[kraigwy]

I agree with Mr Borland.

First of all, keep up with your bulls eye shooting.

But there are two simple drills (to supplement your bulls eyes) that will get you started.

The need for self defense occurs fairly rapidly. So you do need speed.

Drill 1: Take a sheet of 8 X 11 paper for a target. Set it out at 3 yards. From your normal carry, draw and shoot, hitting the paper. Get your time down to 2 sec or less. Keep at it until you can constantly hit the 8 X 11 sheet of paper in 2 seconds. When that's done, move to 5 yards and do it again, keeping your time to 2 seconds. When you can consistently hit the paper under 2 seconds from the draw, move to 7 yards and do it again. Only hit count so if you start missing, back up and start all over.

Drill 2: Again using the 8 X 11 sheet of paper and starting at 3 yards moving out to 5 then 7 yards. Take a magazine loaded with one round. Have a spare loaded magazine in your pocket or how ever you plan on carrying the spare (or speed loader for revolvers). Draw shoot you one round reload and shoot as many rounds as you can in 4 seconds, hitting the target.

You'll need a shot timer. For drill one have it set for 2 seconds, for the second drill have it set for 4 seconds.

Remember only hits count, if you're not hitting the 8 X 11 target, slow down to the point where you are hitting, then speed up. Don't move back until you can constantly hit in the 2 seconds. In the second drill, shoot, reload and shoot again as many shots as you can in 4 seconds. Again only hits count.

After you successfully can accomplish the two drills above then you can go to other drills such as shooting while moving, shooting from cover, shooting with a flash light etc etc.

But again keep up with your bulls eye so you don't loose the fundamentals.