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WALK THE LINE DRILL

Updated: Nov 9

No guessing. Just Control.

The Walk the Line Drill is a slow-fire diagnostic tool that forces you to be honest. Every shot tracks your grip, trigger control, and visual consistency. By placing each round along a vertical line, you’ll see exactly where your technique holds and where it falls apart.


Why this drill matters:

Shooters often don’t realize how much their grip or trigger press affects shot placement until they’re forced to measure each round. This drill exposes those flaws and helps correct them by slowing everything down and focusing on repeatability.


It also highlights common breakdowns:

  • Rounds drifting left or right due to grip imbalance

  • Rushing sight picture instead of confirming alignment


This drill is not about speed. It’s about discipline, and what your shot placement is trying to tell you.


Set it up:

  • Distance: 5-7 yards

  • Target: Vertical line (between the Alpha-hex zones)

  • Rounds: 5 per rep

  • Reps: 4

  • Start Position: Full presentation, aimed at the top of the line



How to run the drill:

1. Begin aimed in at the top of the vertical line.


2. Fire 1 deliberate shot centered on the top of the line.


3. Reset your sight picture, then move slightly lower on the line and repeat 4 more shots.


4. Reset and repeat each rep on one of the three remaining lines.


Shooting distance for 7 Yard Speed Drill graphic.


What you are actually training:

  • Grip pressure consistency. You are testing whether your hands apply equal, repeatable pressure throughout a controlled string.

  • Trigger press discipline. This drill isolates your ability to press the trigger without disturbing your sights or driving rounds off the vertical line.

  • Sight picture patience. Each shot is a reset opportunity, teaching you to wait for alignment instead of rushing through reps.

  • Error pattern recognition. This drill makes it easy to diagnose whether your errors are horizontal, vertical, or random so you can correct them with purpose.

  • Recalibration after higher tempo drills. Used as a decompression tool, this drill helps reset visual focus and trigger control after fast-paced strings.



Drill Tips

Watch your rounds walk down the line. If they start drifting to one side, your grip is talking to you. Listen to what the pattern shows.

The Walk the Line Drill is featured in week 4 of the Fusion Targets 12 Week Pistol Program. It’s designed to reinforce sight focus, trigger discipline, and diagnostic awareness.


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