with a “try this and see if it works for you or fits your style”. Incredibly refreshing and non-dogmatic.
This is what firearms training SHOULD be. I have already referred other friends to save them the fortune I spent chasing good instruction before I found Tactical Hive. I will be back!
I walked into this class expecting just another routine refresher—something to brush up on the basics. But what I got was far more comprehensive and impactful than I imagined. Tactical Hyve takes firearms training to a whole new level, pushing well beyond the conventional instruction offered by most. From the outset, it was clear that Myles and his team are operating on a different tier. Their approach is not only professional and well-structured but also refreshingly modern and grounded in solid reasoning.
What really stood out was how they don’t just teach the “how” but focus heavily on the “why” behind each technique. That level of insight brings clarity and purpose to everything from grip and stance to more nuanced concepts like natural point of aim. “Cheat Codes” is a game-changer—it breaks down key fundamentals in a way that makes you rethink what you thought you knew, and it sharpens your performance significantly.
If you’re fortunate enough to attend one of these classes, consider it an investment in your skillset and confidence. It’s not just training—it’s an eye-opening experience that will challenge and elevate your shooting in ways you didn’t expect.
Far exceeded my expectations. Myles is uniquely gifted in conveying foundational concepts and their implementation into advanced techniques. He designed and presents his curriculum in a practical manner giving you an understanding of how and what you need to train to achieve your goals. The insights and training techniques you learn come from the knowledge of top tier shooters and countless rounds down range. I was particularly blown away by one specific part on the use of vision and target transitions that actually had you feel and understand leading with the eyes the right way. That alone, made this program totally worth it to me. There is so much more valuable information that I hope to do the program again once I train some of the techniques presented and need to reevaluate my progress.
I highly recommend this course to most shooters but think you would get the most benefit once you have good basic skills and are familiar with gun handling. I also recommend you use a full size gun you are familiar with and bring good basic belt and holster setup. Not so much for conceal carry but a setup that is reliable and easy to draw and holster safely.
Thank you Myles and Tactical Hyve for an excellent experience. I look forward to training with the tools and techniques you have given to me.
George Pasternak
This class is one of those gems that fits so many levels of shooters. Over the three days, the depth of technique and process increases, as does your shooting ability. It really is noticeable. But this is a class with so much depth that I can easily see myself retaking it as I improve my skills and learn and grow in my abilities to another level. The reason for that is the instructor’s ability to teach these techniques and processes to newer shooters and more experienced shooters at the same time. Allowing both to grow and learn in the same class.
This three-day class is incredibly economical. The cost broken out over three days puts it in a very competitive spot with other 8-hour-a-day classes. You will be shooting a significant amount of the time. Not mag dumping, but putting into practice techniques and processes that build on each other. This is one of the things I feel Tactical Hyve instructors do better than many other classes. They don’t just have a series of categories they are teaching. They move through a progression that constantly builds on the previous skill and works to grow the shooter.
I don’t just take classes to learn to shoot better. That is the biggest part, but I also take classes because I enjoy shooting. Because it is a skill that I have fun getting better at. It challenges me and pushes me and it’s enjoyable. Tactical Hyve has mastered the safety and seriousness of firearms instruction with the enjoyment, fun, and excitement of shooting. Their instructors keep the classes moving at a good pace, they are subject matter experts and provide solid feedback and answers. They run the class in a very safe manner, yet still have fun, are approachable, and keep the atmosphere in an enjoyable learning space.
This class is going to improve your pistol shooting immensely, and it’s going to give you a path to continue to grow and get better. I can’t strongly enough recommend this class for anyone that wants to improve their skills with a pistol.
I recently completed the Tactical Hyve “Cheat Codes of Shooting” 3-Day Workshop in Lakeland, FL and I couldn’t be more thrilled with the experience. The course was designed to cater to shooters of all levels, from beginners to advanced marksmen, and Myles and Herfel did an outstanding job of tailoring their instruction to meet the needs of every participant. Thanks to their personalized approach, every shooter—regardless of their starting skill level—left the workshop with significantly improved abilities and greater confidence.
Myles is an exceptional instructor who has an incredible ability to connect with both new and experienced shooters, ensuring that everyone fully understands the concepts and techniques being taught. I’ve never seen a program so effectively deliver dramatic results in such a short period of time. If you’re looking to take your shooting skills to the next level, I highly recommend the Tactical Hyve “Cheat Codes of Shooting” 3-Day Workshop. It’s a perfect fit whether you’re a novice looking to build a solid foundation or a seasoned shooter seeking to refine your technique.
