So many put emphasis on the many aspects of shooting. The question often heard debated is: What makes a shooter? This will be answered at the end of this article. Plenty of times it is said, especially by me, dry fire will be your key to success. This is a true statement, but after my last competition, there was a matter that caught me off guard although my performance still pulled through. Changing out magazines.
After my last USPSA match there were two stages where I forgot to load all of my magazines. Normally, my system is to load after every stage I complete. This time in particular, my buddy and fellow MonstersCrew member, Jason aka Sandbag, decided he wanted to attend a match to see what was taking up the majority of my time nowadays. The reason for this mishap was that I was too busy explaining the rules to him, and I neglected to load one magazine on one stage and two magazines on another. This mishap led me to start thinking about doing reload drills more than I normally would. As of recently, the incorporation of this drill has been added to my nightly practice. My routine still goes on with two hours of using the LASR progragm, thirty minutes of dry fire with an empty casing, and now thirty minutes of magazine drills to work on speed.
This drill encompasses both my competition production Smith & Wesson 9mm and the Next Level Training simulated Glock 17 that is operational minus a working slide. With the LASR program I run target transition drills with a reload as if I were actually on the range. To get used to the movement that is better for competition, I set up over my couch with loaded magazines in my Smith & Wesson. Not racking the slide in any way, I just focus on pulling a magazine from my belt line to insert in the firearm. The couch is used for nothing more than to catch the magazine before hitting the ground with live rounds. The added weight could damage the magazine when hitting the ground repetitively.
In conclusion, my thought process leads me to believe that constant drilling will lead to better performance. This is something that is proven with anything we do. In my case, incorporating magazine drills into my training will help me become that much better of a shooter. Realizing that a lot of time is spent when we slow down to change a mag, it is my thoughts that lead me to practice more to eliminate a slowing down process when changing out magazines. In order to be looked at as the all around shooter, you really have to focus on all aspects of shooting. Only you can decide what will make you the all around shooter. Regardless of who you are, our strong and weak points are on a different platform. Take the time to make your craft that much better.
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