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anyone do this? I was cleaning out my computer files last night and came across this text file that I had saved at some point

First two months, just dry fire every single night, you can work on drawing the gun to (empty of course), slow and steady with your dry fire. 

My personal drill (I'm right handed)

using a crush grip (gripping gun as hard as I can without the sights shaking in my hand)

10 right hand supported (two hand grip) 

10 right hand only

10 left hand only

10 left hand supported (two hand grip)

10 right hand supported

That's one set, take a short break, 

Do 4 sets for 200 dry fires a night. 

If the sights move AT ALL, the shot doesn't count towards your total, only good ones count. If you find yourself making 3 or 4 bad ones in a row, take a short break, your grip is probably fatigued. 

you can go to http://www.glockfaq......hnique_101 for dry fire info. 

You can work on your draw during this time, but the main focus should be on the dry firing to get your accuracy good. Hit the range and amaze yourself and your buddies with your accuracy (when I did this over the winter with my glock 30, I was amazed at my own shooting, I emptied my first 10 round mag into the 10 ring of a B27 silhouette target). 

After you are happy with your accuracy, you can cut back the dry fire to one set a night, and replace it with holster presentations from front, rear, left side, right side and while moving (moving the most important). 

Tips for draw: 

-Keep your finger off the trigger until you are on target (I keep my trigger finger extended and pressing against the slide of my glock so it has some tension on it, it helps me keep it off trigger when I'm wrestling), whether that means sights lined up or gun indexed on target, this stops the infamous ND (negligent discharge) that claims toes, thighs, buttocks and testicles, depending on carry position. 

-FAST is spelled S-M-O-O-T-H, don't worry about being fast, just get the motion you're going to use down, making sure you don't sweep yourself with your gun and your finger is off the trigger, you'll get faster as you get better at it

-once you get comfortable with the draw, start working on moving (again slowly) while you do it

I recommend doing a similar regimen as dry fire:

10 draws, target in front of you

10 draws, target behind you

10 draws, target to your right

10 draws, target to your left

10 draws, target in front of you

This is one set, do 4 sets 

You can add in dry fire to the draw routine (I liked to do a failure to stop drill-two rounds to body, one round to head of target, the trigger won't reset, so just release it and press it again, the actual trigger moving or not doesn't make a whole lot of difference AFTER you've done your two months of dry fire). 

Once you get good with it, you can cut down the draw to one set. 

If you actually do this, within 3-4 months, you'll be on par with or better than most comp shooters out there, and should be able to go from holstered to rounds on target frighteningly quick. 

Further training rec's once you have your dry fire and draw down:

Force on Force gunfighting drills- Gabe Suarez (using airsoft guns and training buddies, he has some cheap videos and books to get you started). 

Guns, Bullets and Gunfights - book by Jim Cirillo, Jim was a member of the NYPD stakeout squad, he was in 17 actual gunfights during his career as a LEO, he talks about point shooting in the book and getting good without using your sights.