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DRILL The Flying Wedge THE DRILL Load 10 rounds into a magazine. Starting at the center cone, load and make ready. On the start command, fire one round with a two-handed grip. When you hit the target, move to the right. When you arrive at the right cone, fire one round at the target using only your right hand. Return to the center cone. Fire one round with a two-handed grip. Move to the left cone and fire one round with your left hand. Return to the center cone and fire one round with a two-handed grip. Continue this sequence until you have fired all 10 rounds. SCORING Only hits count. A miss is registered as a 15-second penalty. Failure to score a hit with the last round in your magazine results in a disqualification. The fastest time wins. These are harsh penalties to ensure you focus on the objective. This is objective-based training, and the objective is to hit the target as quickly as possible. That means hitting the target is the most important element. TIPS Safety first: Remember muzzle control and trigger finger discipline. Move in the low ready with your finger off the trigger. Don’t try to sprint from one target to the next, stop, set up and fire. Instead, as you get close to each cone, get your gun up and on target and take the shot as you step behind the cone. This will be very difficult as you come back to the center cone but very easy as you move to the outlying cones. WHAT THIS TRAINS Of course, you see that you will be forced to work both strong-hand and other-stronghand shooting. You are also training to move and shoot, which means you have to divide your attention between the two elements: getting to your spot and getting your sights on target. If you follow the tip above, you will also be putting your sight on the target while you are moving. This helps to prepare you for shooting on the move. VARIATIONS The variations of this drill are many. You can do just about anything you want here. One of the best variations is to introduce a magazine change. Run the drill with two five-round magazines and see how well you do. Instead of cones, you can put cover elements on the outside edges. The simplest is a blue plastic drum, but anything that represents cover can work. Shoot the center position from kneeling. Use a cardboard or paper target and score the evolution. Open with a head shot from 15 yards. Then get moving. Be harsh when you score. If you hit the line, it’s a miss. IMPROVE YOUR TIMES This training drill helps to reinforce the skills needed to effectively move and shoot. It makes you focus on the fundamentals of one-handed shooting and reinforces the basics: Focus on the front sight and run the trigger smoothly. It also makes you think about more than one thing. Just like in a gunfight, there is a lot going on in this drill. You need to do everything correctly to improve your times. ” 14 WWW.USCCA.COM
DRILL Bad Guy Cover BY KEVIN MICHALOWSKI BAD GUY COVER KEEP SOMETHING BETWEEN THE THREAT AND YOU » THE HARD TRUTH IS that most deadly force encounters happen at very close range and often involve more than one attacker. Your positioning can go a long way in keeping you alive in such a scenario, especially if you practice using any cover available — even one of your attackers — to protect you from incoming rounds. TARGET STACKING If your assailant has a sidekick and you are forced to engage both of those attackers, the best course of action is to engage the closest threat, then put that threat between you and the next threat. This is called “target stacking” and is not very complicated. It is, however, something you really need to think about and train for. Hence, this drill. KEEP IT SIMPLE For this drill, we used Target Marking Rounds from Ultimate Training Munitions. This allows us to set up a tactical range just about anywhere. The training could also be done with Laser Ammo or any other laser-indicating device, like a SIRT pistol. The most important part is the movement. At such close range, combat accuracy should be fairly simple. Place two (or more) targets on the range with one in front of you and at least one offset as though in the “sidekick” position. The position doesn’t really matter much because you can’t always dictate the position of your adversary. Adapt to it. Move the targets often while training. Just make sure you have a safe backstop. Run this drill only as quickly as you can safely and accurately draw, move and fire. Focus on the basics. Get the gun safely out of the holster. Keep your 15 WWW.USCCA.COM
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