Week 323: Hackathorn Head Shot Challenge
Results may be posted until July 1st, 2019.
Designed by: Original drill by Ken Hackathorn, challenge variation by Gabe White
Range: Shooter’s Choice
Target: Three USPSA Metric or IDPA targets
Start Position: Shooter’s Choice
Rounds Fired: 9
For this Drill of the Week, let’s try a challenge variation of the classic Hackathorn 3-Second Head Shot Standards. We’re still going to use three targets, placed at least two feet apart shoulder to shoulder.
There are three strings of fire:
1. Fire exactly one shot at the head of each target, going from left to right.
2. Fire exactly one shot at the head of each target, going from right to left.
3. Fire exactly one shot at the head of each target, starting with the middle target, then the left and right targets in any order.
A round anywhere in the whole head (A/B zones) counts as a hit. In total, you'll fire exactly nine rounds. Seven points or better, out of the nine possible, is a passing score.
Traditionally, the drill is done from 5 yards with a 3-second par time (plus a 0.3 second grace period – shots are late and count as misses AFTER 3.3 seconds.) When a shooter passes consistently from a ready position start, then they try it from the holster. When a shooter passes consistently from a holstered start, then they try it from the concealed or duty holster. Those are the standard variations. Here’s the challenge part: see how far you can push the difficulty. You can increase the distance. You could try it strong or support hand only, or using a different par time (whatever par you select, include a 0.3 second grace period at the end.) You could try shooting from a position other than standing, or from behind a barrier. Or use a combination of factors that increase the difficulty if you prefer.
Try it as many times as you want and see what you can do.
Please report the following when you post your results in this thread:
Equipment used (pistol, holster, optional concealment garment if one was used)
Start position (ready, holstered, concealed, other)
Par time
Distance
Any other variation you included (SHO, WHO, positional shooting, barrier, etc.)
Total number of points out of the possible nine
Anything you noticed
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