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Faster, Smarter Target Transitions: Virtual GNO

This month’s Virtual Girls Night Out featured Tatiana Whitlock, National Director of Training, exploring Target Transitions and how shooters move their attention, their eyes, and ultimately the gun from one shooting problem to the next. Transitions can look fast and athletic, but Tatiana emphasized that speed is not where the process begins. Efficiency is. See sooner, move with purpose, arrive predictably, and make a good shot.

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1. New Shooter Zone: Amber Track

Drill of the Month: Kelly’s 3×3 Reload Challenge

Some of the best drills are born from a simple idea, a handful of ammunition, and a shooter who looks at the range and thinks, “You know what would make this more interesting?”

Meet Kelly Palomera from the Southern Maine Chapter. Kelly has been a vital part of the Southern Maine A-Team for the past five years. She is an avid pistol shooter, a certified NRA pistol instructor, a Chief Range Safety Officer (CRSO), and a NRA certified shotgun instructor who also teaches shotgun through L.L.Bean’s women’s programs to name a few of her shooting accomplishments. She is inventive, creative, always ready for a challenge, and exactly the kind of person you want dreaming up new ways to keep range day interesting.

This month, we are featuring one of Kelly’s creations: a deceptively simple drill that combines accuracy, reloads, target transitions, mental processing, and a little friendly competition.

It can be run as an individual challenge, a head-to-head competition, or a chapter activity. Better yet, it is easy to modify for different shooter skill levels.

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2. Mastering Fundamentals: Blue Track

Faster Target Transitions: 3 Ways to Improve Shooting Efficiency

Once target transitions start to feel comfortable, most shooters want the same thing next: more speed. Instead of chasing speed, start cleaning up the process. Efficient target transitions depend on your eyes and hands working together. Your vision identifies where the pistol needs to go next, then your hands deliver it there. As that relationship improves, unnecessary movement and hesitation begin to disappear. For most developing shooters, there are three places where this work can make a noticeable difference.

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1. New Shooter Zone: Amber Track

A Beginner’s Guide to Target Transitions

Target transitions are one of the most enjoyable skills you will learn because they add movement, problem-solving, and rhythm to your shooting, even when your feet stay still. Instead of simply firing one accurate shot after another, you are learning to shift your attention, move the pistol with purpose, and build a new sight picture for the next shot. It feels like a natural next step because it is. The same fundamentals that helped you become an accurate shooter are still at work. You are simply learning how to connect them from one target to the next.

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Mastering the Art of Target Transitions

For pistol shooters, target transitions aren’t just a nice-to-have—they’re a must. In self-defense, threats don’t politely line up one at a time; they can come from different directions or be spaced out, making it crucial to quickly and accurately move from one target to the next. This skill can literally be a lifesaver. In competitive shooting, those tiny fractions of a second can make all the difference. But it’s not just about being fast—you’ve got to hit your mark with precision, avoiding any penalties for missed shots or hitting a no-shoot target. Finding that sweet spot between speed and accuracy takes practice, but it’s worth it.

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