For a precision drill, set up two targets side-by-side at 25 yards, moving the targets back to 50 yards as your skills improve. Using sight black, spray a dot in the center of the A-zone on only one target. Shoot a 6-round group on each target, checking to see if both groups are about the same size and location. Most shooters have a tendency to aim at the wrong place on an IPSC target. The target with the aiming spot will show you what the target should look like in relation to the sight picture when you are aimed at the center of the A-zone.

2. Precision Shooting-B

This is designed to test to see if your draw is affecting your ability to shoot a group. Use the same two targets from " A," but tape over the aiming spot. On the first target, draw and fire 1 round-repeat 6 times. Then shoot 6 rounds at the other target, but without drawing. The group size and location should be the same.

3. Double Taps

Draw and fire 10 one-shot draws at one target. At the other target, draw and fire a double tap -- repeat 5 times for a total of 10 rounds. The goal is to see the same size group and group location on each target. Do this drill at various distances from 10 to 50 yards.

Remember, a double tap is two separate shots fired as fast as you can maintain acceptable accuracy. If the gun is improperly aligned after the first shot, take whatever time is required to see acceptable sight alignment before you fire the second.

4. 6-Shot Bill Drills

Starting out at 7 yards, your goal is to draw and fire 6 A-hits in 2 seconds or less for a master-level shooter (if this time is unrealistic, set your goal at whatever time you can just make).

Move back to 25 yards and repeat the drill. The master time limit is 3 seconds, but most will find it takes 4-5 seconds to hit all A-hits.

For the final Bill Drill, move back to the 50-yard line. The object is to draw and fire 6 rounds in 6 seconds. I suggest beginning at this distance without a time limit. When you can shoot all A-hits slow-fire, then you need to make yourself do it within a time limit (start at 10 seconds).

Remember, Bill Drill's don't "count" unless you have all A-hits.

5. Multiple Targets

Set up three targets one target width apart. At 7 yards, draw and fire one round on each, firing as fast as you can maintain acceptable accuracy (90% A-hits). When you can do this drill on demand, then do double taps.

Repeat these drills at 25 and 50 yards with the same guideline of 90% A-hits.

Remember to spend equal amounts of time moving left to right and right to left.

Also practice these drills at close and intermediate distances (10-15 yards) with a big swing of fire. If possible, position the targets so you have a 180° field of fire.

6. Strong-Hand

Start with slow-fire group shooting. Pay attention to prepping the trigger and pulling it straight to the rear. Once you can shoot consistent, centered groups, repeat Exercise 5 at the 10 yard line.

7. Weak-Hand

Do the same drills as for the strong-hand, except that when shooting multiple targets YOU will move in the opposite direction. An easy way to remember which direction to shoot is left to right when shooting with the left hand and right to left when shooting with the right hand.

8. Reloading Drills

With three targets at 10 yards, draw and fire one round, reload, and shoot one round on the first target only.

Repeat 6 times for a total of 12 rounds.

On the second target, shoot a double tap, reload, double tap.

Repeat 3 times for a total of 12 rounds.

On the third target, shoot 6 rounds, reload, shoot 6 rounds.

Your goal is to shoot 100% A-hits. Once you can execute this, move back to 25 yards and repeat, with the goal being 90% A-hits.

Remember, don't just reload the gun from your primary magazine source--reload from at least three different mag pouches.

9. Movement Drills

Work on moving into a shooting box, stopping ready to shoot, and then exiting to the next shooting box. The key things you're learning are to be able to shoot as soon as possible once you arrive at the box and to begin moving to the next box as soon as the gun lifts in recoil from the last shot at each position.

Also work on your ability to shoot when you are actually in motion: walking, running, getting up from a seated position, etc.

These drills are to learn concepts; therefore, it doesn't really matter how the targets are set up. You should practice on targets at different distances so you can learn what you can reliably do in different circumstances.