Session 3 – The Draw• Explore the topics learned in the Sealed Mindset Concealed Carry Masters Course Ses sion 3: The Draw lesson • Increase our ability to effectively …

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Session 3 – The Draw

Student Guide

General Draw Considerations

• Speed is a result not a goal. Remember, slow is smooth and smooth is fast, but some-times, slow is just slow, so train with purpose.

• Maintain muzzle awareness at all times, the muzzle always points at the Threat.

• The elbow and wrist of the Primary hand controls muzzle alignment left to right, this is our Shooting Platform and we must keep it aligned

• Biggest Problems to keep in mind:

o The weapons presentation is presented in steps but performed in one smooth motion.

o The gun moves to the head, not the head to the gun, try to keep your body quiet while the firearm is moving

Steps of the Draw

1. Position 1 - Presentation Push/Pull



2. Position 2 - The Hockey Stick



3. Position 3 - Meet, Rotate, Elevate

4. Position 4 - The Rock

5. Position 5 - The Snatch



1) Position 1 – Presentation Push/Pull

a) P1 starts with the firearm in alignment but pulled backward 4 to 6” from the final shooting position depending on your flexibility

b) Sights are aligned, Finger ON the trigger - slack out

c) Fully extend to the final shooting position, body tightening, arms are pushing and pulling, wrists/forearms are tightening

i) Do NOT start crushing the firearm - Keep the Vice Grip the same!

d) Goal is break the shot in the last inch of travel to final shooting position

i) Flash or Combat Sight Picture (Focus - See - Concentrate)

(1) Adjust the amount of concentration on sights as required to meet the standard of accuracy!

(2) More speed, less concentration on sight alignment, if the Threat is very close as an example. More accuracy, more concentration on sight align-ment, if the Threat is far away as an example.

2) Position 2 – The Hockey Stick

a) Shooting Platform (Gun - Wrist - Elbow) is in alignment

b) Primary hand is just about pec muscle level, wrist has BARELY broken the plane of the body

c) Primary hand has a solid Vice Grip

d) Support hand is positioned with index finger under the trigger guard touching the trigger guard AND middle finger of the Primary hand



e) Support wrist is rotated forward such that the palm is up

f ) Dynamic pressure should be happening between Primary and Support arms

i) Primary is pushing forward and down

ii) Support is pulling backward and up

g) Muzzle is aligned and level with the Threat

i) You should be able to fire and effectively hit the Threat at this point

h) Keeping that muzzle aligned and level toward the Threat LIFT the firearm to your sight alignment

i) Remember to think more UP than out - keep the weapon as close to you as your flexibility allows - don’t cut the corner

ii) Keep your Primary elbow against your body, do not Wing it to the side

i) Now in sight alignment, firearm will extend towards the target, FINGER ON THE TRIG-GER - SLACK OUT

j) Eventually Sight Picture Verification and complete trigger press will be instantaneous

k) Firearm is at Position 1 - Presentation Push/Pull

3) Position 3 – “Meet, Rotate, and Elevate”

a) Shooting Platform (Gun - Wrist- Elbow) is in alignment

b) Primary arm is pulled back such that the Primary hand wrist DOES NOT BREAK THE PLANE OF THE BODY

c) Primary hand has a proper Vice Grip

d) Muzzle is aligned and level with the Threat

i) You should be able to fire and effectively hit the Threat at this point

e) Support hand has fingers up, thumb against the chest on the Support side of the body

f ) Support hand turns down and makes an L, then slides across the body to Meet with the firearm

g) Index finger, just distal or below the largest knuckle, of the support hand makes con-tact with the trigger guard

h) Support hand wrist Rotates forward

i) Keeping that muzzle aligned and level toward the Threat, use the Support hand to Elevate and LIFT the firearm toward your sight alignment

i) Remember to think more UP than out - keep the weapon as close to you as your flexibility allows

ii) Keep your Primary elbow against your body, do not Wing it to the side

j) Firearm is at Position 2 - The Hockey Stick



4) Position 4 – “The Rock”

