Hands down the best scoop draw instructional video out there, and I have watched so many. Like the way you broke it down into steps. Very helpful! Time to go dry fire.
I’ve been doing the scoop draw for about 8 months now. Same your draw stroke except I like to index on the inside bottom of my holster like your demonstrate that some do. I too came to the same conclusions as you. Only good for stages where you can immediately hammer a target off the draw. The quickness of it really sets you up to go fast. Sort of sets the pace for the stage. Also hugely helpful in classifier stages. One thing I found with the scoop is that it allows me to stay very relaxed during a fast draw, especially in the shoulders. With the snatch, sometimes I have a tendency to tense up if I’m really trying to push the draw speed which ends in disaster often. I don’t know if you have found the same. The scoop allows me to put 2 alpha on target in sub .90, even in a stage. That could buy me half a second on others from the start. Also, it’s fucking damn cool to do. Oohs and awes from the crowd. I’m certainly not at your level of shooting but the scoop has honestly made me a better shooter. It added to my confidence and it’s made me try to do other things faster. Has improved my other draws too, as well as my index on target. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you. Shot my first match three weeks ago and can't wait to go again. I didn't know there are different draws. I've been dry firing using this scoop method because it just came naturally.
Thank you doing this for all of us. Great video and it’s stunning to see the speed with hits. I can now move forward and experiment with this somewhat but you very clearly explained the squeeze might not be worth the juice or the potential of coming out with an unstable or secure grip. Many thanks !
Yeah, it's just my opinion, but I think the snatch draw is far more versatile and consistent. I'll still use the scoop while I can; it takes frequent practice to maintain.
Dang dude...I'm 68 and started uspsa 2 years ago down at universal with Frank Garcia. Thats darn fast. I have not worried about my draw speed too much. Age has taken a toll. Like you said tho in especially the 6 majors I have shot in, your right, there is plenty of time to get the draw cuz most of the time movement is required for first target, this like you said, grip is really important. And I like you said how the shooting euphoria wears off and I just don't practice as much. New subscriber. Nice stuff!
A big part of why I love this sport is the people you meet. When you have good people to be around and shoot with. It keeps me interested and pushing myself. Thanks for the description.
I think steel challenge is where this type of draw would really start to show it's benefits. Saving .25 on every draw, over 30 draws per match, really adds up.
I’m going to try my best. Been competing in our local club matches and doing pretty well. I finally decided to get a USPSA number and get classed. So we will see. I’ve been posting my matches to my channel. I’m still running my duty Glock 34 and ALS holster though.
It’s my understanding that I can only run that rig in level 1 matches because of the leg strap. I ordered a low ride safariland without the leg strap so hopefully that will meet the requirement.
I have always indexed my strong hand at the bottom of the holster like you demonstrated. I switched back to my shadow 2 and am having a slightly harder time clearing the beaver tail consistently. I'm going to try to index my forearm off the mag and see if that helps any. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for posting this Isaac. I think a flat backed holster is pretty important, mine isn't flat so you can't just scoop up. I don't know it is because of that or not, but I am frequently getting the webbing of my had stuck on the beaver tail which would be ugly if you pulled the trigger like that!
@@isaaclockwood1839 what I mean is the structure of the holster is flat on the back side so it doesn’t protrude in any way the would block your hand from scooping straight up and getting a good grip right up against the trigger guard. Mine protrudes some just from the design of it. Yours in the video is flat/flush.
any tips on speeding up the snatch? ive made some progress in thinking of the snatch as more of a sideways approach to establish grip snd snatch, as opposed to the straigh up and down ‘stabbing’ kind of snatch. i used to also bang my thumb knuckle on the boss holster hanger bracket doing that too. but in any event i still hover around a 1.2-1.3 first shot. do ya need the scoop to really get sub sec?
I think I have an old RU-vid video of my snatch draw. Basically, step 1 is to get your grip. Do this single step over and over until it's under .2 to .3 tenths, then progress to the rest of the draw.
Pretty slow. I was reading on a defensive carry forum that some guys can do a .33 draw with double retention from concealment. Clearly I am joking. Right now I am trying to get my draw fire one down to sub 1 second. Are you a GM? Awesome video.
Crushed the hell out of my dominat hand pinky finger at work. Grip is suffering, very limited flexibility and nerve end damage semes to be recovering very slowly.
