The hard part about moving with a gun is controlling your muzzle direction when you're running. While it's hard to see in the video due to the camera's location, I'm running at about a 45 degree angle, relative to straight downrange. When I'm moving, you can see that the muzzle of the gun is directed downrange, across my body. Before you can start sprinting across your range with a loaded gun though, you need to practice that muzzle control aspect.
A good way to do that is to set up a drill like what I have in the video - where you're moving in between two fixed shooting positions. When you first start with the drill, you should just walk the space between the two positions, making sure to keep your finger out of the trigger guard, and keeping the muzzle of the gun pointed downrange. As you get comfortable with this, you can gradually increase the speed to a slow jog, and from the eventually work your way up to what I like to call "The IPSC Wind Sprint" - the drill posted in the video, run over the course of about 200 rounds of ammo will definitely give you a decent workout. It was 50 degrees outside yesterday, and by the end of my practice I was sweating.
All you need for the drill are three targets (and stands), and two fixed objects to mark your shooting position. Here's an idea of how you can lay this course of fire out for your training. The link goes to a .pdf file of the course of fire layout. If you have access to the facilities, this a great beginner's exercise, and a fun way to spice up your shooting! Practice this enough, and soon you'll be sprinting from one shooting position to the next!
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| From 04-01-2009 |
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