a) Firearm is muzzle down above the holster

b) Primary hand is in a proper Vice Grip with the fingertips of the Primary hand in contact with the rib cage

c) Elbow drops down and back close to the body; weapon rotates into alignment above the holster

i) Place your Primary hand wrist where your fingertips had been a moment before

ii) Primary hand wrist DOES NOT BREAK THE PLANE OF THE BODY

d) Support hand has fingers up, thumb against the chest on the Support side of the body

e) Firearm is at Position 3 - Meet, Rotate, Elevate

5) Position 5 – “The Snatch”

a) Weapon is holstered

b) Hands are at sides or up in Startle Response position

c) Hands move together and index against the body

d) Support hand has fingers up, thumb against the chest on the Support side of the body

e) Primary hand traces the ribcage or moves directly to the rib cage above the holstered firearm

f ) Primary hand drives down onto the firearm

g) On positive control, the Primary hand should be in Vice Grip

i) Trigger finger is straight

h) Weapon is pushed down into holster before it is snatched up and out of holster

i) Goal is a single aggressive down-up action

i) At the top of the Snatch stroke, where the muzzle has cleared the holster, touch the fingers to the side of the rib cage

j) Firearm is at Position 4 - The Rock



Session 3: The Draw

Dry Fire Practice Guide

Session Goals:

• Explore the topics learned in the Sealed Mindset Concealed Carry Masters Course Ses-sion 3: The Draw lesson

• Increase our ability to effectively and accurately place rounds on target and increase our recoil management skill through proper body position

• Educate our trigger fingers to correctly manipulate our trigger for effective firearms usage in a defensive encounter

• Increase our ability to safely and smoothly present a defensive firearm from a holster

• Increase our ability to safely manipulate and operate our defensive firearm in a DRY FIRE TRAINING environment

Rules of Safety Review

1) Muzzle Awareness

a) Point your firearm where you WANT to point it

b) DON’T point your firearm where you DON’T want to point it

2) Trigger Finger Awareness

a) Finger ON the trigger when the are sights aligned

b) Finger OFF of the trigger when the sights are NOT aligned

i) Two ways to align sights are:

(1) Front sight, rear sight, and your eye

(2) Specified body positions (Retention)

3) Safety Selector Awareness

a) If your firearm has an external safety device

i) Muzzle pointed at the Threat, weapon on FIRE

ii) Muzzle NOT pointed at the Threat, weapon on SAFE

4) Insure ALL live ammunition is removed from the training space

5) Insure that IF you are using a live firearm, that it is fully UNLOADED and CLEARED, includ-ing removing the magazine and checking that the chamber is empty



6) Use good training tools if possible, at Sealed Mindset we use the SIRT Pistol from Next Level Training

General Rules for ALL Courses of Fire (COF)

• All targets are an 8.5x11” sheet of paper on the upper chest of a silhouette or simply taped to the wall

• Insure that you know what is beyond that wall incase you have a NEGLIGENT DIS-CHARGE

• We suggest using a wall that doesn’t have an adjacent room or building behind it

• Distance to target is assumed to be 15 - 21 ft

• Speed is always, and should be for all COFs, very very slow and definitive

• Your accuracy should be very high during ALL of these COFs, no speed is necessary, you can make it your goal to keep all of the shots in as close a grouping as possible, if you’d like. HOWEVER, at Sealed Mindset, if the shot is on the 8.5x11” sheet of paper, that was an “accurate” shot

1) COF #1

a) Student will say the checklist and get into position

b) With sights aligned, slowly engage the trigger to the releasing of the trigger mecha-nism, freeze after the shot, keep the finger to the rear and consciously recognize that your finger stayed in place

c) IF YOU ARE USING A LIVE FIREARM - Fake the reset as the slide did not cycle and therefore the trigger mechanism will not have reset

i) If you have a SIRT Pistol, watch for the laser to be a pinpoint and not move while you pulled the trigger

d) Conduct two more trigger pulls

e) Reset

f ) Assess - Finger OFF of the trigger as the sights are no longer aligned

g) 360 Degree Check

h) IF YOU ARE USING A LIVE FIREARM - Cycle the slide to reset the trigger for your next practice shot

i) Continue to repeat this COF until shooter can consistently keep their finger to the rear following the release of the mechanism

