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Shooting Drills

2018 Practice Session #4

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   My friend Claude Werner recently wrote an article where he postulated most shooters don’t do any real structured practice with their firearms.  They plink or play, but they generally don’t perform drills designed with realistic standards in order to improve performance.  In the article, Claude talked about sharing details and […]

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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2018 Practice Session #3

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   My friend Claude Werner recently wrote an article where he postulated most shooters don’t do any real structured practice with their firearms.  They plink or play, but they generally don’t perform drills designed with realistic standards in order to improve performance.  In the article, Claude talked about sharing details and […]

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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2018 Practice Session #2

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   My friend Claude Werner recently wrote an article where he postulated most shooters don’t do any real structured practice with their firearms.  They plink or play, but they generally don’t perform drills designed with realistic standards in order to improve performance.  In the article, Claude talked about sharing details and […]

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Guerrilla Approach Consistency Drill

Written by Greg Ellifritz I saw this drill on Facebook and decided I had to try it.  It looks kind of like “Dot Torture” but doesn’t test the same skill sets.  This drill is all about accuracy, trigger control and speed.   The drill requires the download of the Guerrilla Approach Consistency Target.   Once […]

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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New Dot Torture Variation

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Lots of shooters are familiar with the original Dot Torture shooting drill.  This challenging, one box pistol workout was originally designed by trainer David Blinder and has been popularized on several well known shooting forums.   My friend and super-genius John Hearne created a new version of this popular drill.  […]

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Shooting Drill- Spaulding’s Drills, Skills, and Standards

  Written by Greg Ellifritz   My friend Dave Spaulding recently wrote an article about the standard drills he uses to evaluate his students at the beginning of a training class.  The drills themselves serve as a great practice session if you work them for multiple repetitions.  Check out the article at the link below: […]

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Switch Hitting Shooting Drill

  Written by Greg Ellifritz   Being able to switch hands while shooting a pistol is a critical skill to acquire.  Not only is it useful to switch hands to maximize use of cover, it is critically important to be able to switch hands if your shooting arm becomes injured in the gunfight.  It’s a […]

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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10-10-10 Shooting Drill

Written by Greg Ellifritz   In this article, well known firearms instructor Larry Vickers describes a shooting drill that he likes to use with his students.  It’s a pretty common drill and it has been ascribed to many people, most commonly Ken Hackathorn.     Larry’s version of the drill is easiest.  He uses a […]

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Hardwire Tactical “Super Test” Shooting Drill

Written by: Greg Ellifritz       Hardwire Tactical recently posted a new shooting drill on their Facebook page.  It is a drill that is indoor range friendly (no drawing from a holster), quick to shoot and easy to remember.  It should serve as a great option for those of you looking to track baseline […]

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Hardwired Tactical Snubby Super Test

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I got this drill from Wayne Dobbs and Darryl Bolke at the Hardwired Tactical Facebook page.  Wayne and Darryl are both experienced retired police officers and firearms instructors.  They put out top-notch information.   This is the drill they developed for testing one’s competency with a snubnose revolver.   Here […]

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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CCO “Extending the Short Sword” Shooting Drill

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Cap City Outfitters is a local high end gun shop and gear store in central Ohio.  The folks who run the store also publish weekly training and equipment articles on the store’s website.   One of the recent updates was about a shooting drill they created.  I really like the […]

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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The Turret Drill

  Over the past few years, I’ve posted a few articles from Henry, “The Old Man from Tennessee.”  Henry is 91 years old and lives by himself up on a mountain in rural Tennessee.  Henry has been a lifelong shooter and has a unique perspective on the defensive use of a firearm.  Henry sent me […]

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Shooting Drill- RE Factor Tactical Shooter Standard

Written by Greg Ellifritz I use the target pictured above (RE Factor Essentials) in a lot of my personal training and in the lower level handgun classes I teach.  The company that makes the target also has a range drill particularly designed around it.  They call the drill the RE Factor Tactical Shooter Standard.  It […]

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Shooting Drill- 15 in 10

Written by: Greg Ellifritz     My friend Dave Spaulding introduced me to the 15 in 10 drill in a recent article he wrote for Handguns Magazine.  According to the article, the drill was originally developed by Mike Pannone of CTT Solutions.   It’s a great drill for developing rapid shooting skills at (relatively) small […]

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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The Tactical Professor’s “Baseline Evaluation”

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   The Tactical Professor describes a great shooting drill you can use to establish baseline competency and track improvement over time.   I like drills like this that provide a measurable standard that you can track over time.   The drill requires 50 rounds (five sequences of 10 shots each) and is […]

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Dot Torture Shooting Drill

    One of the shooting drills I like to use to hone my trigger control is called “Dot Torture”.  It’s relatively well known among the competitive shooting community, but many recreational or defensive shooters may have never seen it.   The drill was originally developed by David Blinder at Personal Defense Training.  It involves […]

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Marcus Wynne’s 100 Round Neural Fluidity Practice Course

Written by: Greg Ellifritz     My friend Marcus Wynne sent me a practice shooting course a couple weeks ago.  He asked me to give it a try, noting that when he used it with some students he noticed some dramatic improvement in fluidity while changing hands with a pistol.  I shot the course and […]

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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“Five-Second Standard” Shooting Drill

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Special operations trainer Pat McNamara developed this drill and wrote about it in a recent Gunfighter Moment on Soldier Systems’ website.  He calls it his “Five Second Standards.”  The drills are shot on an IPSC target and only the “A-Zone” is used.  The “A-Zone” is roughly 6″ x 11″.   […]

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Shooting Drill- FBI Qualification Test

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   To the amazement of my armed citizen friends, most police qualification courses are little more than a joke.  With a full day’s worth of pistol training, I can get almost everyone to the point where they can pass their state’s police qualification course.  In Ohio, our course is so easy […]

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Ken Hackathorn’s “Wizard Drill”

 Written by Greg Ellifritz   Legendary trainer Ken Hackathorn requires no introduction.  As a founder of both IPSC and IDPA as well as a contract trainer for elite police and military groups around the world, his expertise is unmatched.  What test does he use to determine if a student is adequately prepared to defensively use […]

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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