Name the Drill, Win a Prize
5-Jun-09 – 17:36 by ToddG
Earlier this week, I was shooting with Scott Warren (of Warren Tactical) and we worked on something he’s adapted from one of Rob Leatham’s drills. It’s a pretty straightforward transition routine. You start with four steel chest plates at a range of 10yd, spaced three yards apart. On the buzzer, draw and engage one shot per target back and forth for 20 rounds. Goal is 100% hits in less than 10 seconds. Note that you do not “double” the targets on the end, you shoot them once and then reverse direction. So the sequence is: T1-T2-T3-T4-T3-T2-T1-T2, etc. There are no makeup shots. If you miss a plate, it’s a miss … move on to the next plate.
We’re planning to list this at the pistol-training.com Drills page, but there’s a problem. The drill doesn’t have a name. How can you list a drill that doesn’t have a name?
So Scott has offered to help us find a name. For 4 days, you can respond to this post with your idea for the perfect name to give this drill. Deadline is 11:59 PM EDT on Monday 8-June. Scott will choose the best suggestion and the winner will receive a free set of Warren Tactical sights.
Even though you don’t need to shoot the drill to offer up a name, you should shoot it to appreciate the training factor. It’s easy to set up, and makes for a fast & simple drill to work your target to target transitions.
Please limit your suggestions to three (3) per person.
So, let the names begin! ToddG
78 Responses to “Name the Drill, Win a Prize”
Sounds like fun. I’ll give it a try:
1. Fire Extinguisher Drill.
2. Or simply Extinguisher Drill. You are spraying the targets like a fire, back and forth.
3. Warren Transition Drill (I know you really needed my help to come up with that one.)
By BrentPete on Jun 5, 2009
1. 4×20 drill
2. Warren drill
3. 20 & 4 drill
????
By John Taylor on Jun 5, 2009
The Zipper or
The Z
By MichaelH on Jun 5, 2009
Hmmm,
20 down in 10
that’s all I’ve got for now. Gonna shoot that drill tonight at class. but on paper, as we don’t have steel.
By Rob E on Jun 5, 2009
The Steel Mill
By jim on Jun 5, 2009
SWac-a-mole
By lindertw on Jun 5, 2009
Tried it . Tough drill. I was thinking it should be called … Groundhog day.
By Rob R on Jun 5, 2009
Rolling Thunder
The Sweeper
Boardinghouse rules
By Darrel F. on Jun 5, 2009
The Tactical Zig-Zag
By Timothy Slemp on Jun 5, 2009
The 1-2-3-4-3-2-1 sequence reminds me of stair-step drills in crossfit, and the ultimate objective of the training is to help bad guys move on to the next life… I’d call it “Stairway to Heaven”.
By Scott on Jun 5, 2009
The “Warren Peace” drill.
(Don’t know if Scott Warren has a sense of humor!)
By Javier L on Jun 5, 2009
1. 20 to 4 (20 shots to 4 targets)
2. tempo drill
3. quad run
daddy needs a pair of sights for a new G19.
By David on Jun 6, 2009
(water)*sprinkler drill (chi-chi-chi-chi…)
*speed reading drill
*FAB20 drill (forward and back 20 times)
By redband D on Jun 6, 2009
1. The Shoot ‘n Go
2. The 20/100/10 drill
3. Terminator drill. (From your example of T1-T2-T3 etc. haha)
By DougP on Jun 6, 2009
1. “Target Transition Drill”. Not a sexy name, but a practical one. Tells you exactly what the drill is about.
2. “4×20 Transitions Drill” (or “4×20 Target Transitions Drill”). Again tells you what’s going on, and can even open the door for variations to be made and appropriately labeled, e.g. 5×25, 3×10. Once you know the base drill (and name), it’s easy to perform variations on the drill by just calling out the numbers.
That’s all I’ve got for now.
By hsoi on Jun 6, 2009
That drill reminds me of a tank scanning for targets, so how about:
Turret Drill.
