Starting this so that I don't derail the other thread.
IMO a lot of people don't train as much as they should at short distances because (1) In order to do it correctly you really need a timer and people don't want to invest in one and (2) From a training point of view shooting at long distance is actually MORE reassuring. If you hit, great. If you miss you can tell yourself it's really OK, because after all....look how far away that target is! If you try to shoot fast up close and can't, there's not a lot of room for excuses and it can be really demoralizing.
I thought I'd post up some of the stuff that I normally practice to spur conversation. These 3 drills constitute a large portion of my "stand and shoot" training. I normally shoot from the 5 or 7 yard line. At 7 yards for these drills I'm 95%ish target focused, so shooting at 7 yards translates well to closer shooting as well. At 5 yards I'm definitely completely target focused and I really don't see a reason to shoot any closer than that.
All of these drills are set up for USPSA targets. The A Zone is roughly 6x12 and can be easily replicated by folding a sheet of typing paper lengthwise to the correct width.
BILL DRILL
This is the most popular of the three drills. Draw and fire six rounds. That's it. Nothing to it.
A good par time is anything less than two seconds at 7 yards.
BLAKE DRILL
Three targets places side by side with about three feet between them. Draw and fire two round at each target.
This is the same amount of rounds fired as the Bill Drill but you also have to make two transitions.
The par time is 2 seconds at 7 yards.
For me, this drill is incredibly difficult. I can count on one hand the number of times I've cleaned it with all As under two seconds.
ACCELERATOR
Set up targets so that from left to right they appear to be about a yard apart. The distance to the targets can be changed. I usually vary this drill with targets at 3-7-15 yards or 7-15-25 yards.
This drill forces you to change your sight focus and trigger control for varying target difficulty. It's a great way to work on close distance stuff and also add in a little distance work.
Fire two shots at each target, reload, fire two shots at each target. I usually fire near to far-reload-far to near. That incorporates a little bit of everything.
Six seconds is the par time for this drill and honestly it seems completely impossible to me. Ignoring the insane par time, this is still a great drill.
