Shooting on the move

[cschwanz]

here is a good video by Todd Jarrett about shooting on the move as well as some other good info vids. enjoy!

i think im retarded and never posted the link and didnt realize it til now...oops!

here it is: Tiles with Categories

[Steel1212]

Something I've tried in practice is, unless I absolutly have to shoot on the move...don't. If you can run up to the possition and then shoot its much quicker.

Something I tried the other day was shooting horizontally with 2 boxes. Start in box A and shoot T1 from that box finish in box B and shoot T4 in the that box, reload and come back doing the same thing. I found that shooting while moving left to right and right to left was quicker than shooting T1-T3 busting to the box then shooting T4 reloading shooting T4 -T2 then busting to the box and shooting T1.

If you have to shoot while moving like I did above the key is to get a low center of gravity, move your upper body. When going side to side remember you'll have to shoot then move your upper body again for the 2nd shot or your going to get bad hits.

[The Knight Of Light]

Shooting on the move.

[deerslayer]

Stoeger, first thing I would do, coming from someone in marching band, is to actually put the pistol away first, and work on the proper movement technique- it's basically what we call a roll-step, but instead of having your back straight the most logical thing to do would be to center your weight into the gun when it's in your hand. Be sure to have a slight forward lean going backwards and go down to your heels as well, if you try to do it the marching band way you will probably end up looking at a patch of clear blue sky instead of your next target

When you've got the movement fundamentals down, go to dry-firing and concentrate more on your sight picture at first instead of the dry-firing. At least, this is the way I'm training myself for the same thing.

[The Knight Of Light]

For those that don't know Ben Stoger is a USPSA Grand Master shooter. He is pretty good at shooting on the move. I got to see him shoot at the 2007 Area 5 Championship.


Ben Stoeger at the 2006 Iowa Section USPSA Match

[Joeywhat]

Grab a glass of water and out in front of you. Then practice walking from heel to toe, rolling the foot each time. Do it slow. DO NOT move the upper body, at all. Keep going faster and faster making sure the water doesn't spill (it should be almost full).

If you want to aim in a different direction then where are moving towards, pivot your body but keep the lower still going straight. You should be able to pivot a full 90* each way.

[Ben Stoeger]

Originally Posted by deerslayer

Stoeger, first thing I would do, coming from someone in marching band, is to actually put the pistol away first, and work on the proper movement technique- it's basically what we call a roll-step, but instead of having your back straight the most logical thing to do would be to center your weight into the gun when it's in your hand. Be sure to have a slight forward lean going backwards and go down to your heels as well, if you try to do it the marching band way you will probably end up looking at a patch of clear blue sky instead of your next target

When you've got the movement fundamentals down, go to dry-firing and concentrate more on your sight picture at first instead of the dry-firing. At least, this is the way I'm training myself for the same thing.

Thanks for the tips.

I have my own spin on shooting on the move on my website here.

This is a video of shooting on the move in action. I don't shoot all that quick when I am moving, but it still is a big time saver. I was actually able to win that stage at nationals by shooting while moving the whole time. The super squadders decided that moving while shooting strong hand only was too risky and shot the stage in 2 positions.

[The Knight Of Light]

Originally Posted by Ben Stoeger

This is a video of shooting on the move in action.

One handed no less!!!!!

[Puppy]

We did that at a fun match today for the first time. It was only walking forward and backward, not side to side. It included one mag change. Three targets, 2 shots to each moving forward, not allowed to stop to shoot. Then mag change and the same scenario moving backwards.

I didn't do too bad. Time was a little slow though.

[deerslayer]

What I'm going to start working on next goes hand-in-hand with movement. Try practicing sight-acquire-fire to get a good sight picture on a target as such (marchers should do it pretty easily): Stand with your back to the target. Drop your support leg back one step, draw and bear while turning to face the target. The goal is to find the target, acquire your sight picture, and fire one round. Repeat process. Work SLOW to begin with, and gradually, as you have more confidence, attempt to increase your speed.

When you have a grasp on this, my theory is that it should help you to maintain a good sight picture on the move, because you have trained previously to consistently acquire it properly.