2) COF #2 - SIRT PREFERRED

a) If you do not have a SIRT or a Double Action Only firearm, this COF will be much more challenging as your firearm will not reset after the first trigger pull



i) You should not reach up and cycle the slide between trigger pulls either as this can build a bad neural pathway

ii) Should you have a shooting partner, they could manually cycle the slide for you after each trigger pull, while you hold body position and sight alignment

b) Student will say the checklist and get into position

c) Align the sights at the rear of P1 - Presentation Push/Pull

d) Keeping sights aligned and slack out, slowly press the firearm to full extension

e) Break the shot in the last 1” of travel

f) IF YOU ARE USING A LIVE FIREARM - Fake the reset as the slide did not cycle and therefore the trigger mechanism will not have reset

i) If you have a SIRT Pistol, watch for the laser to be a pinpoint and not move while you pulled the trigger

g) Reset

h) Assess - Finger OFF of the trigger as the sights are no longer aligned

i) 360 Degree Check

j) IF YOU ARE USING A LIVE FIREARM - Cycle the slide to reset the trigger for your next practice set

i) Continue to repeat this COF until shooter can consistently perform the P1 - Presen-tation Push/Pull correctly


a) Get into bottom of P2 - The Hockey Stick

b) Move from P2 to P1 and align sights

c) 1 shot, reset, assess, and 360 Degree Check

i) Continue to repeat this COF until shooter can consistently perform the P2 - The Hockey Stick correctly


a) Get into bottom of P3 - Meet, Rotate, Elevate

b) Move from P3 to P2 to P1 and align sights


i) Continue to repeat this COF until shooter can consistently perform the P3 - Meet, Rotate, Elevate correctly


a) Get into bottom of P4 - The Rock, muzzle should be pointed down

b) Move from P4 to P3 to P2 to P1 and align sights




i) Continue to repeat this COF until shooter can consistently perform the P4 - The Rock correctly


a) From OPEN holster

b) Move from P5 to P4 to P3 to P2 to P1 and align sights


i) Continue to repeat this COF until shooter can consistently perform the Open Draw correctly


a) Set Shot Timer, if available, to RANDOM with an initial buzzer between 2 and 4 seconds

b) Set the Shot Timer PAR time to 8 seconds

c) Full Open Draw, 1 shot, reset, assess, and 360 Degree Check

i) Continue to repeat this COF until shooter can consistently perform the Open Draw smoothly, while MEETING the PAR TIME

ii) Reduce the time by 1 second once the shooter can smoothly and consistently MEET the PAR TIME

8) COF #8 - Sealed Mindset Level 2 Open Draw Test - SIRT PREFERRED

a) Set Shot Timer, if available, to RANDOM with an initial buzzer between 2 and 4 seconds

b) Set the Shot Timer PAR time to 4 seconds

c) Full Open Draw, 3 SHOTS, reset, assess, and 360 Degree Check

i) Continue to repeat this COF until shooter can consistently perform the Open Draw smoothly, while MEETING the PAR TIME

ii) If you are using a LIVE FIREARM, you will have to fake shots 2 and 3 as your mecha-nism will not reset after the first shot



Session 3: The Draw

Live Fire Course of Fire (COF)

Session Goals:

• Explore the topics learned in the Sealed Mindset Concealed Carry Masters Course Ses-sion 3: The Draw lesson

• Apply an effective defensive draw to our shooting fundamentals

• Educate our trigger fingers to correctly manipulate our trigger for effective firearms usage in a defensive encounter

