IPSC Quick Tips - Lateral Movement Drill (E5)

Don't forget to LIKE, COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE! Thanks! This drill is meant to practice shooting while moving laterally. It also practices magazine changes while doing this type of movement. This drill should be conducted moving from Left to Right and Right to Left. Practice going in both direction. What should be noted is that the magazine change technique is different in a few ways when moving in either direction. For a right-handed shooter, making the mag change moving from Left to Right is more natural than if moving Right to Left. I demonstrated the mag change technique in detail when moving Left to Right. When moving Right to Left, the mag change is similar in that when you eject the mag, you should turn your shoulders and hips in the direction that you are moving and pull the new mag out of your mag pouch. The reason for turning your shoulders and hips in the direction that you are moving in so that you can cover more distance faster while making the mag change (your feet turn as well as they don't cross over during the mag change because you walk normally in the direction that you are moving as this allows you to cover more distance faster). Once you have pulled out your new mag, turn your shoulders, hips and feet back squarely to the targets as you insert the new mag. At this point, you are back to doing the lateral movement crossing your feet / legs. What is important to remember is to keep your pistol pointing down range so not to break 90 degree. I will likely make a video specifically to explain the mag changes in both directions but with more emphasis on conducting a mag change moving Right to Left. I am a Right handed shooter but my explanation will be relevant for a Left handed shooter. DRILL SETUP NOTES: I have modified the drill in the video for indoors. I use 5 targets and spread them out equal distance across the indoor range. Five targets is the limit in my range but it works well as I use the center target as my marker to remind me when I should do the mag change. After the mag change, I still have 2 targets to move across laterally and shoot. You want at least 2 targets after the mag change. On Eric Grauffel's course, he used 7 targets if I remember correctly. After engaging the 4th target, you did a mag change and continued the lateral movement for three more targets. Six targets would be ok as well. With an outdoor range, you can spread the targets apart by a few meters / yards which will allow you to take more lateral cross steps practicing the movement. MOVEMENT NOTES: In the video, I should not have been standing as erect as I was (injured knee still healing). Eric had us lower our center of garvity by "squatting" (getting our rear-end lower) a little. Let me tell you that after doing the Dry Fire Practice of this drill (5 times in each direction) and then Live Fire (7 times), my thighs / legs were very sore at the end of the day especially since he has as doing many other movement drills which worked every muscle in our legs. Eric made sure that we keep our center of gravity low! He's a tough instructor and ensures you do things correctly. I hope you find the drill useful and fun! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. "Train well and have Fun" Checkout other IPSC Quick Tips videos: - Introduction (E1) - http://youtu.be/5aStSMYWGS0 - Part 1 - IPSC Books (E2) - http://youtu.be/yBWh6Aq6uA8 - Part 2 - IPSC DVDs (E3) - http://youtu.be/RodgWGtsRts - Table Pickup Drill (E4) - http://youtu.be/GDXAcAhbkJ8 - Multiple Box Drill (E6) - http://youtu.be/Lm7Vvy_c24A - Belts (E7) - https://youtu.be/R0Prj5Yixj8 - Holsters (E8) - https://youtu.be/25DF_-htJus - Magazine Pouches (E9) - https://youtu.be/akn4bEejrWU Speed Reloads (E10) - https://youtu.be/63WoK7laa68 - Drills Training Session #1 (E11) - https://youtu.be/8MVX0KigmOs - Drills Training Session #2 (E12) - https://youtu.be/K3k4I8BCOvA - Drills Training Session #3 (E13) - https://youtu.be/oqkCvYx_PhE - Drills Training Session #4 (E14) - https://youtu.be/pM15jbaWMg8 Other video Drills by Shooter's Inc: - Target Transition Drill - http://youtu.be/5aStSMYWGS0 (Eric Grauffel drill) - IPSC Training Tips #1 - Accuarcy and 2 Drills - http://youtu.be/5aStSMYWGS0