Positions You Avoided This Year
Dry-Fire · At Home
Verified clear. Pick the two positions you practiced least this year, such as kneeling, seated, on your back, or shooting from your support side. Fifteen presentations from each. Getting into and out of the position safely is part of the rep.
Live-Fire · At the Range
Twenty rounds at 7 yards on the squares, ten from each of the two positions, if your range permits them.
Service Pistol
Kneeling in winter duty gear is harder than in summer. Find out how much.
Concealed Carry
Seated and on your back are the two positions most people in concealed carry never practice.
Carbine
Carbine version: support-side shoulder and kneeling at 25 yards.
AUX (when ready): five hits from each of the two positions in under ten seconds each.
The positions you avoid are usually the ones you need work on.
Your Daily Callout — By Archetype
You like to shoot standing and moving. Get on the ground today.
Notice what you can and cannot see from each position.
You may be on the ground because you were knocked there. Practice from there.
Put the two positions on next year's calendar once a month.
Layer: move from one position to the other in the middle of the string.
- Treat every firearm as if it is loaded — always, no matter what you think you know.
- Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
- Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target and you have decided to fire.
- Be sure of your target — and everything beyond it.
Dry-fire: no ammunition in the room. Verify the firearm is clear — twice. Use a safe backstop. When you finish, say it out loud: “Dry fire is over.”
The Four Universal Safety Rules
Non-negotiable. Every drill, every rep, every time. This applies to live fire and dry fire.
- Treat every firearm as if it is loaded — always, no matter what you think you know.
- Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
- Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target and you have decided to fire.
- Be sure of your target — and everything beyond it.