Shooting the box

[jeremys]

Attended a shooting class this weekend with Karl Rehn, 300 rounds.

One drill we did was to walk a 6x6 box, right, back,left forward, while engaging targets. Focus was on "A" zone, not speed. Really liked this drill. I suck at shooting while moving. This will be one I practice.

The day was focused on shooting on the move. More defensive shooters than competition guys... They had us run a dozen drills, but the box I really liked.

What drills help you improve shooting on the move, if that is your style? I have mostly been a run, plant shoot guy...

 

[jspeligene]

Sounds like something I need to practice. Is there a link that would show how it's set up and how the drill should be run?

 

[jtischauser]

Mike seeklander taught us a drill similar to that drill. set out two barrels or cones and walk figure eights around them while shooting A zone hits.

Phil Strader had a clock drill of sorts. You put out cones in a circle at 12, 1:30, 3, 4:30, 6, 7:30, 9, & 10:30 or thereabouts. You start out in the center of the circle of cones then have a buddy call out the time and you walk to the cone that he called out then go around it and back to the center of the circle. Or something like that.

I usually just practice running up to an array of targets getting the gun up fast and the sights settled faster then I shoot while moving until my legs hurt.

 

[jeremys]

I don't have any links... sorry. You just have to visualize.

As Jesse's post says, I think there are a ton of variants to make this fun and challenging...

Shoot moving the box from 6x6, to 8x8, to 12x12 while increasing distance and getting "a's"

Shoot as above setting par times....

Shoot as above while performing reloads.

Shoot as above while performing reloads and transistions.

You get the idea...lots of options.

 

[jeremys]

Clock drill...nice. I like that as it conforms more to the unknown 'drill"

 

[jeremys]

The best thing I got out of this training was that I realized I train when I am comfortable.

I need to wear myself the "f" out and then train with live fire.

The brain goes to mush when you least WANT it to.

 

[jtischauser]

The best thing I got out of this training was that I realized I train when I am comfortable.

I need to wear myself the "f" out and then train with live fire.

The brain goes to mush when you least WANT it to.

Good point! Those stages why you're worn out mean the most.

 

[Airic]

Ive used the box drill before. Its a good drill but IMO its better to break the drill down and do the individual pieces. Theres a lot going on in running even one repetition on this drill and it burns a good amount of ammo in that rep beforr you get a chance to evaluate.

I would run say 10 reps moving right to left, experimenting with different speeds and styles of movement. That will tell what is the smoothest/most accurate. Then 10 L-R, 10 forward, backwards...ect.

I find simplifying it like this allows me to learn more about what works best for me.

 

[scooter123]

Mike Seeklander also showed us something similar to clock drill mentioned above. Mentally picture a clock face that is 3 yards in diameter with 3 targets 1 yd apart and 10 yds away (measured from the 12 oclock position). The drill is to pick a number, shoot on the move to the number directly across, reload and shoot on the move going backwards to starting number. As an example, pick 9 oclock. Buzzer goes off, you move to the 3 oclock and shoot, 2 rounds each. At the 3 oclock, you reload and shoot on the move going backwards. You can work all directions on the clock face and vary the distance to the target as your skill increases. Awesome drill.

 

[runawaygun762]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JMYhDybd8s

This is a very basic box drill I did in Arizona with a group I used to shoot with. I love this drill, because you can add multiple targets, multiple reloads, longer distances, use rifle or shotgun instead, or even transition from longarm to sidearm. It's a great drill overall.