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    Quote Originally Posted by JHC View Post
    Was it scored just In the black or Out of the black - or by the actual scoring rings?

    Thanks (and great shooting).
    Ken used the scoring rings.

    When I first read about it, I tried it a few times and found it pretty easy to keep all the shots in the black, thinking I was a pretty good shot. But then when Ken said it wasn't just keeping the shots in the black, but scoring the target, the confidence level drops a bit. lol

    And thanks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Terrance View Post
    Ken used the scoring rings.

    When I first read about it, I tried it a few times and found it pretty easy to keep all the shots in the black, thinking I was a pretty good shot. But then when Ken said it wasn't just keeping the shots in the black, but scoring the target, the confidence level drops a bit. lol

    And thanks!
    That is how I recalled it from Ken's class last year also. It's trickier than it first sounds.
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    Here is a video showing Ken administering the test to Larry and Super Dave.

    Starts at around 2:47

    https://youtu.be/IIl912RdZC8
    Last edited by EMC; 04-15-2016 at 02:14 PM.

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    Tagged.

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    I thought that Larry Vickers shooting a glock left on the test was interesting and Ken telling him he might want to drift that sight to the right.

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    Tried this today for the first time:
    97 pts - 9.29 sec - Glock 26 Gen 4

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    I disagree that this is only a trigger control drill. For me anyway, it also is good for sight tracking and testing my grip. I have been shooting it and a couple of variations a lot lately. I have been noticing that around shots 6 or 7 my grip starts to break and I have to clamp back down. Now I realize that seldom will I be called on to shot 10 shots in a row under most circumstances but this could still be a clue that I need to concentrate a little more on grip. I always run the standard version from the holster and call all in the black a pass. The variations I run are 5R5, and 5SHO/5WHO. My best run today on the standard version, but from concealed holster, was a 7.45 second, 97 point 3X run.

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    Cleaned "the test" for the first time today. 5 10's and 5 x's in 7.75.

    Such a great drill.

    Vickers and Hackathorn are very good at creating drills/standards.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MVS View Post
    I disagree that this is only a trigger control drill. For me anyway, it also is good for sight tracking and testing my grip. I have been shooting it and a couple of variations a lot lately. I have been noticing that around shots 6 or 7 my grip starts to break and I have to clamp back down. Now I realize that seldom will I be called on to shot 10 shots in a row under most circumstances but this could still be a clue that I need to concentrate a little more on grip.
    Agreed. Trigger, sight tracking, grip, cadence. It is very revealing of grip issues for me as well. For reset shooters, a way to work with that. I use it at the start and end of the session.
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    Also... since this thread has had a bit of a resurgence...

    Hackathorn said on Tac TV: "If I could only practice one drill... The Test would be it."
    Last edited by warpedcamshaft; 04-23-2016 at 11:50 PM.

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