Quick CCW Tune Up

Drill Setup

• 1 Target at 7 yards
• Start position: Gun loaded and holstered. If in dry fire, hammer back
• 0 rounds required

Drill Modifications

• To push draw speed, move the target closer. 3 yards is a great distance to really push speed, particularly when training for conceal carry.
• To improve natural point of aim, make the targets smaller, farther, or more difficult.
• To improve natural point of aim, don’t square up perfectly on target. Rotate your feet and body so you’re facing in random directions off to either side of the target. This will help ensure a solid natural point of aim for practical accuracy since the target is rarely squared up perfectly in front o you.
• If you are struggling to prep the trigger without breaking the shot, remove the draw stroke. Bring the gun to the compressed ready, then push the handgun out to trigger prep. Bring the gun to compressed, ready, then push the handgun out to trigger prep. Removing the timer and draw stroke allows for fast repeated reps on learning where the trigger breaks.
• Closing your eyes is a nice addition to this drill. It helps you “feel” the draw stroke and trigger prep without getting distracted by what you see. Closing your eyes during the draw is also an effective test of how good your natural point of aim is. Upon finishing the draw stroke, open your eyes and see how close your sights are to being lined up and how close the sights are to being on target. If your sights are lined up and on target – you have an excellent natural point of aim.
• LEO should strongly consider running this drill without putting the finger on the trigger as LEOs are more likely to draw the gun without needing to fire the gun.

Drill Setup

• 1 Target at 7 yards
• Start position: Gun loaded and holstered, wrists below belt
• 2 shots required

Drill Modifications

• Rotate your body orientation to the target
• Start with your hands in a variety of positions
• Change the distance to the target
• In live fire, use a snap cap for the second shot fired. This saves ammo and removes recoil for the second shot so you can see if you’re jerking the trigger.

Drill Setup

• 1 Target at 7 yards
• Start position: Sights on target, finger on side of the pistol frame
• 2 shots required

Drill Modifications

• Don’t have any target on the wall at all – only watch the sights to see if they move.
• Start at the low ready.
• Use a far/difficult target. Headbox targets are great for this.

Drill Setup

• 3 Targets at 7 yards with 1 yard between each target
• Start position: Gun loaded and holstered, wrists below belt
• 6 shots required

Drill Modifications

• Start with different hand positions as if you were going about your day.
• Don’t always start with your torso perfectly squared up on target.

Drill Setup

• 1 Target at 4 yards
• Start position: gun loaded and holstered, wrists below belt
• 6 shots required

Drill Modifications

• Vary the start position. Have your hands in different positions, feet at different positions, and torso oriented in different directions. In the real world, we likely won’t be perfectly squared up on the target.
• Start the drill at a slow walk, as if you were walking down the isle at the grocery store. Use a par timer with a randomized start time with a very wide window of a beep, like 3 to 7 seconds. At the beep, run the drill. This will sharpen reaction time and improve the ability to get the gun out into action during a real world situation.
• At the beep, backpedal instead of move laterally. There are situations in the real world where moving laterally during a DGU isn’t a viable option.
• If training with a partner, have multiple targets, each with a unique identifier. Be it target type, target color, or some sort of unique marker. Instead of using a shot timer to activate the first shot, have the partner call out a unique identifier on the target. Run the drill while engaging that target. For added difficulty, the partner has the option to call out an additional target while the first one is being engaged.