Archive for the ‘DotW’ Category
Friday, June 5th, 2009
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, ...
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008
To celebrate our new Challenge Coins, this week's DotW is the F.A.S.T. (aka the Fundamentals, Accuracy, and Speed Test). The F.A.S.T. is a simple, easy to set up drill that tests a number of different skills in just a few seconds. The draw, reload, marksmanship, speed, and the ability to ...
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
I spoke with Scott Warren this afternoon, and he reminded me that there is one additional stage in his drill. There is also a freestyle run at 15yd (which is the fourth stage you shoot). So that is seven total stages and 63 total rounds.
We've changed both the DotW post ...
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Sunday, November 9th, 2008
This week's DotW comes from an active duty U.S. military officer who is directly involved in training for a special operations unit. For obvious reasons, he has asked to remain anonymous, but we very much appreciate that he shared this drill with us. It's a good idea to use the ...
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Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
The DotW this week was inspired by last week's Ken Hackathorn 3-Second Standards. This is an expanded and more challenging version of that drill, as modified by Scott Warren. If you haven't been able to earn a passing score on the original drill yet, put this week's drill in your ...
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Sunday, October 26th, 2008
This week's drill comes from one of the most talented and famous firearms instructors in the world, Ken Hackathorn. While Ken has been responsible for the creation and proliferation of many different drills over the years, his 3-Second Standards is incredibly easy to set up and administer.
For this drill, you will need:
Three ...
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Sunday, September 21st, 2008
The September Design a Drill of the Week contest winner comes from an active duty Major in the U.S. Marine Corps who has asked not to be identified. He didn't have a name for the drill, so we just made one up. 8)
The drill provides a way to do color-shape drills ...
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Sunday, August 31st, 2008
This week, we're going to work on combining some of the skills that have been the subject of recent DotW's. In particular, we're going to work on strong hand only (SHO) and weak hand only (WHO) shooting along with the reload.
Put up a large target (such as a paper plate ...
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Sunday, August 24th, 2008
The August Design a Drill of the Week contest winner is "Gunslinger" for his drill Tri-10. Thanks for the great drill, "Gunslinger!" Expect your prize (a pistol-training.com hat) to arrive soon.
"Gunslinger's" explanation:
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Here’s another “efficiency in motion” drill that evaluates one’s ability to draw, fire quickly and accurately with a two handed grip, ...
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Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
This drill comes to us from a friend at a major federal law enforcement agency.
For the drill, you will need five FBI "Q" targets, such as the one pictured at left. The "Q" target (and countless variants) are available at many online target supplies such as The Target Shop. You ...
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