By Tony B on Jun 6, 2009
1. Steel Sweep
2. Steel Sweep 4/20
By Jeff L on Jun 6, 2009
eanie-meanie-mineie-mo
By Tim on Jun 6, 2009
1. The Switchback Drill
By Tom C on Jun 6, 2009
The back-and-forth drill?
Zipper drill?
Lawnmower drill?
By Bryan M on Jun 6, 2009
The 4-1-20 Drill
The Warren 20
Wipe-Up Drill
By Jack L on Jun 6, 2009
Twenty-4
Upstairs/Downstairs
Street Sweeper
By Mike P on Jun 6, 2009
Here’s some word play on the sprinkler suggestion: “Watering the lawn”
That’s 4 I know but I think it’s got potential.
By Mike P on Jun 6, 2009
Circle 20
There and back again
LRRL (left right right left)
By ADH on Jun 6, 2009
I’ll use up my other two suggestions:
Colonel Klank
The Gong Show
By jim on Jun 6, 2009
Un-Warrented
By MHCPD on Jun 6, 2009
That’s a lot of ringing steel in <10 seconds.
I’d call it the 10 Second Pinger.
By TomC on Jun 6, 2009
1. The “Next” drill
2. Steel Shuffle
3. “Waking up the neighbors”
By Kevin W. on Jun 6, 2009
Quattro drill
By Bax on Jun 6, 2009
4×4 drill
By Bax on Jun 6, 2009
The 420 or 4:20 or 4/20
By ZChen on Jun 6, 2009
“4:20″ … no.
By ToddG on Jun 6, 2009
1. Warren sweep.
2. Warren Sprinkler Sweep.
3. 20-4-1 Sprinkler.
‘Sprinkler” as in watering the lawn.
By Blurboy on Jun 6, 2009
Warren’s Rabbit
By HowardCohodas on Jun 6, 2009
here is a perfect name after trying the drill just call it what it is
1.) 410×2
2) 410 turnaround
3) 4102x
thanks for all your hard work and sharing of ideas and drills It does make mea better shooter and a faster one with 2″ circle hits
By Loren Hatch on Jun 6, 2009
Tetra-
[edit]Etymology
From Ancient Greek ?????- (tetra-), combining form of ???????? (tettares) ‘four’.
[edit]Pronunciation
IPA: /?t?t??/
[edit]Prefix
tetra- (or before a vowel tetr-)
Forming compound words having the sense of ‘four’.
This contest being announced on the day of 25th anniversary of a pioneer game, the drill out to be called Tetris drill. Both (drill and game) are something I’ll suck at…
By YVK on Jun 7, 2009
1. The Global Warren Terror
2. Plater Shots (ominous sounding, no?)
Third guess reserved for more thought…
By LOKNLOD on Jun 7, 2009
ha, no on the “4:20″, that made me chuckle.
can I vote for someone elses suggestion? I think “Turret” is the best one so far, or maybe add a “the” to it. “The Turret”. either way the original poster gets a vote from me for that. (not that my vote actually counts).
By Rob E on Jun 7, 2009
1. Quadraphonic Blast
2. Constant Concussion
3. The Oscillating Hammer
God Bless,
David
By David B. on Jun 7, 2009
EASY THE WARREN SPEED DRILL OR THE GREEN/WARREN SPEED DRILL.
By Eddie Pereira on Jun 7, 2009
For anyone who ever learned to play a musical instrument…
Scale drill
Cheers,
Pk
By Pk on Jun 7, 2009
How about 10 for 20?
