Intermediate
Pistol
Position Shuffle
Source: Common dry-fire training standard
5s
Par Time
5 yd
Distance
5
Reps
Position Shuffle is the longer cousin of Lateral Push, but with two distinct shooting positions instead of just a line on the floor. You mark two spots, one on each side, far enough apart that you have to actually move between them — not just lean. At the buzzer you draw, acquire a sight picture on a target visible from the first position, then move to the second position and acquire another sight picture. Four moves total, five sight pictures with the draw.
The drill is about explosive direction changes off a stable stance. At each end you should be fully stopped, balanced, and ready to engage. If you start cheating by drifting through the positions instead of stopping cleanly, you build the habit of imprecise stance work — which costs you on real stages where every position has multiple targets to engage.
This is exhausting if you do it right. Save it for the end of a dry-fire session and treat it as conditioning as much as skill work. Watch for the moment your form breaks down — that is when to stop. A clean three-rep set is worth more than a sloppy ten-rep one.
Range Setup
Setup
Two shooting positions marked on the floor, ~3-4 yards apart. Single target visible from both positions. Pistol confirmed unloaded, holstered. Start in either position, hands at sides. Shot timer.
Scoring
At the par beep, you must have made four moves total with both feet fully planted in a stable stance at each end and acquired five sight pictures. Drifting between positions or cheating the stance = failed rep.
Tips
Stop completely at each end. The drill is not the move — it is the stop and the next start.
Progression
Start without par and focus on the explosive direction change. Once movement feels committed, set a par and tighten it. Then add reloads on each move (becomes Position Shuffle with Reloads — significantly harder).