by
UNCLE ZO
@UncleZoGunTales
Practice doesn’t make perfect. Correct practice makes perfect. The problem is diagnosing and correcting problems in practice can be challenging, but certain practice methods can minimize the amount of diagnosis needed.
Safely drawing a pistol efficiently and effectively is an important skill to develop for both defensive and competitive applications. In both of those contexts, speed is of the essence but it must be balanced with consistency and ensure a quality in order to establish the best foundation possible to support quick delivery of accurate hits. This isn’t the first time I’ve written on the topic and it probably won’t be the last, but this time around I want to share the current approach I am using to improve my draw with more detail that I have previously as it has evolved into a more structured approach that incorporates things I’ve learned since I last wrote about it.
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Let’s back up just a little. Over the past couple of years, I’ve received a fair amount of formal instruction and taken to heart several notable phrases and expressions used by the instructors while incorporating drills and techniques into my practice sessions.
For example, I often make use of Gabe White’s on-demand and pushing practice modalities frequently. This is apparent in several of the drill posts I’ve published where I often reduce par times until “the wheels fall off” and then back things off. In practice when I experience “the wheels falling off”, I can often hear Tom Givens saying, “you can’t miss fast enough to win”, as I start to recall his instruction. As I let off the gas pedal, I then recall Ben Stoeger telling the class, “don’t slow down, fix it.” Which begs the question that I ask myself after finishing the drill, “how do I fix it?”…READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE HERE!