Practice Drills from Rob Leatham (as described by Massad Ayoob in American Handgunner March/April 2005)
SLOW FIRE DRILL -- Five shots on target, unlimited time, two hand standing position. Done once each from 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 yards. Each shot reinforces the basics and the shooter also verifies sight zero.
FIVE-SECOND DRILL -- The shooter has five seconds to draw and fire a single shot. This is an opportunity to refresh muscle-memory and make sure every moment from the draw to the shot placement is correct. Then the shooter repeats the drill with three rounds, then with four rounds, then with five rounds, etc. all the way up to ten rounds in five seconds. Distance begins at 3, then to 5, 7 and 10 yards. All shots must be in the A-zone of the target.
THREE-GRASP DRILL -- The shooter draws and fires two shots from their preferred two-hand stance, then shoots two rounds strong hand only and then two rounds weak hand only. (An alternate version is to fire one shot from each position). This is conducted from 3,5,7 and 10 yards, all shots in the A-zone of the target.
SHOOT AND MOVE DRILL -- Fire five shots moving forward. Then five shots retreating. Then begin at the 10 yard line and leave a magazine on the ground at the 3 yard line. At the start signal, move forward firing until you have reached the point where you placed the fresh magazine. Pick up the magazine from the ground and reload and then fire as you retreat back to the starting point.
SHOOT - RELOAD - SHOOT DRILL -- At ten yards, facing a single target. Draw and fire six rounds, reload, and fire another six rounds. The shooter should fire as fast as they can and still keep all hits within the A-zone of the target.
THE EL PRESIDENTE DRILL -- At ten yards, facing three targets placed one yard apart, shoulder to shoulder. At the signal, draw and fire two rounds on each target, reload, and re-engage each target with two rounds. The shooter should fire as fast as they can and still keep all hits within the A-zone of the target. Once the shooter can perform this drill with consistent good results, practice the traditional "El Presidente" drill: Begin with your back to the targets. At the signal, turn and then draw and engage each target with two rounds, perform a mandatory reload, and re-engage each target with two rounds. The goal is accuracy, shooting quickly yet keeping all rounds in the A-zone of the target. Another alternative is performing either one of the versions above, but after the reload engaging the head of each target with either one or two rounds. Doing this teaches the shooter to "change gears" -- first engaging the targets fast with coarse accuracy and then slowing down to deliver precision head shots.
Phsyical and Mechanical consistency กับ ความเร็วในการยิงipsc
มีบทความดีๆเกี่ยวกับPhsyical and Mechanical consistency ในการยิงipsc จาก gun nuts โดยมีคลิปการยิงของDaveประกอบคำอธิบายด้วย
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The title of the post says it all, actually - in competitive shooting, the best and greatest shooters are the best because they are extremely consistent. They've practiced every action from drawing, firing, and reloading to the point where their ingrained muscle memory allows them to perform physical actions with little to no variations during repetitions of the action. That allows the top shooters to minimize wasted movement, which then makes them faster.
In the above video, watch Dave Sevigny reload his gun - everything is done on the shortest path possible, so that he doesn't waste any energy with excessive motion. The same goes for his actual movement. By taking the fastest line through the course, he minimizes lower body movment, allowing him to have a solid base to fire from.
With phsyical consistency, you also need mechanical consistency; meaning that your gun and gear have to be 100% reliable. I had a "mechanical" issue at a steel match this weekend, which added about 15 seconds to my time on a stage, and dropped me from what would have been approximately a 3rd place finish all the way to 6th. While a top 10 finish is nice, a top 5 finish would have been a much better way to start off the Steel season at MCF&G.
The problem with mechanical consistency is that while we as the shooter can control many of the factors that contribute to your guns and gear running flawlessly, not everything is 100% under your control (although mine was, I hadn't cleaned my magazines since the last time I shot, and dirty magazine = malfunction in the gun). Sometimes, weird things happen to guns, and when you're running high round counts, your statistical odds of a weird thing happening increase. However, there are things we can do to ensure that our equipment is as reliable as we can make it.
Keep it clean - this includes your magazines (stupid mistakes), holster, magazine holders, and of course your gun itself. I try to clean my gun every 200 rounds at a minimum, and I usually clean it in between every match. Note: if you're cleaning your match gun, make sure you test fire it after you clean it before you take it to a match.
Replace parts regularly - magazine springs, recoil springs, magazine holders, etc. By keeping your parts fresh, you avoid any jams or malfunctions that would be caused by a worn out piece of gear.
Keep records - starting this year, I'm keeping a record of every round I fire, whether it's in practice or competition. That way, I can track round counts on various guns, and have a much more accurate idea of when I need to get them "in the shop" for serious maintenance.
Three simple steps, but they may save you a major mechanical headache at your next match.
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