After 11 more months of dry practice, I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel!.
This Month’s Skills
This month was a refresher of a lot of skills. Weather forced me indoors this month, too, so I’m back into my dry practice dojo in the basement. Nothing much else to report…oh, except I am still having some trouble with my wrist. I have an upcoming doctor’s appointment, but December will probably focus hard on SHO. Oh, and you might be wondering about the M&P Shield I mentioned in the article and used for the cover photo. Stay tuned…
Missed Days
There is no shame in my game this month. The days that I missed are completely earned. On the 6th and the 12th I finished up 36-hour shifts: 7 AM to 7 AM at my EMS job, then straight to the hospital for a 7 AM to 7 PM emergency room clinical. I dry practiced the mornings before I started those “36-hour days” and in theory I could have when I got home, but I don’t hold that against myself.
On the 9th I was in the midst of a 48-hour day. After finishing another 24-hour ambulance shift I rushed into the woods to teach my survival class and participate in 24 hours of training and scenarios. There’s no way I could have dry practiced that day if I wanted to.
My Results
I’m a little over 50 hours of dry practice this year (with my EDC gun – add ten hours with rifle and shotgun). I love watching minutes turn into hours turn into work-weeks. Minutes quickly turn into hours and it’s not hard to find ten minutes a day. What have you done? Below are my day-by-day results of the past month.
January 1 – 15: 150 minutes, January 16 – 31: 160 minutes
February 1 – 15: 150 minutes, February 16 – 29: 140 minutes
March 1 – 15: 150 minutes, March 16 – 31: 160 minutes
April 1 – 30: 300 minutes, May 1 – 30: 280 minutes
June 1 – 30: 280 minutes, July 1 – 31: 300 minutes
August 1 – 31: 290 minutes, September 1 – 10: 290 minutes
October 1 – 31: 230 minutes,
November 1: 10 minutes presentation
November 2: 10 minutes reloads
November 3: 10 minutes malfunctions
November 4: 10 minutes SHO presentation
November 5: 10 minutes WHO presentation
November 6: 0 minutes
November 7: 10 minutes presentation
November 8: 10 minutes reloads
November 9: 0 minutes
November 10: 10 minutes presentation w/ handheld light
November 11: 10 minutes transition from pepper spray
November 12: 10 minutes WHO presentation
November 13: 0 minutes
November 14: 10 minutes presentation
November 15: 10 minutes reloads
November 16: 10 minutes presentation
November 17: 10 minutes reloads
November 18: 10 minutes presentation
November 19: 10 minutes presentation M&P Shield (article to follow)
November 20: 10 minutes presentation M&P Shield
November 21: 10 minutes presentation M&P Shield
November 22: 10 minutes presentation M&P Shield
November 23: 10 minutes presentation M&P Shield
November 24: 0 minutes
November 25: 10 minutes trigger M&P Shield
November 26: 10 minutes presentation
November 27: 10 minutes presentation
November 28: 10 minutes M&P Shield
November 29: 10 minutes M&P Shield
November 30: 10 minutes M&P Shield
Monthly Target: 310 minutes
Monthly Actual: 270 minutes
Cumulative Target to Date: 3,350 minutes
Cumulative Actual to Date: 3,240 minutes (54 hours)
Cumulative Actual w/ Carbine & Shotgun: 3,750 minutes (62 hours, 30 minutes)
Current Streak: 6 days (138 previous)
Tobacco Free: YES
