A fun drill

[Rastoff]

This drill is called the "STL" or Share The Love drill. You use three standard USPSA targets. The center one is about 1 yard further back than the other two which are on the same line. I first saw this with Jerry Miculek shooting it.

It is a timed drill and the idea is not supreme accuracy, but speed with reasonable accuracy. Here is the course of fire:
4 shots to center (A area) of middle target
2 shots to head (A area) of middle target
2 shots to center (A area) of left target
2 shots to center (A area) of right target

Here are the zones:

Total 10 shots. To succeed, all shots must be in the proper zone.

I ran this drill 4 times today and the fastest I could do it was 2.74 seconds. Most were right at 3 seconds. On one run I missed two center shots.

Jerry does it from 3 yards, but I was standing 10 yards from the center target today. It's fun, but harder than it looks. Give it a try.

Here's how it's supposed to be done:

 

[tcook90]

I don't think I've ever seen anyone hold an AR-15 like that before!

 

[sgtsandman]

The man is in human! Sure, try to attain his level but yeah, don't think I'll ever get there...

 

[vonn]

Fast! He is truly amazing.

 

[Rastoff]

I don't think I've ever seen anyone hold an AR-15 like that before!

That is the new rage. The support arm goes as straight as you can get it with the thumb on top of the forearm. This supposedly helps control muzzle rise.

All the internet commandos will call you ignorant if you don't hold your rifle this way.

 

[Westie1]

That's some fine shooting, Jerry also.

 

[arnoob]

2.47 @ 10 yards is pretty impressive Rastoff!

I don't think I've ever seen anyone hold an AR-15 like that before!

It's call the C clamp grip, tons of competitive shooters use it, personally I can't stand it just feels wrong.

 

[tcook90]

That is the new rage. The support arm goes as straight as you can get it with the thumb on top of the forearm. This supposedly helps control muzzle rise.

All the internet commandos will call you ignorant if you don't hold your rifle this way.

........It's call the C clamp grip, tons of competitive shooters use it, personally I can't stand it just feels wrong.

Yeah, except that's not the "C clamp". His fingers are on top of the rifle, and thumb underneath, back by the mag well.

 

[Kadonny]

Yeah, except that's not the "C clamp". His fingers are on top of the rifle, and thumb underneath, back by the mag well.

Agreed, and it looks really awkward. I tend to like my forward hand more back towards the magwell, but in a traditional hold not the reverse like Jerry does it. I've also tried the C clamp hold with my arm almost straight and don't like it, it puts way more stress on your forward arm to maintain the muzzle.....even when pulling it back into your shoulder.

 

[arnoob]

Yeah, except that's not the "C clamp". His fingers are on top of the rifle, and thumb underneath, back by the mag well.

Oh yeah so it is! Never seen that grip before either, weird looking but can't argue with his results. The man is a shooting machine, total legend.

 

[tcook90]

Oh yeah so it is! Never seen that grip before either, weird looking but can't argue with his results. The man is a shooting machine, total legend.

His results are definitely in-arguable!

 

[Rastoff]

Yeah, except that's not the "C clamp". His fingers are on top of the rifle, and thumb underneath, back by the mag well.

Yep, I wasn't paying attention and thought it was just the "C Clamp" like I pictured. Jerry's grip really is weird. That's OK. It just goes to show that there's more than one way to skin a cat. Whatever works as long as the rounds go where you want them and his definitely do!

 

[Westie1]

10 A's in 3Sec or less on IPSC targets is worth bragging about. With the impressed scoring lines, and that 2"H x 4"W upper A zone makes it a challenge. So well done.

And As far as Jerry,man is amazing with whatever he shoots. Plus his wife and daughter aren't too bad either. If I ever had the chance to spend time with Pros, Jerry is one of the two I would choose. Rob Leatham would be the other.

 

[Rastoff]

I just learned the correct distances for this. It's 5 yards from the center and 4 yards from the left and right targets which are 1 yard off center.

Now that I know the proper distances, I'll have to try it again and see what I get.

 

[cyphertext]

That is the new rage. The support arm goes as straight as you can get it with the thumb on top of the forearm. This supposedly helps control muzzle rise.

All the internet commandos will call you ignorant if you don't hold your rifle this way.

I've tried this, but by the fourth or fifth shot, my unmodified Sport is just too hot to hold by the barrel!

 

[Arik]

Looks interesting but I don't have access to a range where I can set up more than one target

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[okiegtrider]

Great drill. I had seen a much shorter vid of the same shoot over on the Vortex page. He's using that new Vortex holo sight we discussed some over in another thread.

JM is truly phenomenal!

 

[Rastoff]

OK, I must eat some crow here. I had a dyslexic moment in the op. My fastest time should have read 2.74 seconds. I edited the OP.

Last night I was doing some dry practice with this drill. I can't move my finger fast enough to get off 10 shots in under 2 seconds. No way I'm beating Jerry on this one, but I'm still gonna have fun with it.

Looks interesting but I don't have access to a range where I can set up more than one target.

Try this:
Place a single target at 5 yards.
Draw two rectangles about 3" wide and 4" tall on the far left and right edge.

Start with the muzzle at the ground just below the target.
Shoot 4 in the center.
Shoot 2 in the head.
Shoot 2 in the left box.
Shoot 2 in the right box.

Not as much movement as the original drill, but better than nothing. Focus on accuracy.