• Increase our ability to safely manipulate and operate our defensive firearm

Rules of Safety Review

1) Muzzle Awareness

a) Point your firearm where you WANT to point it

b) DON’T point your firearm where you DON’T want to point it

2) Trigger Finger Awareness

a) Finger ON the trigger when the are sights aligned

b) Finger OFF of the trigger when the sights are NOT aligned

i) Two ways to align sights are:

(1) Front sight, rear sight, and your eye

(2) Specified body positions (Retention)

3) Safety Selector Awareness

a) If your firearm has an external safety device

i) Muzzle pointed at the Threat, weapon on FIRE

ii) Muzzle NOT pointed at the Threat, weapon on SAFE

4) Know your local range’s safety protocols and follow them accordingly

5) Hearing and Eye protection should always be part of your training kit

General Rules for ALL Courses of Fire (COF)

• All targets are an 8.5x11” sheet of paper on the upper chest of a silhouette or simply taped to the wall



• Insure that you know what is beyond that wall incase you have a NEGLIGENT DIS-CHARGE

• We suggest using a wall that doesn’t have an adjacent room or building behind it

• Distance to target is assumed to be 15 - 21 ft

• Speed is always, and should be for all COFs, very very slow and definitive

• Your accuracy should be very high during ALL of these COFs, no speed is necessary, you can make it your goal to keep all of the shots in as close a grouping as possible, if you’d like. HOWEVER, at Sealed Mindset, if the shot is on the 8.5x11” sheet of paper, that was an “accurate” shot

1) COF #1 - Shooting Fundamentals Practice

a) 10 Rounds per Magazine

i) COF Goal: Practice getting into and shooting the Shooting Fundamentals

b) Student will load and make ready

c) Say the Checklist outloud and get into position

d) 1 shot, reset, assess, and 360 Degree Check

2) COF #2 - Build the Draw


i) COF Goal: Practice each portion of the draw and build the draw into a single cohesive motion

b) Student will load and make ready

c) Student will get into the back of Position 1 - Presentation Push/Pull

d) With sights aligned, slowly press out the firearm to full presentation while engaging the trigger. The shot should break in the last inch of travel, freeze after the shot, keep the finger to the rear and consciously recognize that your finger stayed in place

e) Reset

f ) Assess - Finger OFF of the trigger as the sights are no longer aligned

g) 360 Degree Check

h) Repeat “3” through “7”

i) Student will get into the bottom of Position 2 - The Hockey Stick

j) Lift the firearm through the hockey stick to the sight line thinking more UP than out

k) With sights aligned, slowly press out the firearm to full presentation while engaging the trigger. The shot should break in the last inch of travel, freeze after the shot, keep the finger to the rear and consciously recognize that your finger stayed in place

l) Reset



m) Assess - Finger OFF of the trigger as the sights are no longer aligned

n) 360 Degree Check

o) Repeat “9” through “14”

p) Student will get into the bottom of Position 3 - Meet Rotate Elevate, shooting platform in alignment, Support hand index on Support side of body

q) Meet the Support with the firearm. Rotate the Support hand so palm is up. Begin to Elevate firearm to Position 2 and into Position 1

r) With sights aligned, slowly press out the firearm to full presentation while engaging the trigger. The shot should break in the last inch of travel, freeze after the shot, keep the finger to the rear and consciously recognize that your finger stayed in place

s) Reset

t) Assess - Finger OFF of the trigger as the sights are no longer aligned

u) 360 Degree Check

v) Repeat “16” through “21”

w) Student will move to the muzzle down position of Position 4 - The Rock, Support hand indexed on the Support side of the body

x) Rock the firearm, Meet Rotate, Elevate to the Hockey Stick and up to sight alignment

y) With sights aligned, slowly press out the firearm to full presentation while engaging the trigger. The shot should break in the last inch of travel, freeze after the shot, keep the finger to the rear and consciously recognize that your finger stayed in place

z) Reset

aa) Assess - Finger OFF of the trigger as the sights are no longer aligned

ab) 360 Degree Check

ac) Repeat “23” through “28”

