Topic 4. Target engaging speed
Instrutor
PSDinfo Academy
Duração
65 min
Nível
Médio
Localização
Ao ar livre
Fire acquisition speed is one of the most important characteristics of a shooter. It determines how quickly you can bring the weapon onto the target and deliver an accurate shot. In the hierarchy of shooting skills, it comes immediately after shooting accuracy, because the essence of this concept is not speed itself, but precision. In other words, it does not matter how fast you can miss — what matters is how fast you can hit accurately. Therefore, during speed-acquisition training, the primary focus always remains on accuracy. Only after accuracy is firmly established do we gradually add speed on top of it. In this training program, we will examine two preparatory exercises, two training exercises (each evaluated by one key criterion), and one qualification exercise that is assessed based on several parameters. Typically, the main criteria for training exercises are execution time or speed, while the qualification exercise is evaluated by both execution time and achieving a defined threshold level of accuracy.
Equipamento necessário
Tópicos
- 7
- 10
- 21
Exercícios
4.1 Introduction — Speed of Target Acquisition
In this lesson, the instructor reveals one of the most important shooter characteristics — speed of target acquisition. You will learn why this skill ranks immediately after accuracy and why speed only matters when paired with consistent precision. As the instructor explains: it doesn’t matter how fast you miss — what matters is how quickly you can deliver an accurate shot. The training approach is built on a clear principle: speed is layered on top of accuracy, never replacing it. You will learn how to avoid the common mistake of rushing into fast shooting without maintaining stable grouping, and why gradual development of tempo produces long-term, reliable shooting performance.
4.2 Drill 1. Fast Weapon Targeting from Multiple Ready Positions.
In this lesson, the instructor reveals the first preparatory drill for developing target acquisition speed — shooting at an A4 target at 25 meters from four weapon-ready positions. You will learn how to form the essential skill of quickly bringing the weapon to the sight line while maintaining accuracy and full control. The instructor explains that the purpose of this drill is to teach you to transition intuitively, safely, and consistently from a ready position into a firing stance, while preserving all fundamentals of an accurate shot — stance, grip, barrel control, and support-hand work. The drill uses four essential positions: Low Ready — the traditional position angled less than 45°, ensuring safety within a team environment and reducing fatigue in the firing hand; High Ready — a high, compact position that maximizes weapon control and minimizes the risk of barrel grabs in close quarters; Depressed Muzzle — a combat-ready position with the weapon lowered 10–15°, allowing wide situational awareness without losing readiness; No Ready / Patrol Position — the non-ready stance used during movement or patrolling, with the weapon on a sling and one hand free for interaction with the environment.
4.3 Drill 2. Fire Acquisition Speed — Adapted “Mozambique Drill”
In this lesson, the instructor reveals an adapted version of the Mozambique drill, redesigned specifically for developing target acquisition speed. You will learn how to combine rapid fire with precision, focusing not on the flash pair itself but on the accuracy and timing of the third shot. The drill structure is broken down clearly: a flash pair — two rapid shots into the chest silhouette (A4 sheet), a transition phase — re-aiming, one precise head shot into a 7–8 cm vulnerable zone created by folding an A4 sheet three times. You will learn why the third shot is the central purpose of the drill: the flash pair breaks the sight picture, forcing the shooter to rebuild all fundamentals — stance, grip, trigger control, muzzle alignment, and mental focus — before delivering a precise hit to a small target.
4.4 Enhanced adapted “Mozambique Drill” — Spatial Disorientation
In this lesson, the instructor reveals an expanded version of the adapted Mozambique drill, enhanced with a critical new element — spatial disorientation. You will learn how working from unprepared positions builds the most honest and realistic form of fast target acquisition. The instructor explains that after each turn, the shooter finds himself in a stance he did not prepare beforehand. Grip, posture, and weapon alignment must be rebuilt instantly, in real time. You will learn why this unpredictability is the core of realistic training and how it develops your ability to aim quickly, intuitively, and without hesitation.
4.5 Exercise 3. "Shooting from a short stops"
In this material, the instructor reveals the next drill for developing target acquisition speed — shooting from short stops while moving. You will learn how to model a situation in which the shooter must make accurate shots from unprepared positions, with the body constantly in motion and the shooting stance being formed “on the move.” The instructor demonstrates how movement breaks the “ideal conditions,” and how shots taken from short stops build stability for medium and long distances. You will learn why at close range it is often more appropriate to fire without stopping, but in this drill the key focus is on practicing the moment of quickly establishing the sight line.
4.6 25-Meter Standard (Qualification Drill)
In this material, the instructor reveals the control drill of the target acquisition speed block — the 25-meter standard. You will learn how to assess your true ability to acquire a target and deliver an accurate shot under strict time pressure. At the fundamental training level, the shooter must hit an A4-sized silhouette at 25 meters in under 1.5 seconds, completing a series of ten rounds. You will learn why at least six hits out of ten must be accurate — all within that same time limit. Any shot exceeding 1.5 seconds is automatically counted as a miss. Shooting is performed from the Depressed Muzzle position, allowing quick presentation while maintaining situational awareness. The instructor explains the importance of taking the weapon off safe before each shot and returning it to safe immediately after.