Jun 07
The Wall Drill is an interesting dry fire drill I ran into today.
The Drill proceeds as follows:
- Stand in front of a plain wall, preferably white or another light neutral color.
- Present the pistol so that you’re in your natural stance with the muzzle of the gun approximately 2 inches from the wall
- Focus on the front sight as you dry fire
Since there is nothing else to focus on, you’re pretty much forced to focus on the front sight and sight alignment.
This should create the important subconscious link between the trigger pull and a crystal clear sight picture.
I’m not sure this is a replacement for dry fire with visualization, but it is probably a complement for it.
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April 21st, 2010 at 14:16
Being very specific in the eye focus, the eye should be focused on the very top, very center of the front sight. Also to expound a little on the purpose of this drill is to maintain through hand eye coordination, that the top center of the front sight is placed exactly where on the target the shooter wants the bullet “hole” to be. Using perfect sight alingment and sight picture and then by compressing the trigger smoothly so not to interupt this perfect sight alingment and sight picture, until discharge occurs. Further on follow through, is allowing the bullet time to exit the barrel before the sharp focus on the top center of the front sight is lost. Imagine this. Before anything is allowed to move or even recoil is allowed to be felt. Not withstanding bullet drop due to gravity, it does not matter then during live fire practice how far the target is from the shooter. The bulls eye is always the same size. “The diameter of a pin”
Also, The front of the muzzel is best held very close to the wall and then a very small dot, say, the diameter of a pin, is marked on the wall where the shooter can see it atop the center of the front sight at the ready to fire position. This way trigger control can be practiced. Any movement of the top center of the front sight off the dot can be noticed. Trigger control is the heart of the beast. Focus is sharp on the top center of the front sight. This dry fire practice should be done only after all safety checkes have been made to ensure that the firearm is clear, unloaded and safe. This is a marksmanship drill and very good for scoring on paper and practicing the hand eye coordination needed to score high.
It is also very in-expensive to do.
Thank you. “Walldriller”