In this instructional dry‑fire video, the presenter walks through a structured training session aimed at measuring and improving handgun draw speed using a shot‑timer (par timer). He begins by establishing a baseline average draw time of 2.45 seconds from four recorded draws, then sets an initial par time of 2.3 seconds and performs ten repetitions, noting which attempts meet the target. After reviewing the results, he incrementally lowers the par time in 0.1‑second steps (2.2 s, 2.1 s, 2.0 s, and finally 1.5 s), each time completing another ten‑rep set while commenting on grip, sight picture, breathing, and environmental factors such as heat and fatigue. Throughout, he emphasizes safety (empty gun, no live ammo, checked weapon) and practical tips like selecting a specific spot on the wall, maintaining a consistent grip, and using proper breathing. The session ends with a reflection on the difficulty of translating dry‑fire speed to live fire and a promise to continue the challenge the next day.
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Alright, so here we are, the first actual dry fire session of the dry fire challenge, which seems kind of funny, but like we discussed yesterday, you have to have numbers to get started. Because if you don't know where you start, you don't know where you need to go. So for simplicity of the numbers that I took, I'm looking at my draw time right now, and that's what we're going to work on tonight. So I took all 4 of my draw times. I did, you know, fancy math here, and my average draw time was 2.45. Now, I know I want to get faster than that, but I don't want to try to drive myself totally crazy and like make it 2 seconds. So I have this handy-dandy app on here which I'm able to say what my par time is. So since my average is 2.45, I'm going to put this at 2.3 and see if I can beat that. The way this particular shot timer works 6, it gives me how many reps I'm going to do. So we're going to do 10 reps. I'm not going to talk, we're just going to, like I said, you can watch the paint dry. Um, and the goal is to up on target, pull the trigger before my timer goes back off. So that's kind of all there is to it. I am in my classroom, there is no ammo here, uh, no live ammo. There's pieces and parts, but no live ammo in here. The gun has been checked, it is empty. All of these things you can't do too many times. I have friends who are amazing so stellar with safety, and they've had challenges. So anyway, that's how this all works. I don't know if you're going to hear this or not on the video, but I'm actually— I don't know if I'll hear it, I haven't put it on in a while, but it's going to make me do 10 reps, and we're going to see if I can get out on target, pull the trigger before the second beep. All right, and as far as which shot timer, if you all have— want to know, I will tell you later, um, just because I need to get this done. So here we go, I hit start. And this is it. That was my first one. All right, so All right, stop for a second. A, I gotta make this louder because I can barely hear it. Also, I need a little bit more in between so I can actually set for the next one. So I'm gonna start that all over again. Sorry guys, but you know, it's only 10 reps. Oh, it should take less than a minute now. Here we go. That one was actually decent. Little tiny speck on the wall. Follow the grip. All right, so that was 10 reps. I don't know what it looks like for you guys. I would say out of the 10, I really like like 3 of them or so. Um, and for the most part, I think there was 1 or 2 that I didn't get under the 2.3, but that is still better average than I was doing before. So, you know, the other reason you want to measure stuff and know what it is is because let's change that to 2.2. And see what happens and do another 10 reps. You guys ready? It's hot here in Connecticut. It's like 87 degrees, which is hot for here, or 97. I don't know. We've got heat warnings on though. All right, 10 more reps. This time the part time, which is from the first beep to the second beep, drop it down a tenth of a second. It doesn't sound like that's a lot, but it can be a lot. All right. So I think I've got this turned up as much as possible. I think before tomorrow I'm going to see if I can change the tone so I can hear them better because it's been a while since I used my Shot Timer. All right, other key things: pick a spot on the wall, not the whole target, but a spot. Here we go. Mm, that was just on the edge. That was nice. Mm, barely. Mm, that would have been a low shot. Mm, that wouldn't have been the best shot. It would have been high and to the left. Shot calling is something we might talk about later. Alright, so I got most of those at 2.2. Now, from yesterday, we know my best draw was 2.0. So 2.20, which is what we just did. So why are we dry firing? To get better. So let's go to 2.1. Now, to be fair, this is the 30th set of reps, so am I tired? Maybe. Has it been a long day? Eh. Am I hot and sweaty? Yeah. Do you practice anyway? Uh-huh. Do you expect to get better? You try. So, all right, you guys know, I got my little mark here so you actually get to see the whole draw. All right, I'm gonna— let's go. 2.1. Let's see. Ooh, brushing the top and bottom again. Not awesome. Much better. Still making it in time. Nice. Eh, sloppy. Not a good grip. Mmm. Would have been low. Also not a good grip. Nice. Love it when it's solid. Should be pop. Alright, so 2.1, faster than any of my grips, or any of my grips, there we go, any of my draws yesterday. Alright, so 1, 2, 3, that's 30 reps. We'll bring the next one down to just straight up 2. Sub-2 seconds, because normally I can do sub-2 seconds. Um, let's see how that goes. Get back to my spot so you guys get to see. Again, the whole thing is same grip every time, exactly the same, see a good sight picture, squeeze the trigger without moving the sights. What's this? Hmm, barely. Sloppy. Last one was probably one of the best ones as far as what my sight picture looked like with my trigger squeeze. All right, so now we're up to 40 reps, right? So for the 50th, let's just drop that down to 1.5. You all out there can count how many I make versus I don't, if you can hear the beeps. I don't even know. So, 1.5 seconds draw to first shot. I don't know if I'll make it or not. Some of them probably, yes. Not all of them. Or maybe all of them. Think positive, right? Whew, and then that will be it for tonight. Alright. Breathing, breathing is always good. All right, 10 more reps, trying to catch 1.5. A whole second faster than any of my draws were, and to be fair, dry fire does not always equate to the same speed live fire, but we can try. All right, here we go. Ooh, I definitely did not make that last one. Some of them I'm on the edge, I'm not sure. But that is it for today's dry fire. Tomorrow is gonna be something else. It's gonna be surprise every day because my life is crazy and I don't know how I'm gonna do this all. It's gonna get done, so I'll see you tomorrow. Bye everybody!
