all my shooting is with a timer at speeds as quick as I can hit acurately. Every shot sequence is from the draw. Alot of el presedente stuff. three targets, draw at the beep 2 shots o each. beep..2-2-2reload2-2-2. after several of those, I draw and two to the body one to the head. then I set up some stages and shoot match scenarios. all this is only with about 150-200 rounds, twice a week in the summer months. In the winter ALOT of dry fire practice{sub zero temps here in ND}. Summer or winter I try to practice dry fire at least once per day doing the same 2-2-2 reload2-2-2 and 2 to body on to head, all with the timer, you cant geta timed score, but you get to practce reacting to the beep. Practice ransitions from target to target, every draw I use all three mags so I get two reloads and nine transitions foir ever draw. Of course you actually only drop the hammer once but I still pull the trigger tice per target so I am simulating 18 shots. Practice week hnd and strong hand only dry fires, drawing from a table with both loaded and unloaded gun(gun and mags are emty, I meant practice with the empty mag in the gun, then with the empty mag out, grab gun, insert emty mag and simulate loading and dry fire on the target. I always use IDPA targets. Aim at what you plan on shooting at in the matches. Practice your stance untill you can draw and come to the first target with your eyes closed, then you know where your stance should be. Sorry ths was so long, but thats what I do. PS. DO NOT PLINK!!!! you will do what you practice, so if yo take your time and plink, you will freeze up when under stress, don't take your magazine and set it down so it wont get dropped, I see guys do that at matces when the mag is supposed to be dropped from the gun to the ground, they PULL it out and then drop it because thats what they do in practice. Your not gonna hurt it ay dropping it. Als practrice doing all three types of reloads, tactical, slide lock, and with retention, for IDPA, if you shoot IPSC or USPSA, you won't need two of them.