This live-fire range training drill measures the speed at which you are shooting. It will help you make faster follow-up shots - which may be critical in a self-defense emergency. You'll also learn to watch the sights more closely, "tracking" them through the arc of the recoil. "Sight tracking" is a valuable advanced-level skill. When you master it, you'll be able to fire the next shot as quickly as possible. As you recover from the recoil and the sights come back into the target zone, your eyes are already on them and you're ready to take the next shot ASAP.

You'll need a dedicated shot timer for this drill. It'll track both the time AND the number of shots you fire. A shot timer is a good investment because you can use it in a bunch of different training scenarios (Brownells sells them).

For this drill, you'll shoot at a 6" target at 5 yards, with a "3 second par time," meaning you'll fire as many rounds as you can in 3 seconds. Start with the sights on the target. Repeat the drill 3 times. Keep your eyes on the sights through each firing arc. The goal is 100% accuracy. So you want to shoot as FAST as safely possible but not so fast you sacrifice accuracy.

If you have trouble achieving the 100% standard of accuracy at first, switch to an 8" target. Conversely, if you're finding it easy to nail the 8" target, step back to the 10-yard line. You'll find you are not able to fire as many rounds in the 3-second par time as you could at the 5-yard line.

When you're able to track your sights as they move up and down during recoil, you've attained a "next-level" marksmanship skill!

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