[Deaf Smith]

If you want to learn ‘rapid presentation’, AKA ‘quick draw’, you need to work your way up to that skill level.

In the house use only red/blue guns. Buy one and then drill a hole where the barrel is and superglue in lead slugs. Drill a hole in the grip from the bottom and do the same with some lead. Try to get it to feel just like your shooting iron in weight and balance.

Holsters. I’d use Kyndex for the holster. It’s faster than leather and does not collapse when re-holstering. Use the same holster for both practice and carry (or at least a duplicate one!)

Fine a notch in the rear sight to match the sights on your real shooting gun.

Now every night practice without any coat. Smooth and slow. Strive for a perfect draw every time. If you mess up once, re-do it with at least 10 strait perfect draws.

Concentrate on proper grip from the first instant you touch the gun.

Make sure your draw is in a straight line upwards that matches the contours of the holster.

If you wish to shoot from a two handed hold or a one handed hold will just depend on what you are after. If pure speed with only fairly good hits, then one handed from the hip will give you the fastest draw there is.

If you want good accuracy at any speed then go to a two handed Isosceles at eye level. It’s a bit slower but far more accurate at any range. If you go this route position of your feet is very important to ensure the sights are in alignment the very instant you get into the Isosceles. For lighting fast and accurate shots you must automatically have a good index on the target the instant the gun is brought up.

Then once a week go to the range and use your real shooting gun. Start slow again. Always make sure you get good hits. If your hits start to scatter, slow back down a bit. There is no use being fast but a lousy shot! Here fire only one shot each time. Pick a spot and draw trying to hit the spot. Make sure you have that perfect grip and perfect instant sight alignment.

Now here is where you visualize. Yes on the range you visualize what the shot should look like and then do it without thinking. In time as you gain skill you will 'see' the shot before you even do it.

It will take many months, but if you practice most nights for ½ hour and shoot each weekend you will become quite fast, and quite accurate. But it will take sacrifice.

Deaf