Overall, the workshop was OUTSTANDING, and I would encourage my family, friends, and anyone serious about their shooting performance to attend. I’m already looking forward to participating in more Tactical Hyve training programs in the future!
I highly recommend “Cheat Codes of Shooting”, for anyone interested in improving their technique and gun handling skills. If you want to recover recoil faster and improve accuracy while on the move, after this training you will without doubt reach your next level.
Myles is a Professional Instructor and exceptionally humble in his training approach. He confidently conveys the conceptual techniques and principles to all levels, from beginner to experienced marksmen, everyone gaining a higher confidence and improved marked performance.
David A. Erisman Sr.
Certified Self-Defense Instruction, Phoenix, Arizona
What a great workshop. Learned so much from Myles and his assistant instructors. He really made things easy to understand and could demonstrate what he was teaching. Lots of trigger pulls and exploration involved with this class. He really knows his stuff and gives a lot of insight on shooting principles and techniques. I would definitely recommend this class probably not so much for the beginner shooter, but someone who has taken good basic classes and understands how to manipulate one’s tool. Thank you so much guys. I appreciate it.
I recently attended the Cheat Codes of Shooting™ 3-Day Workshop in Richmond, CA, led by instructor Miles at Tactical Hive, and it was an outstanding experience! Miles brought a wealth of knowledge and practical expertise to the course, making complex shooting techniques accessible through clear instruction and hands-on practice. The focus on learning through shooting and repetition was incredibly effective, helping me build confidence and refine my skills.
Miles was exceptionally helpful, providing personalized attention that made the class feel tailored to each participant’s needs. His ability to break down concepts and offer real-world insights kept everyone engaged and motivated. Despite a minor challenge with the venue, Miles adapted seamlessly, ensuring the training remained top-notch and the experience was both enjoyable and impactful.
I highly recommend this workshop to anyone looking to elevate their shooting skills in a supportive, expert-led environment. Tactical Hive and Miles deliver a fantastic, results-driven course! Johann
These guys are the real deal! I’ve struggled so much with misinformation, and always doubted my instincts due to false info and because of this course I regained my confidence on DIAGNOSING my shot. I learned proper fundamentals to adjust the personal side of my shots, and path to actual improvements. Shooting is a very personal thing, there’s no hacks to improving your shot, these guys will help you figure your necessary personal touches to get things done correctly and improve your shots.
I’m a repetition learner, and I was able to get better just from the course. I seen quick learners taking the course with me go from large groupings to 1-2in groupings.
Worth every penny, the instructors have my highest respect and gratitude for teaching me so much.
This was by far the best handgun training course I’ve had to date. The courses was very informative and presented in a way that allowed for me to obtain principles, techniques and practical drills to practice on my own. Miles is an awesome instructor/teacher! I would recommend the “Cheat Codes” course to anyone who’s really serious about taking their shooting skills to the next level. The Lone Star Shooting Gun Range was the perfect range to host the course!
In my opinion successful training is about 4 main items, effective knowledge transfer, instructor(s) likeability, increased levels of challenge and having fun. Miles hit all 4. I was impressed by the content related to body anatomy when it comes to shooting with precision and speed, The tempo of the workshop was very good, and it was 3 days of constant learning and improvement. At the time I took the last stage I appreciated the personal advice Miles gave me. Now I have a good amount of fundamentals to work on improving on my own. Recommend to those who want to be challenged, learn and have fun at the same time. ADL
The amount of information covered was amazing! It was an intense 3 days (mentally exhausting) but well worth it to be able to continuously build on all the previous material covered since each day built on the previous. I would highly recommend this class to anyone serious about improving their skills, but this is not a beginner class. You will get more out of the class if you taken other classes and are at an intermediate skill level. However, the best part was Myles ability to not only be an expert in all of the skills but to be able to teach the information in a straight forward and easy to understand manner. I’ve had lots of training with instructors who know the skills but are not good teachers. You can tell Myles has put a lot of time and effort into the curriculum and how everything flows. I would defiantly take it again.
Draw, aim and shoot doesn’t even cover what this 3 day training provides… I highly recommend this class to any ladies looking to become familiar with some basic firearm skills or take your skills to the next level.
Myles and his team are Pro’s and all the practical knowledge you take away will help me as I train on my own. I learned what I didn’t know and what I didn’t know I didn’t know which was a lot!! Not once did the team make me feel stupid or inadequate for my lack of experience and since I was the only female in the group I knew I would be dealing with a bunch of guys that had more firearm exp than myself.
