Cuz Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Standing 30’ from a plate rack, and only counting hits, what’s faster, your draw, or your reload? For me, my draw is slightly faster than my reload, but both are pathetic at over 2 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j1b Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 My draw... by a long shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degnan Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 1 hour ago, j1b said: My draw... by a long shot. Same for me. About 1 sec draw and 1.5 sec reload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Surfer Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 My draw, generally speaking but. My guess is my draw with a plate hit is probably slower than my reload with a hit on a plate rack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdyb Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 usually when talking speed you don't ask on a challenging target hahaha. ask on a 7yard open target and you'll get more sure answers. hahahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuz Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 2 hours ago, rowdyb said: usually when talking speed you don't ask on a challenging target hahaha. ask on a 7yard open target and you'll get more sure answers. hahahah sure, everyone will be faster on a wide open target at 7 yards. But, I was practicing on a plate rack today and comparing my draw to hit vs my reload to hit times when I about it, so that was how I asked. Plates are 8 inches, but I think that’s a pretty standard size for a plate rack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdyb Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Ok, when I do a 3, reload 3 on a plate rack my draw and reload are within 0.080 of each other. Less than a tenth, all around 1.25 for both actions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishbreath Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 My draw is much faster than my reload, but... revolver, so that throws off the calculation a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuz Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 5 hours ago, rowdyb said: Ok, when I do a 3, reload 3 on a plate rack my draw and reload are within 0.080 of each other. Less than a tenth, all around 1.25 for both actions. Yes, but is one consistently faster than the other? Or do they interchange? Mine are also about a tenth apart, but in the 2.6ish range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdyb Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Early on in trying to get better at shooting my draws were always faster than my reload. I have worked very hard for years now to make them equal, standing or moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Surfer Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 On 11/11/2020 at 2:26 PM, rowdyb said: usually when talking speed you don't ask on a challenging target hahaha. ask on a 7yard open target and you'll get more sure answers. hahahah AKA 4 Aces.....................................................................................El Prez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudreaux78 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 I think my reloads are faster. I work on my reloads more than my draw, because in a match I usually have two to three steps to get the draw done. The reload for me is always one step when leaving a position. I need to work on the draw for classifiers and standing reloads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuz Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 9 hours ago, Boudreaux78 said: I think my reloads are faster. I work on my reloads more than my draw, because in a match I usually have two to three steps to get the draw done. The reload for me is always one step when leaving a position. I need to work on the draw for classifiers and standing reloads. have you checked them against the timer in practice to confirm what you think? If they are within .5 seconds apart I bet it would be tough to tell without a timer. Sometimes for me my draw seems painfully slow, but then the timer tells me it was one of my better draws. them I remind myself that “slow is smooth, and smooth is fast”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racinready300ex Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 If I'm doing something like 4 aces up close where I can go as fast as I can. I can hit under .75 on the draw, the reload....I can't. I've hit .9x reloads before but typically there a little over 1. I'm sure it's possible to hit reloads as fast as my draw but I don't see the point in putting in the kind of time it would take to get that number for those few tenth's that'll really only help me on a few classifiers. Also, when I really push speed the reload is the one that falls apart first. I think I'd prefer slightly "slow" reloads every time over smocking reloads with occasional screw ups. Especially if slow is only a few tenths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudreaux78 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 16 hours ago, Cuz said: have you checked them against the timer in practice to confirm what you think? If they are within .5 seconds apart I bet it would be tough to tell without a timer. Sometimes for me my draw seems painfully slow, but then the timer tells me it was one of my better draws. them I remind myself that “slow is smooth, and smooth is fast”. I checked the video during matches and my reload is definitely faster, but I believe it’s because I’m focusing on that lately in practice. I’m sure with some work, my draw will improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicahSwan Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 my draw is about 66% of my reload time... I mean in it's simple parts the draw is one directional movement, and the reload is a lot more movement than simply having a two directional movement. I imagine that if your reload is the same as your draw you might physically be capable of an even faster draw... IDK if that actually proves out though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicahSwan Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 On 11/18/2020 at 4:27 AM, Cuz said: have you checked them against the timer in practice to confirm what you think? If they are within .5 seconds apart I bet it would be tough to tell without a timer. Sometimes for me my draw seems painfully slow, but then the timer tells me it was one of my better draws. them I remind myself that “slow is smooth, and smooth is fast”. Checking against the timer is nearly biblical. What i think is still an indoctrination is, "slow is smooth" though... IMO slow is still going to be slow, and fast is still going to be faster... If you start learning how it feels to drive 120mph and you begin to not be freaking out at that speed, then when you slow down to 99mph you all of the sudden feel more in control... and yet 99 is not slow. It's just that it's less reckless than 120 if that makes any sense... You have to drive faster to learn what driving faster is like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudreaux78 Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 I like the comparison to driving. When you grow up driving on 55 mph roads and then you are suddenly driving in SO Cal at 85 mph just to not get run over, it seems daunting. After a while, 85 seems normal and 65 seems super slow. I think I’m going to use this in my practice. Thank you!!! Mental game always needs work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH39 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Draw for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpYoursPal Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 They’re actually coming pretty close together with my open gun. Live fire draw is reliably between .9-1s, and reload is solidly at 1.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuz Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 6 hours ago, UpYoursPal said: They’re actually coming pretty close together with my open gun. Live fire draw is reliably between .9-1s, and reload is solidly at 1.1 I’d be very happy to get both mine under 2 seconds. Now that winter is winding down I hope to get out and start practicing again. I should have been practicing both over the winter but I never seemed to find the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakerjd Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Draw is about a 1.6, reload is also about a 1.6. But I just recently, this season actually started seriously doing practice and have seen substantial improvement in just over 3 months. What has helped me become overall faster on stages is being able to not think about the previous, or next stage. Just focus on the stage I'm at. I find that makes everything smoother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludog Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Draw is faster. Probably cause I practice it more often than reloading .Draw is also more consistent than the reload Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakerjd Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Little update for me. Draw sundown to a 1.4 and reload is about a 1.2. I focused a LOT on reloads because I've shot SS most of the season and it was slowing me down a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoyGlock Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 As one gets faster, in the 1 sec and less range, I believe draw will be just a bit faster than reload. Just a wee bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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