Beginner Handgun Drills

Marty Mcfly

Marty Mcfly

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Hey CGN,

Im a bit new to the sport and am finally doing my Black Badge course next weekend. For just over a 1000 rounds I have been setting up my target at around 7-10 yards and just going for bullseye while working on my grip and trigger pull. Are there any beginner drills that you would recommend for a noob like me keeping in mind I cannot holster yet?

Thanks in advance!
 
Honestly get yourself a good dry fire training program and go with that. It's free and you can do it in your own house in your spare time. Most of it is out of a holster but unloaded so it will get you used to drawing and holstering safely.

Personally I went form a mid to high A class standard shooter in Alberta to GM in one year of actual work, 80% of that was dry fire.
 
red magnum said:
Honestly get yourself a good dry fire training program and go with that. It's free and you can do it in your own house in your spare time. Most of it is out of a holster but unloaded so it will get you used to drawing and holstering safely.

Personally I went form a mid to high A class standard shooter in Alberta to GM in one year of actual work, 80% of that was dry fire.
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Thank you for the reply! Is there a program you would recommend me trying?
 
Speed is a byproduct of accuracy, just do basic drills and everything will come together. Take the course first, that will show you many basic drills you can use.

Draw and get a sight picture, do it a few thousand times, then do it more. Muscle memory is the key
 
Download some targets (like this one http://pistol-training.com/drills/dot-torture ) and dry fire with snap caps. I set up an office divider and stapled targets to it. I practice reloading over a small table with a rubber mat on it for magazines to fall on. You can also start the drills with your gun on the table if you haven't been using a holster. It's helped me a lot and a good place to start. More dry fire info: http://personaldefensetraining.com/dryfire-drills/
 
Ben Stoegers dry fire books and his dvds are amazing. They have really helped me get better.

Since you are going into your BB Course thou, just make sure you are familiar with how to use your equipment, and that you can reliably hit a paper plate at 2y,5y,7y 10y,15y, and that you can get some reliable hits at 25y.

Your BB course will teach you how to safely draw, move, and fire. It will really be the basis for IPSC, and after wards you will know alot better what you need to practice, and the proper way to do it.
 
I do a lot of dry firing to practice indexing.

Put two post it notes on the wall far enough apart that you're doing at least a 90 degree transition from one to the other. I pratice draws to one of the post its and get a good sight picture and then transition to the other one before dry firing. Then practice them in reverse order.
 
Don't practice draws or reloads at at this time. It's possible you will learn bad habits that the BB instructor will then have to get you to de-program and that takes more time than learning them right in the first place. Those techniques can wait for the course.

Coming up to the course - just sight picture, trigger prep, trigger break, call shot and repeat. (which can be done dry too)
Familiarize yourself with your gun's controls and ensure that it, your equipment and the ammo you're bringing to the course work 100% reliably.
 
Freedom Ventures said:
Don't practice draws or reloads at at this time. It's possible you will learn bad habits that the BB instructor will then have to get you to de-program and that takes more time than learning them right in the first place. Those techniques can wait for the course.

Coming up to the course - just sight picture, trigger prep, trigger break, call shot and repeat. (which can be done dry too)
Familiarize yourself with your gun's controls and ensure that it, your equipment and the ammo you're bringing to the course work 100% reliably.
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bad habits come from instructors too :)

Learn your equipment first, get used to the hardware, everything comes after
 
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