The class was structured daily with specific training exercises that are designed to help you improve as you move on from day one to three, definitely value for the money. I appreciated how efficient they were as well, they started on time, made use of every minute available provide instruction. I will definitely be taking another class once I’ve had some time to absorb this training and give myself the best opportunity to improve.. let’s go ladies, we can’t let the boys be the only ones out there 🔥💪🏼
I’ve been a range plinker for a decade. I thought i was getting pretty good. I mean, I can hit a static paper target with as much time as I need to aim pretty well. Hell, I got the shoot and see stickers to show I can punch holes at an indoor range pretty well. I EVEN started to plink around with some bolt action rifles and all. I MUST know a lot about shooting.
NO.
Basically, I figured out i’ve been in “driver’s ed” for the last decade. Myles and the team at Tactical Hyve finally pulled me from this basic mentality and introduced me to my first “track day”…. and crap, looks like I wasted many years just learning how to start my car and drive around a parking lot, over and over again.
My experience with Cheat Codes of Shooting was a jump head first crash course into what I SHOULD have been practicing this last decade. I was one of the least proficient shooters, but I never felt as though the class and the instructors were beyond reach, they took the time to show you how to get better. It’s not a hyperbole to say I learned more about shooting and what I need to practice and understand in these short three sessions than the last decade of plinking around.
How much did I love this course? I am taking it again less than six months later, this time, with more than just some “drivers ed experience”.
The team themselves were great people. I am not the typical student, not a LEO, not ex military, not a 5’11” fire fighter white dude. I’m a middle age 5’ 5” Asian American that grew up in San Francisco, trying to get better at some hobbies I enjoyed when i was younger. The TH team made me feel welcomed and took the time to explain things a bit more to a less proficient shooter like myself. Myles took the time to hold my hand through finding a more appropriate handgun platform to use. (using the car analogy again, I was just picking random shiny flashy handguns, like oooh, look, an expensive sports cars, lets buy it, rather than, this is a spec miata, learn on this first).
BOTTOM LINE, great people, great subject matters covered, easily recommend this course to the (past beginner) novice to shooters that just want to pick up skills to shoot faster and more accurately.
I loved every single minute of my Force on Force training. Dorr and Dave were excellent. They pushed us hard and made allowances for mistakes, but were sure to put pressure on us not to make them again, which was why I signed up. I’ll definitely be doing more courses.
Just to stress how important this training is, today I found myself in a situation while at a jet car wash in an area I was unfamiliar with that could have ended very badly for me, and others. I immediately remembered what I’d learned from this course and used it to stay safe and get myself out of what had the potential to get very ugly, very fast. Thank you Dorr, Dave and all at Tactical Hyve. You never know when you you need to think fast and act.
I recently completed the Cheat Codes of Shooting 3-day workshop in Boulder City, Nevada, and if i could,I would give this course a 6-STAR rating!
Having been shooting for just over 2 years, I spent countless hours on YouTube watching How To videos, practicing dry fire, and spending time at the range. Despite my efforts, I felt like I was hitting a wall, and my progress was slower than I wanted. It started to feel like I was wasting money practicing drills not knowing why my shots were going all over the place. That’s when I decided to invest in myself and enroll in this workshop. Halfway through the first day, I knew I had made the right decision and was excited for the days ahead.
Myles, our instructor, is awesome. He explains each topic in a way that’s easy to understand, regardless of your skill level. After discussing each topic, he demonstrates it with varying levels of performance. The course name couldn’t be more fitting—the tools provided truly feel like a cheat code, and the knowledge I’ve gained is invaluable. With guidance from Myles and the Tactical Hyve team, I now have the tools to excel in practical shooting.
Overall, I’m very happy I chose this workshop with Tactical Hyve. There’s no better way to put bullets downrange productively! I highly recommend this workshop to anyone aiming to improve their shooting performance. I’m excited to keep honing my skills, join local competitions, and enroll in another course in the future.
The class was exceptional. It added the fundamentals that I never knew I needed. I was so impressed as it was unlike any other class that I have ever taken. I’m a better shooter because of the class.
The Cheat Codes of Shooting is a great workshop for new shooters and experienced shooters alike. The Tactical Hyve staff do a great job of breaking down in great detail every aspect of shooting accurately and efficiently while keeping the class engaged in the discussion. Whether it’s the basics of a shooting stance, proper grip, proper sight alignment, to the quick transitioning between multiple targets accurately, Tactical Hyve gets you up to speed quickly and safely. This is a must do course for beginner shooters looking to get their skill sets up to speed and experienced shooters looking for those tweaks and tips to take you to a higher level of shooting.
