u/MattJ_Shoots

For those who enjoy following along/working on the stuff I post, I figured I’ll start posting my weekly dry fire drill/focus for y’all. Been getting quite a few messages about it and for those who don’t have instagram, this is the best I can do for y’all.

If you have Instagram, I post these drills daily in my story.

This weeks focus is getting used to the snatch draw, new grip, and the input needed to move the polymer frame around.

Really starting to find my groove on the aggression/confirmation forefront. Still need to find the balance when it comes to the eyes leaving the target before a trigger press is finished. Eyes moving too soon cost me a NS and a M today. However I am super happy with the speed of the movement and shooting on the move when possible.

Today was all about putting my dry fire work into practice. Seeing faster and letting my dot be the indicator of when to pull the trigger. Really really happy with how things went. Feeling very prepared and ready to put on a good showing next weekend.

5” AB Prototype 1911 Double Wide
Optic: Gowutar GP-9 6moa ( https://gowutaroptics.com/?ref=MATTJSHOOTS for a discount)
Trigger: Red Dirt F4
Mag: Atlas 141 competition
Ammo: OakAmmo 135gr

Two Drills this week: “Triple Double” & “Step Up”

Triple Double: 7 second par time drill. 4 versions. 7 targets. 2 Squeezes on paper, 1 on steel. Goal for this drill is to shoot each array in a smooth “motion” then aggressively transition to the next array. My small spot is the off colored paster in the middle of all the darker paster’s. My permission to pull the trigger is the dot landing on that paster and “stabilizing” for the required confirmation level of that target.

Step Up: no par time. 2 versions. Steel first, paper after “step up”. This is a play on the bar hop drill. Goal of this drill is to have no wasted transition time on the steel (over transitions) and a stable dot on the middle of the steel before pulling the trigger. Soft step over the bar, then picking off colored paster on each paper as my small spot in a very aggressive timing.

Hope y’all enjoy it.

Had a really good match at A5 last week, 7th in LO. However I was 40 seconds slower than Joey. Last week started the dedication to aggression in everything. Transitions, target engagements, stage plans, and movement. Really enjoyed it today, paid off pretty well.

Had a really good time today. Had quite a few areas I could’ve done better but overall felt consistent and was less than 10 seconds off pace. Unfortunately dropped 2 Deltas but was otherwise M and penalty free. Trying to put it all together before Area 5 next month.

Far back positions are 15yd’s to swinging mini steel. Really trying to work on exploding out of a position and staying in an athletic stance when entering so my exit can be aggressive without having to change position.

Really trying to cut down on time waste when it comes to exiting a position. At buckeye I ended up being 40 seconds off pace over 14 stages. A few were 3-4 seconds however a vast majority were around 2 seconds. Watching the footage and getting feedback from top level guys, my foot speed is really really lacking. So dedicating quite a bit of time to increasing that foot speed.

*DISCLAIMER*
THIS IS SIMULATING LONGER DISTANCE, DO NOT BREAK YOUR GRIP FOR THIS SHORT OF A MOVEMENT

My Atlas 140 premium mag failed Chrono this weekend at Buckeye moving me to open minor. Their reasoning was the feed lip was “stretched out” causing it to not seat. I asked to have it taken apart and put back together and retry, my request was denied. These mags were only 6 months old and were not “tuned” or changed in anyway. Stock followers and springs. I took a video tonight after getting my mag gauge in and what do ya know…. Tough break for me but it is what it is.

Really trying to speed up the exit’s in small movements. Lost a ton of time at Buckeye not leaving as aggressive as I could have.

Pushing myself leading up to Buckeye. Trying to find a balance between aggression and accuracy. Ended up being the 5th fastest time today however dropped 4 D’s 4 M’s (2 coming from an FTSA on a stage I shot a target twice). 4 seconds off pistol (open) raw time.

Switched my WH location on my grip after my class last weekend. Have been practicing grip, vision/transitions, and tracking small spots through walls. Definitely feeling a lot more precise and quicker.

Recently hit A class and I know the next step in my shooting profession is going to be closing the gap on pace. So here’s 3 stages from yesterday where I was able to put that into action.