The Bill Drill

[KeeFus]

Bill Allard interview:

http://proarmspodcast.com/2008/10/26...h-bill-allard/

[Chris Rhines]

The 2.0-second Bill Drill is considered by many to be a standard test of Master-level shooting. That said, I can't pull off a sub-2 Bill Drill on demand, without concealment. I can usually get 2.25, but I've only broken 2.0 clean a handful of times. I've been training and competing seriously for six years, three years focusing on Production pistols.

It's a good drill, although it does eat up the ammo fast. There's nothing better for developing your grip and stance, and learning to manage recoil and read the sights.

[Bill Lance]

But that's cool since I already have my excuses lined up.

As we say in the airplane world-------excuses should come "early and often."

[Wayne Dobbs]

I watched one of my co-workers do a BD at 1.57 seconds yesterday with all six in the A zone. He did it with a Glock 19 from a Blade Tech kydex (unconcealed). Blew my mind...

[Prdator]

I watched one of my co-workers do a BD at 1.57 seconds yesterday with all six in the A zone. He did it with a Glock 19 from a Blade Tech kydex (unconcealed). Blew my mind...

HOLY crap!!!!! What was his first shot time/ split time??

[jthhapkido]

I watched one of my co-workers do a BD at 1.57 seconds yesterday with all six in the A zone. He did it with a Glock 19 from a Blade Tech kydex (unconcealed). Blew my mind...

Wow.

At what distance are people doing these bill drills? Are you saying he drew from a holster and fired 6 shots into the A-zone of a standard IPSC target at 7 yards (Or 10 yards? How far away was the target?) in 1.57 seconds?

That's amazing. Even with a 0.65 second draw (which is TGO-fast) that still means 0.18 second splits for the entire run.

[KentF]

[quote]Six shots are fired as quickly as the shooter can achieve six hits on the target. The drill teaches sight tracking, proper visual reference, recoil management, and trigger manipulation.[\quote]

I'm looking for some clarification on the above. Do hits ANYWHERE on target count or do they have to hit in a certain scoring zone.

[jetfire]

The "classic" Bill Drill was 6 shots at an 8 inch circle at 10 yards. What it's become now is 6 shots at a target of a given size at a certain distance. So you could do a Bill Drill on a full sized IPSC target and count the whole target if your goal is to just spray bullets, or count only the A-zone, etc.

[KentF]

Thanks, Time to buy some 8" paper plates.

[Prdator]

Here is a link to a list of Drill's, this is were I got info on the Bill drill and others.
http://www.handgunlaw.us/documents/HandgunDrills.pdf


#5 Bill Drill (after Bill Wilson)
Teaches: draw, grip, rapid-fire, recoil control, "adequate" rather than "perfect" sight picture.
With one IPSC target 7 yards away, start from surrender position, draw, and fire 6 shots into the A-
zone. If any shots miss the A-zone, the time does not count, so the emphasis is on accuracy before
speed.
Brian Enos puts master-level time for this Drill as 2.0 seconds.
Variations: for a beginner, bring the target as close as 8 feet, or start from low ready instead of
holstered. Shoot as fast as you can while keeping the shots in the A-zone and keeping a feeling of
control over the gun. The point is to get used to the feeling of controlled rapid fire, learning to watch
the sight, and familiarizing yourself with rapid-fire recoil characteristics. Drawing from the holster
helps you to learn to acquire a good shooting grip; otherwise the gun will start to feel out of control. If
you are missing the A-zone, you're making mistakes. SLOW DOWN and do it right. This Drill can be
a real ammo burner.