Intermediate
Pistol
Position Entry
Source: Common dry-fire training standard
4s
Par Time
5 yd
Distance
10
Reps
Position Entry teaches the move that shows up on every practical stage — getting into a new shooting position with the gun already pointed at the first target. You start in one marked position, engage from there, then move to a second position about five yards away and engage again. The clock penalizes any wasted motion between firing the last shot in position one and stabilizing the gun on the first target in position two.
The goal is a feeling, not a number. When you arrive in the second position, your weight should land like a brake — feet wide, knees soft, sights already settling on the target. If you are still pointing the gun at the floor when you stop, you took the entry late. If your stance is still being built when the gun reaches eye level, your legs failed you. The full stop must happen before the gun stops.
Begin training on harder targets — partials or head boxes — because they force a complete, stable stop. Easy open targets let you cheat by shooting on the move into the position, which builds the wrong habit. Once your stance is reliably stable on hard targets, you can add the option of shooting earlier as you arrive.
Range Setup
Setup
Two shooting positions marked on the floor, roughly 5 yards apart. Targets visible from both positions, with each target assigned to one position. Pistol confirmed unloaded, holstered. Shot timer. Vary target difficulty (partials encouraged on first reps).
Scoring
At the par beep, you must be fully stopped in the second position, gun on the first assigned target, with a stable sight picture. Sights bouncing on arrival = failed rep. No trigger press required.
Tips
Land first, shoot second. The brake happens in your legs, not your hands.
Progression
Master lateral entries first, then forward, backward, diagonal. Build par time downward from comfortable, in 0.1 second steps. Once stable on partials, graduate to open targets for the speed variant.