5 Drills Every USPSA Shooter Should Master

If you want to get faster and more accurate in USPSA, you need a structured practice plan — not just mag dumps at the range. These five drills cover the fundamentals that separate competitive shooters from casual ones.

1. Bill Drill

Six rounds, one target, seven yards. Draw and fire as fast as you can keep all hits in the A-zone. This drill exposes your grip, recoil management, and trigger control under speed.

What to track: Time from buzzer to last shot. A solid benchmark is under 2.5 seconds clean for Production division.

2. El Presidente

Start facing away from three targets at 10 yards. On the buzzer, turn, draw, fire two rounds on each, reload, and fire two more on each. Twelve rounds total.

Why it matters: This drill tests everything — draw, transitions, reloads, and accuracy under time pressure. It's the closest single drill to a USPSA stage.

3. Mozambique (Failure to Stop)

Two to the body, one to the head. Three rounds, five yards, from the draw. Simple, but the transition from body to head zone forces a gear shift mid-string.

Benchmark: Under 2.0 seconds with all hits is a strong score.

4. Dot Torture

Fifty rounds at 3 yards on a Dot Torture target. No time pressure — pure accuracy. If you can clean it at 3, move to 5, then 7.

Why it matters: This drill forces you to slow down and confirm every shot. It builds the discipline that pays off when you speed up.

5. Blake Drill

Draw and fire one round on a 3x5 card at 7 yards. Simple, but it trains a fast, precise first shot — which is where most stage time is won or lost.

What to track: Draw to first hit. Competitive shooters aim for under 1.5 seconds clean.

How to Use These in Range Buddy

All five of these drills are in the Range Buddy drill library with built-in scoring, par times, and leaderboards. Set up a training regimen that cycles through them weekly and track your progress over time.