Shooting on the Move

AM 20 min training. Ok it was raining, but it was about 70 degrees so not that rigorous. I was working on moving laterally without the crab walk. I find a lateral crab walk to be too bouncy and slow. I am working on gaining flexibility to turn the hips and walk and keep the upper triangle on target.

Train Hard. Train Smart.

- Mike Hughes

This drill was created by Officer Derrick Dotson. Simply put the drill is brilliant. I find that I have to transition my eyes from the moving balls to the sights aggressively to get shots. I can point shoot at close range, but at distance I need my sights and trigger control.

Break out the tractor tires! Crossfit has made tractor tires very popular for various training drills. I like flipping tires as a supplement to an overall training regimen. Steve Gowin came up with this drill where he integrated tire flipping with draws, strong hand/weak hand shots with explosive movements.
This video is an introduction to this concept.

This is an introduction on integrating dry fire and cardiovascular work. Walking on an incline works well were we can work draws, reloads, transition as well of course shooting on the move.
I personally can not do cardio anymore without dry firing. Actually dry firing has taken on a whole new dimension well beyond just rack the slide and click.
I don't drop a mag on the treadmill so I have to be sure I am diligent on hitting the mag release button.

I don't think shooting on the move should be an advanced skill-set. We have train this a lot so we can learn how the muzzle bounces as we stride.

These two videos show how the take up laser gives us feedback as to what the muzzle is doing during a stride. I use the take up indicator to be aligned with the sights for this drill, but you can offset it 6:00 from sight picture as well.