by Michael de Bethencourt | Apr 16, 2024 | Blog, Mike Boyle, Shooting Drills, Training
Objective- This was drill was designed in order to evaluate the ability of the shooter to quickly make combat effective hits with two hands, strong hand only and support hand only on a threat in close proximity. Target- Any humanoid target is acceptable. A more...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Apr 12, 2024 | Blog, Mike Boyle, Shooting Drills, Training
Objective: This drill is designed to give the shooter perspective on their ability to make surgical hits at different shot cadences. It is a great self-assessment tool one can use to chart progress when shooting at speed. Ammunition Needed: 15 rounds Target: The...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Mar 12, 2024 | Blog, Mike Boyle, Shooting Drills
Objective: The shooter must display a command of practical marksmanship in a close range, dual threat scenario. Targets: Any humanoid target with a realistic size, high value scoring area may be utilized. T1 will be set 5 yards away, directly in front of the shooter....
by Michael de Bethencourt | Mar 3, 2024 | Blog, de Bethencourt, Shooting Drills, Targets, Training
Forever looking for old ways to improve shooting drills, I was exchanging e-mail with Rich Grassi. Among the topics he was sharing with me was some thoughts on the Bakersfield/Waidelich range drill (as noted on the Tactical Wire site dated September 7, 2021) In the...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 13, 2023 | Blog, Shooting Drills, Targets, Training
Craig Ingalls, against his batter judgment, is helping me with this idea. He has a 3 foot cable reel which I plan to use as a base, and then mount a lazy Susan rotating plate on top of the reel, and then a circular and thinner 2-1/2-foot disk to the plate. Next...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 2, 2023 | Blog, Shooting Drills, Training
Some time back Mike Boyle, former Board of Director member of the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors, send us a collection of one hundred and one range training drills. Mike had collected these drills over his years as a firearms...
