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Box Drills???
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Jim Watson
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Well, the one I saw was to hang three IDPA targets in a row and place four markers in a square about 5 yards on a side, 10-15 yards out.
Start at one corner and engage each target with two shots while moving toward the next corner, turn the corner and reengage each target with two shots on the move to the next corner, turn that corner and reengage each target with two shots on the move to the third corner, turn that corner and reengage each target with two shots on the move back to the starting corner. You will have shot while advancing, retreating, moving left, and moving right.
One version calls for reversing directions and going back around the box the other way. Another variant has you moving diagonally across the box on one or two passes.
Start at one corner and engage each target with two shots while moving toward the next corner, turn the corner and reengage each target with two shots on the move to the next corner, turn that corner and reengage each target with two shots on the move to the third corner, turn that corner and reengage each target with two shots on the move back to the starting corner. You will have shot while advancing, retreating, moving left, and moving right.
One version calls for reversing directions and going back around the box the other way. Another variant has you moving diagonally across the box on one or two passes.
There are a lot of variations, like a triangle instead of a square. In addition to shooting on the move, you can fire two on each target, scoot to the next box and re-engage, scoot to the next box, etc. This variation allows you to practice shooting as you are leaving and shooting just as soon as you arrive.
Jeff22
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box drills
I believe that Ken Hackathorn and Pat Rogers popularized the concept of the "box drill".
check out http://thecurmudgeon.freeserver.com/meusoc.pdf for a version of the box drill recently used to train MEU SOC (Marine Expeditionary Unit/Special Operations Capable) troops.
Or, check out www.personaldefensetraining.com. Go to the tool bar on the left side of the page and scroll down to "Drills & Targets". They also have a copy of the MEU SOC course and their own variation posted on there.
The box drill is challenging with a handgun. With a rifle, I found it was HARD, I suppose because the rifle is anchored into your shoulder, which accentuates any tendency you may have to bounce because your steps are too big.
Happy shooting!
I believe that Ken Hackathorn and Pat Rogers popularized the concept of the "box drill".
check out http://thecurmudgeon.freeserver.com/meusoc.pdf for a version of the box drill recently used to train MEU SOC (Marine Expeditionary Unit/Special Operations Capable) troops.
Or, check out www.personaldefensetraining.com. Go to the tool bar on the left side of the page and scroll down to "Drills & Targets". They also have a copy of the MEU SOC course and their own variation posted on there.
The box drill is challenging with a handgun. With a rifle, I found it was HARD, I suppose because the rifle is anchored into your shoulder, which accentuates any tendency you may have to bounce because your steps are too big.
Happy shooting!
I never heard of the box drills described in the IDPA posts.
To me, a box drill is where you have two or more threats: you fire a hammer into each of their chests and then fire a single shot to each of their heads.
For example you might have two guys standing side by side. Moving from left to right, you shoot the left guy twice in the chest, right guy twice in the chest, right guy in the head, left guy in the head.
To me, a box drill is where you have two or more threats: you fire a hammer into each of their chests and then fire a single shot to each of their heads.
For example you might have two guys standing side by side. Moving from left to right, you shoot the left guy twice in the chest, right guy twice in the chest, right guy in the head, left guy in the head.
Jeff22
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another kind of Box Drill
444 is correct in his description of the "other" kind of box drill, often used as a warm up drill by competitive shooters. These should be viewed as a drill to increase the ability to engage multiple targets and change point of aim quickly and NOT as being tactically correct.
These are the variations I'm familiar with:
Facing two targets at 7 or 10 yards. Target A is on the left and Target B is on the right.
BOX DRILL: 2 shots to the body of A, 2 shots to the body of B, 1 shot to the head of B, one shot to the head of A.
X DRILL: 1 shot to the head of A, 2 shots to the body of B, 1 shot to the head of B, 2 shots to the body of A.
Z DRILL: 1 shot to the head of A, 1 shot to the head of B, 2 shots to the body of A, 2 shots to the body of B.
These are skill building drills. For variety, sometimes start on the left hand target and sometimes start on the right hand target. Vary the routine to get the most training value out of it.
444 is correct in his description of the "other" kind of box drill, often used as a warm up drill by competitive shooters. These should be viewed as a drill to increase the ability to engage multiple targets and change point of aim quickly and NOT as being tactically correct.
These are the variations I'm familiar with:
Facing two targets at 7 or 10 yards. Target A is on the left and Target B is on the right.
BOX DRILL: 2 shots to the body of A, 2 shots to the body of B, 1 shot to the head of B, one shot to the head of A.
X DRILL: 1 shot to the head of A, 2 shots to the body of B, 1 shot to the head of B, 2 shots to the body of A.
Z DRILL: 1 shot to the head of A, 1 shot to the head of B, 2 shots to the body of A, 2 shots to the body of B.
These are skill building drills. For variety, sometimes start on the left hand target and sometimes start on the right hand target. Vary the routine to get the most training value out of it.
Box drill
Called here, "Boxing the square". Last run at this was at night shoot, with six targets in tactical sequence, with hard cover added to each target, each HC was different. Ken has his name on this drill as designer, so I'm told.
Called here, "Boxing the square". Last run at this was at night shoot, with six targets in tactical sequence, with hard cover added to each target, each HC was different. Ken has his name on this drill as designer, so I'm told.
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