F.A.S.T. Drill

[Al Thompson]

Chris, great vid and great times! I tend to keep my hands in the interview position myself.

 

[9mmepiphany]

Shot a fun speed drill at an IDPA match last summer. Three targets standing next to each other at 3yds, you start facing the targets, hands up. On the buzzer you draw and put two shots center mass in each target. I managed 2.78secs with my duty gun and holster, S&W 9mm 1911 and Safariland 6377 ALS.

That is a modified Vice Presidente...although I think IDPA calls it something else as one of their Standard Excercsies.

The Vice Presidente does not include the turn and starts facing the target. The modification is putting the targets so close together. The Presidente has the targets 3m apart...testing your transition skills, the longer distance requires a different skill set to be performed efficiently.

Which reminds me that when Cooper first developed the El Presidente (to train a South American ruler's personal guard), the par time was 10 sec...if you could do it 3 times on demand, you got a nice pin. It is interesting to note how current technique has advanced from Modern Technique of the 60s and 70s

 

[BullfrogKen]

Chris,

Is that video shot beside the public Cresap range off Linganore Road in Frederick?

 

[Chris Rhines]

Ken,

No, although I know the range that you're talking about. I shoot steel up there every once in a while.

I shot that video at 340 Defense, out in West Virginia. Nice range, although it gets a little crowded on the weekends.

-C

 

[BullfrogKen]

Wow, you drive all the way out Route 340?


You ought to consider visiting some of us up here at West Shore Sportsmen's. Roughly the same drive, and I think you'll enjoy the comraderie.

 

[ny32182]

I ran this drill a couple times Saturday on an IDPA target from 7yd. I didn't have an index card, so not *quite* the same thing, but close enough for government work...

Sevigny draw is approximately 32% faster, splits 11% faster, and reload 85% faster. That adds up to about ~1.2 seconds difference, and also with me using 3 rounds in the first mag to keep from having to do the extra motion for the slide drop.

FWIW I consider draws and flat footed reload speed to be the weakest parts of my game by far, but I'd be curious to hear the same breakdown from other lowly master shooters.

 

[David E]

I tend to keep my hands in the interview position myself.

I dislike preconceived start positions. I was watching Personal Defense or similar last week and the guy demo'ing the technique had a very odd, unnatural start position. Why?

Whenever I get a cop in the class or match, I can tell, because he always assumes the "interview," hands in front of the body, fingertips touching start. I make them put their hands at their sides, for those times (most) when you're not able to assume your favored start position in advance.