Training: How to make dry fire practice less boring

By Andy C

If this is something you might end up doing, you may as well practice to do it well. (Photo: Andy C)
I have never met anybody who loves doing dry fire. It’s understandable — by nature this is a repetitive activity. Maybe this is why so few people actually do it despite it commonly being suggested as one of the easiest and cheapest ways to improve shooting performance.
I’ve also never met anybody who performed really well in shooting competition who didn’t dry-fire. While I’m sure such people are out there, they are few in number and wildly gifted in skill. Your average shooter can benefit enormously from regimented dry-fire practice.
I’m not going to espouse the benefit of dry fire here as I’m sure you’ve heard it all before. If that hasn’t compelled you to actually practice dry fire, then another article isn’t going to do the trick. Rather, this article is about making dry fire less boring and hopefully more effective.
Effective and engaging
My practice box, containing everything I need for a good session; setting the box at my feet saves me time in picking up snap caps. (Photo: Andy C)
Good dry fire practice has to be engaging. We’re not machines  —

Source: Guns.com