Videos tagged with Vision Barriers

This drill, demonstrated by Ben Stoeger, focuses on improving target acquisition and shooting while moving by using vision barriers (barrels) to obscure targets. The core principle is to visually hunt for targets and react to their appearance, rather than fixating on the sight. Maintaining consistent shooting mechanics and avoiding over-confirmation of the sight picture are key to success.

This advanced training drill, demonstrated by expert shooter Hwansik Kim, focuses on the 'Go Stop' progression. It systematically increases complexity by adding reloads, vision barriers, and movement, emphasizing explosive transitions, target tracking, and rapid stabilization. The goal is to maintain baseline performance as challenges escalate, making it ideal for both live and dry fire practice.

This drill, favored by Ben Stoeger, focuses on tracking targets through vision barriers, a critical skill for CQB and USPSA competition. It emphasizes moving and shooting, maintaining gun mount, and developing spatial awareness while hunting for targets as they become available. The drill simulates scenarios where targets appear and disappear behind obstacles, requiring shooters to quickly acquire and engage them.

This video demonstrates a 'flowing' shooting drill focused on smoothly connecting tasks and transitions between positions and targets. Instructor Ben Stoeger emphasizes reacting to the sights rather than pre-planning movements, and discusses dynamic shooting while moving. The drill involves shooting specific targets with a set number of rounds, moving between vision barriers, and returning to the initial target.

This video by Ben Stoeger focuses on improving target tracking and focus during shooting drills. The core concept emphasizes reacting to the color on the target near the aiming reference rather than waiting for a perfectly still sight picture. The drill incorporates various target presentations, including obscured targets and no-shoots, teaching shooters to maintain pace and focus by looking for 'spot on blobs' for tighter groups.

This video provides instruction on fundamental movement techniques for competitive shooting, emphasizing a dynamic stance, leading with the shoulder, and keeping the firearm up to engage targets early. Instructor Ben Stoeger highlights the importance of forming the intent to shoot early and listening to sight indications over body comfort for faster transitions. The training focuses on blending shooting and movement seamlessly to improve overall stage times.

This video details the 'In-N-Out Drill,' a seven-round exercise designed to test shooting mechanics and movement. Instructor Ben Stoeger emphasizes maintaining a neutral, balanced stance, reacting to targets while moving, and actively seeking a specific aiming point on each target. The drill involves engaging steel and paper targets while moving in and out of positions, highlighting the importance of body mechanics over aggressive footwork.

This episode of 'Practical Shooting After Dark' discusses two recent USPSA sectional matches: Iowa and Wisconsin. The Iowa sectional is noted for its unique bay setup, variety of stages including an all-steel stage with challenging distances, and exceptional officiating with immediate score syncing. The Wisconsin sectional focused on innovative stage design that emphasized movement and position changes over risky shots, incorporating vision barriers and varied moving targets to test shooter skill and decision-making regarding hit factor.