I finally hit the outdoor range yesterday with the pistols, where drawing from concealment is allowed. All of my previous experience (decades worth) has been drawing from strong side just behind the hip, so this was my first live-fire drawing from AIWB. Equipment used was a Walther PPS M1 (paddles) and a JMCK AIWB Holster. Target was a standard IDPA cardboard set about 20 feet away.
I started off slow and deliberate, using my support arm to sweep-up a polo shirt, draw and fire one shot with a flash sight picture. I ended up doing about 100 repetitions, and by the end it felt very smooth and natural. I had no timer but it seemed I ended up just over 2 seconds from the time my hands moved to the shot being fired.
My observations from this first session;
As expected, drawing and getting a shot off using AIWB is far smoother, more efficient and certainly quicker compared to having to reach around to behind the hip.
The PPS really pops out of the JMCK holster nicely! I have the retention set so the holster holds the pistol when turned upside-down and moderately shaken.
It took some experimentation finding a consistent method of getting the shirt out of the way. I ended up using my finger tips to catch the bottom of the shirt and an upward sweeping motion of the hand.
Where I could use some guidance;
Compared to drawing from strong side, I was unable to get as good of a grip on the pistol. More adjustment of grip was required as the pistol was presented on-target, regardless of how hard I tried to get an optimum grip out of the holster. I would say the majority of the time I did not have an optimal grip by the time the sights were on-target and the trigger press had commenced. That said, the vast majority of the hits were in the A-zone.
Any advice on getting a better grip - or the AIWB draw-stroke in general - is appreciated!