Live Fire Drills for the beginner

[champ198]

what would some live fire drills be good to start with for a beginner?

I know there are tons and tons of different scenarios and so on out there but what would be a good start for a beginner.

[Hi-Power Jack]

I like the Dot Torture Drill, or any derivative thereof.     

[RAP]

I would invest in Ben Stoeger Breakthrough Marksmanship book. I took his class last June and we did all of his drills that are in this book. It was very helpful and he gives you some diagnosis diagrams to help figure out whats happening. I still do a lot to the drills today, such as his doubles. I will continue to use these drills to keep refining the basics which helps in my overall shooting. 

[igofast85]

The Steve Anderson books will also give you some basic direction for your practice.

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[stick]

14 hours ago, Hi-Power Jack said:

I like the Dot Torture Drill, or any derivative thereof.     

I couldn't agree more.  Any form of the dot drill.

[superlifer03]

My go to drills are:

 

20 aces - 4 strings of 5 shots at 25 yds.  5 second par time for each string.  Really forces you to grip the gun and teaches you how to shoot fast and accurate.  This is also how I sight my gun in. 

 

5 shots at 25 yds (5 second par time), 3 shots at 15 (3 second par), 3 shots at 10 (2.25 second par), 3 shots at 7 (1.75 second par), 3 shots at 3 (1.25 second par).  These are done at each yard line wrists below belt AND wrists above shoulders, par time remains the same for each type of draw.  Goal is to make par times and all A's.  Shooting more than two shots really forces you to "grip" the gun hard. 

 

2 rounds at 25 yds.  Your target time should be consistently under 2 seconds.  Cleans up a lot of sloppiness! 

 

4 aces - 2 reload two at 7 and 10 yds.  Trying to keep everything under 3 seconds.  Review all your shots on your timer each string. 

 

Draw and step into shooting area, 3, 7, 10, 15 and 25. 

 

Set up banks of targets using hard cover and no shoots and incorporate a plate rack into it.  Shoot a plate, transition to paper, back to plate, etc. etc. 

 

For dry fire I follow Steve Anderson Refinement and Repetition and do all the drills.  For live fire, have a plan before you get there and execute your plan.  I am currently shooting single stack minor, so accuracy is my goal.  Hope this helps. 

[cperazza]

Shooters understanding their sight picture limits at different distances to see what is an acceptable shoot.

 

 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.luckygunner.com/lounge/flash-sight-picture/amp/

[a2holes]

I would suggest any book by Ben Stoeger, they are cheap and will make you better.  

 

I feel the blake drill and accelerator drill are very good.  If you practice these you can not help but improve.

[rovpilot337]

As everyone else said, anything suggested by Ben Stoeger is the way to go. My favorite drill is doubles which is suggested by Ben and Hwansik Kim.