"Chris K." Shooting on the move. Check out his aggressive posture, head up, forward hand as far forward as he can get it with his thumb over the top of the rail for better recoil management.
So all that was said to say this. Our day was successful because of a few simple things that guys overlook. Remember it's training and not just simply waisting ammo, time and money.
1st. We had a plan and semi stuck to it. I try to always have a planned out training day and make it a point to write it down. Writing it down helps me stay on course and not go off shooting things I do not need to be working on just because it pops in my head. However if I need further work on one skill I may continue working a particular skill longer before moving on. Also writing it down helps me keep long term data on my shooting.
2nd. I work on marksmanship FIRST and pistol before M4. I always do my pistol marksmanship at 25 yards on bulls or the head of an IPSC if I am somewhere and do not have bulls. I always knock out some freestyle, Strong Hand Only (SHO) and Other Strong Hand (OSH). Always shoot SHO and OSH even if it is only a few rounds. If you are ever in need of shooting someone SHO or OSH you will be better off having done so. I shoot my rifle marksmanship from 100 yards or farther if the range will allow. Working on marksmanship whether it be with pistol or your rifle needs to be done at distance to show the errors in your fundamentals. You are cheating yourself if you don't.
"JD" going "BIG" while shooting on the move. Yes that's three rounds air born at a time and hitting the camera man.
3rd. While training, don't just jump from bulls to shooting on the move with multiple targets and so on. Work on one skill at at a time and build on that. "Crawl, Walk, Run" even in your own training. This will help you develop as a shooter and actually get better on those small skills people tend to take for granted. Now if you are testing yourself to see where you are at, then do it cold and "GO BIG" (JD).
4th. Record scores, times, split times and gather as much data on yourself or your buddies as you can. This will help in your long range planning or if your working toward a particular standard or goal. Otherwise you are not tracking progress and will not reach the goals you are trying to attain.
5th. Add movement to your training. Shootouts aren't happening at 10 yards standing still. Train on foot work. One thing I have learned from "Chris K." is how important footwork is in shooting, CQB and fighting. Even if all you have time for is working on footwork down the hallway of your house then do it. Throw up your finger gun and practice moving down the hallway.
6th. Add stress to your shooting and training. Now this isn't a post about stress shoots or stress in general that will come later. You can add some physical fitness or elevated heart rate to your shooting. Add time standards, timers (shot timer) to your training. The added pressure of a time standard tends to lead to have guys falling to pieces. Peer pressure (guys watching you or giving you shit) is great however don't over due it to the point a guy on your team won't push his training because he doesn't want to throw shots. If you don't throw a shot in your training you are not pushing yourself. Eventually force on force. Now true force on force doesn't last long because you run out of training partners however using SIMS or UTM rounds is very effective. These things are important and you must implement them into your training.
These are just a few tips to get you on track and on your way to becoming a great shooter. All of these items can and could be there own post and I may write about each of these shortly.
Thanks, The "DAV"
Marge this should help you plan your next training day!!!!!
I'm trying....but there are too many big works and abbreviations to follow. :) But I did read it and will practice my footwork down the hallway!
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