By carlos on Jun 7, 2009
The Wave
The Zombie drill
Over run
By Ken Stretz on Jun 7, 2009
Pan and Pop
By Troy Hayes on Jun 7, 2009
The Tombstone Drill
By Pepper on Jun 7, 2009
the horizon drill
By james on Jun 7, 2009
Morse Code
By Dave S on Jun 7, 2009
20/10 Drill
ten/20 Drill
2010 Drill
or
the 20 to 10 Drill
Sorry that was an extra! But absolutely love his sights! What is his setup Fiber or 2 dot night? Curious
By Erik on Jun 7, 2009
“Hind Sight is 10/20″
By Locobombero on Jun 8, 2009
The WARREN 20-10 STEEL STRIKE
(the 20-10 to be read as merely ‘twenty ten’)
By Tecs on Jun 8, 2009
Line ‘m up
One at a time
A target rich environment
By Jim Zick on Jun 8, 2009
Warren’s Whac-a-Steel
By HowardCohodas on Jun 8, 2009
+1 for “The Sprinkler”
By red on Jun 8, 2009
Wiper drill
By Rick on Jun 8, 2009
The Seesaw
By Brett on Jun 8, 2009
Serve the Plates
One Per Serving
Rack ‘em Up
By Z on Jun 8, 2009
1) Warren’s 20 in <10
2) Singles Please!!!
3) Distinct Twenty
By Lance P on Jun 8, 2009
The Warren H.I.T.S. drill (horizontal immediate transitional shooting)
Ugh… now my brain hurts.
By james on Jun 8, 2009
1)TGO’s Talladega (Prison) Transition Drill
TGO-”The Great One” for Leatham’s influence
Talladega-even folks who no nothing about racing like myself would think speed. Also, I believe a federal prison in Talladega was the location of a successful raid by the FBI’s HRT in 1991 in which no one was killed. A nice juxtaposition considering the zombie nature of the drill.
Besides who doesn’t like a little alliteration.
2) The Tijuana Transition Drill
In honor of some hombres I just discovered in a story from San Diego.
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jun/08/1n8barf002939-sd-polices-border-unit-last-gunsling/
3) Your wife and Her Three Naked Lovers Drill
Just for the pun of it!
By SC on Jun 8, 2009
The “20-in-10 torture drill”
By Lane on Jun 9, 2009
I had one but my mobile phone wouldn’t post!
How about the Blackbird Drill (four and twenty blackbirds, baked in a pie)???
I’m always late to the dance!
By ruminator on Jun 9, 2009
The Four Horsemen drill
By Chris Haseman on Jun 9, 2009
The contest closed at 11:59 Monday night, folks. Entries have been submitted to Warren Tactical and they’ll choose. As soon as that happens, we’ll announce. Good luck to everyone!
By ToddG on Jun 9, 2009
Suggestion #1: 4 At 10, for 20 In 10
Suggestion #2: 4 squared/10 squared
By Jon Stein on Jun 9, 2009
Whoops! In after the lock….oh well!
Best, Jon
By Jon Stein on Jun 9, 2009
I’d call this drill the “Line ‘em up, shoot ‘em down” drill.
Chris
By Chris17404 on Jun 10, 2009
Alvin York
see-saw
Whac-a-mole
By nordsieck on Jun 10, 2009
“Damn, zombies ARE tough”, or DZAT.
By William Aprill on Jun 10, 2009
I would go with a music reference like “Scales”
By Greg on Jun 15, 2009
How about The “Warren Wave” ?
By Rob Haught on Jun 17, 2009
After much deliberation, meditation, and communing with the spirit of John M. Browning, Warren Tactical has selected hsoi as the contest winner. Congratulations, hsoi!
By ToddG on Jun 25, 2009
Whoo!
Thank you Todd, thank you Scott!
By hsoi on Jun 25, 2009
congratulations hsoi! which one did they pick? #1 or #2?
By David on Jun 25, 2009
Nice!
By jim on Jun 25, 2009
I personally loved the “Warren Peace Drill” By Javier L
By Erik on Jun 26, 2009
It’s catchy and you would remember it.
By Erik on Jun 26, 2009
NAME THE DRILL THE WARREN10-4
By MZIK on Jul 2, 2009
Congrats
I just saw this now and was going to suggest Domino or Ping-Pong…gets the chain reaction/back and forth feeling pretty down pat
By MikeMan on Mar 28, 2011