AlumNI Testimonials

Cole Kemp

“Recently took a two day class and learned something new every time we walked up to the line. Mark is very knowledgeable and gave me the tools to improve during and after the class. Given the chance I’ll be taking more classes.”

Brennan Brenneke

“I took Spin Up Rifle with Mark back in May. It was my first dedicated rifle class and it was truly fantastic. Mark has a unique but very effective method of teaching and communicating shooting concepts based on his own experiences.”

Grant Wood

“Absolutely great class. Did the 2 day performance consolidation, and man, it was a blast! Mark has really figured out how to get people to go faster, without going faster. (Hard to explain, just take the class lol.) can’t wait to have him back!”

Greg Ryder

“After taking one of Mark’s Performance Pistol Courses, I left with a burning desire to become a better shooter.  His training exposed areas to work on to improve my speed and accuracy and I also learned how to get a lot more out of my dry fire practice.  Mark teaches in an extremely approachable way where you decide which techniques yield the best outcomes in your own shooting.  He also demos every exercise, so you get a clear picture of what to strive for. I’ve never heard someone so simply articulate the things I need to really focus on and observe to become more consistent”

John Wicks

I can’t recommend enough training with JBS Training Group. If you are on the fence about training with Mark, it’s 100% worth it, and I will definitely go see him again in the future. If you are interested in becoming an American Rifleman and improving yourself in general, Mark Smith may be a good resource to start or continue that journey.”

Shooter

“Mark’s approach to teaching the draw-process was successful in teaching our recruits the past 2 weeks. Starting at 5 seconds and getting down to 1 second was fantastic! It really helped the instructors see what they were doing incorrectly.”

Chris Hitch

That man says some $hit in some southern metaphor, with a drawl, slaps you on the back, says just do it Bubba, and magically you got .4 secs off your last drill. I think he's damn magic! Mark said “A racoon ain’t never gonna be no damn astronaut, but you can strap a rocket to him, just do it bubba. Stand by!!”

Ian Melchior

I can honestly say this is the best instruction I've ever had. His safety brief before the class was the best brief I've ever had. Ever. The way he explained the potential risks and the life altering accidents that could occur, stuck with me and everyone else throughout the class. I can't speak for everyone else, but the PERSPECTIVES he put US through in that brief are going to stick with me forever.”