ad) Student will holster the firearm and start with their hands relaxed at their sides

ae) Using an effective down-up motion, student will snatch the firearm from the holster, Support hand indexed to the chest of the Support side of the body

af ) Student will rock, then Meet Rotate and Elevate to the Hockey Stick where they will bring the firearm to the sight line

ag) With sights aligned, slowly press out the firearm to full presentation while engaging the trigger. The shot should break in the last inch of travel, freeze after the shot, keep the finger to the rear and consciously recognize that your finger stayed in place

ah) Reset

ai) Assess - Finger OFF of the trigger as the sights are no longer aligned

aj) 360 Degree Check



ak) Repeat “30” through “36”

i) Continue to repeat this Course of Fire (COF) until shooter can consistently conduct each step of the draw safely and effectively

3) COF #3 - Time Controlled Draws


i) COF Goal: Conduct a draw that is smooth and highly controlled, meeting the time hack with their shot without any hiccups or bumpy movements

b) Set a Shot Timer to a 7 second par time, that’s the time from first beep to second beep

i) If a Shot Timer is not available, set a goal time in your head and count the seconds through your actions, but don’t make the firearm pause during your counting

c) Set the Shot Timer to RANDOM with a minimum time of 3 seconds and a maximum time to 5 seconds

i) If you do not have a Shot Timer, do not concern yourself with this step

d) Student will load and make ready

e) Student will holster the firearm and stand relaxed with their hands at their sides

f ) Activate the Shot Timer

g) On the first beep, start conducting your draw, be slow and smooth

h) With sights aligned, slowly engage the trigger, freeze after the shot, keep the finger to the rear and consciously recognize that your finger stayed in place

i) Try to make your shot break exactly on the second beep or if no shot timer, exactly at the end of your 7 second count

i) Reset

j) Assess

k) 360 Degree Check

l) Reholster the firearm

i) Continue to repeat this COF until shooter can comfortably meet the time hack and doesn’t display any choppy movement in their draw

ii) Once the first goal is reached, then reduce the par time, that’s the time from first beep to second beep (or your internal count), by 1 second.

iii) Continue to reduce your time hack until you’ve reached roughly 3 seconds, but no matter what, don’t go ANY faster than you can do in a comfortable and ACCURATE fashion. If your draw starts to fall apart, the rep isn’t worth conducting at this point.

4) COF #4




i) COF Goals:

(1) Three shots on target within the Sealed Mindset Defensive Pistol Level 2 Open Draw Testing Standard

(2) Use your draw with multiple shots fired

b) Set a Shot Timer to a 4 second par time, that’s the time from first beep to second beep

i) If a Shot Timer is not available, set a goal time in your head and count the seconds through your actions, but don’t make the firearm pause during your counting

c) Set the Shot Timer to RANDOM with a minimum time of 3 seconds and a maximum time to 5 seconds

i) If you do not have a Shot Timer, do not concern yourself with this step

d) Student will load and make ready

e) Student will holster the firearm and stand relaxed with their hands at their sides

f ) Activate the Shot Timer

g) On the first beep, start conducting your draw, be smooth

h) With sights aligned, slowly engage the trigger, and fire 3 shots, with a proper reset between each shot

i) Freeze after the last shot, keep the finger to the rear and consciously recognize that your finger stayed in place

i) All three shots should be on the sheet of paper, if they are not, increase the par time and focus on your trigger manipulation

j) Reset

k) Assess

l) 360 Degree Check

m) Reholster the firearm

i) Continue to repeat this COF until shooter can comfortably meet the time hack and doesn’t display any choppy movement in their draw

ii) This is the Level 2 test standard for Sealed Mindset’s Defensive Pistol and a good baseline for a defensive draw

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Session 3 – The Draw• Explore the topics learned in the Sealed Mindset Concealed Carry Masters Course Ses sion 3: The Draw lesson • Increase our ability to effectively …