I am a longtime pistol shooter from Florida, and just completed the 3-day workshop in Lakeland. Fantastic class! Myles is an excellent instructor and passionate about the shooting sports. A lot of cutting edge knowledge that you will not be taught at other schools. I have been to many other top-notch schools and they have never shared the secrets that Myles has shared with us. Thank you Myles.
Miles and staff were professioanl, friendly, approachable and enjoyable to work with. Miles has an outgoing personality. Miles was professional the whole time. While teaching on each module he talked with you not down to you. Julie and I were both outside our comfort zone learning news skill sets. But Miles gave it to us in manageable modules and told us it was alright to make mistakes but at the same time he set high standards. He set some lofty standards of performance, but acknowledged that our level of expertise varied and that was ok. Miles and staff run the range safely at all times. I felt comfortable but not complacent. Miles really opened our eyes to what’s possible. It’s up to us to set our goals, train and practice to reach them. Miles, thank you for your time and the excellent training.
I am a casual shooter for the last 12 years and this class really improved my accuracy and confidence with my pistol. They broke it down to make it easy to understand from stance, grip , trigger pull and sights. They also didn’t force their way on you, they show you the correct way and then based on your comfort you do that the best you can without compromising anything. Still they will make suggestions that will help.
I couldn’t bend my knees really well at all so they let me find my stance while I try to do what they demonstrated and met in the middle but it was better than how I had been standing for years.
Worth every penny and looking forward to taking another training course they offer. Instructors were focused on improving your overall shooting and not intimidating at all.
If there is an open spot for a class do hesitate to take it.
This was a fun course, minus all the red bumps on the skin from simunition – don’t worry it wasn’t that bad. I enjoyed the mix of live fire mornings followed by afternoons of different force-on-force scenarios that were realistic to the civilian world. The flat range live fire was a bit basic for me, or anyone who has been shooting for a while and has good fundamentals, but for majority of students in my class it was likely a good segue into improved marksmanship. I’ve been shooting for a while and have taken courses at various reputable facilities and I can say that the instructors (Dorr and Chris) were quality. They were knowledgable and could pick up on small things for everyone to improve upon. Both Dorr and Chris were very approachable and created an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere. I saw all novice or somewhat less experienced shooters improve quite a bit, which was good to witness. Part of me wishes there would be a little more feedback on the live fire portion for those that were more experienced like myself, but I take something back from every class and for me the highlight was definitely the force-on-force simulated rounds component. I am looking forward to seeing TacticalHyve come back to NH with the next level of force-on-force class, or perhaps even the 3-day cheat codes class.
Excellent class, I took away valuable info that I’ll incorporate into my training.
Dorr and Chris did a great job. Dorr’s teaching style suits me very well. I’ll take this class again when offered in or near New Hampshire.
Many thanks,
Lou
Chris and Dorr were amazing trainers. I learned so much and also became better at a couple things within 16 hours. Can’t wait to take another course with them
As a military veteran from the War on Terrorism days, I missed the early 2000’s military sense of humor Dorr brought to the class. It kept the class together and was able to bring some fun in a class meant for serious thought on what it really means to have to defend yourself in a real self-defense situation. The scenarios were well thought out. Dorr and Michael were awesome instructors and fun to have. Everything was great.
Great two days of training. They fit a lot of information into two days. Love the split days of live fire and sim. Scenarios were realistic.
the class was great and really helped me fix some issues. They took great care to make my wife comfortable and really helped her huge.
the only thing i do wish, was prior to the class, i sent a few email in, and posted on the FB posts asking about what kind of holsters and belts to get. Having never used a holster, i was at a loss and wanted some direction, and a random person is the only response I got, so I went off his recommendation. It worked out, but for the wife, i wish she had a belt that could just be removed and not one we laced in the pants for when she needed to go to the rest room. I don’t remember the phrasing in the email now, but if you only have the CA magazines, i would say bring way more than 3. I had more, but only brought the 3 and it felt like a constant stress to stay loaded up.
The class was super helpful and a water hose of valueable information. thanks.
invaluable training, anyone willing to learn will be a better shooter by the end of the course
Good teachers. Great practical information that was presented clearly that I can take to my range for practice
Good venue
Great class. I learned a ton and look forward to taking another class with you