Building a Drill

Building a drill is actually a fairly easy process, but few folks do it. While it does require work to refine, you can create drills that challenge and test your skills. And the best part is that you just made all that hard work a lot more fun. All it takes is a purpose and some time.

Purpose:

Start your drill by asking: what skill do I want to work? You can work on accuracy, throttling speed, reloads, shooting on the move, mental processing or any number of other skills. You can also do some combining of these skills. Be careful not to add to much to the drill or you won't be able to accurately measure the skill you wish to improve. Start simple. How many rounds? How do you measure each specific skill? What specific goal are you working toward? Be clear about your intentions.

Standards:

With your purpose clear, set some standards. In the shooting world, there are three metrics that are easily measured: distance, accuracy, and time. What distance is apprpriate? What target do you intend appropriate? How fast is appropriate? Is faster better? Why?

Special Conditions:

Does this drill apply to everyone? What guns or people need special exceptions? Think about low cap guns, revolvers, and people with limited mobility. What should be changed, if anything?

Testing:

The final stage of the creation is testing the drill. You should enlist as many people as possible, with as many different guns as possible, to try the drill. This will verify the standards you set, or help you adjust them. It will also allow you to see what is possible by shooters with more experience, as well as understand how difficult it can be by watching newer shooters.

Work it out and have fun!