IF there's already a thread on this subject; please direct me to it.

When I go to the range. There are three drills that I try to do every time:

  1. Draw and shoot.
    I setup the target at about 10 feet. And without any prep; I draw and shoot it.
    The philosophy behind this drill is that it best mimics a real life self defense situation. And let's you know how good or rusty your skills are.
    How I do with this one shot determines how my other drills will go.
    I believe I got this idea from Reid Henrichs; either his book "Pistol Craft", his Youtube videos, or both.

  2. Squeeze me
    After doing that first drill. I then spend a minute of practicing gripping my handgun.
    I get my grip on handgun in fire position, then tighten my grip until my muscles start to shake.
    I'll do this a few times.
    The philosophy behind this drill is to learn exactly how hard you can actually grip the gun.
    I got this drill from Grant Cunningham's book "Handgun Training".

  3. Three targets.
    Shoot at three targets lined up in a row, one after the other.
    Left target shoot with two handed grip.
    Center target strong hand only.
    Right target week hand only.
    I generally shoot one to three mags on this drill.
    And will sometimes throw in a few double or triple taps.
    I got this drill from Reid Henrichs, from one of his Youtube videos.


Sometimes there are other drills I will do.
But these are the three drills I try to do every time and usually are the only drills I will do.
And I even do these drills dry firing at home.

Dry firing at home. I have one other drill.
Using a brightly lit wall as target. I aim at nothing imparticular.
Rather I'll use the brightly lit wall to have a good view of my sight alignment and concentrate on not having it move while I pull the trigger.

What drills does everyone else have as their core drills ?