Dot Torture

Overview

Dot Torture is the gold standard for handgun accuracy assessment. This 50-round drill covers every fundamental skill — draws, reloads, transitions, strong-hand-only, and weak-hand-only — all fired at close range where misses reveal genuine deficiencies in trigger control and sight alignment.

Setup

• Target: Dot Torture target (ten 2-inch dots)
• Distance: 3 yards (move back to 5, 7, or 10 yards as you improve)
• Round count: 50 rounds

Course of Fire

1. Dot 1 (5 rounds): Draw and fire one round, holster. Repeat 5 times.
2. Dot 2 (5 rounds): Draw and fire 2 rounds (×2 strings) + 1 round.
3. Dots 3 & 4 (8 rounds): Draw and fire 1 round on Dot 3, transition to Dot 4 and fire 1 round. Repeat 4 times.
4. Dot 5 (5 rounds): Strong hand only. Draw and fire 5 rounds.
5. Dots 6 & 7 (8 rounds): Draw, fire 2 on Dot 6, transition, fire 2 on Dot 7. Repeat twice more (with reload between strings).
6. Dot 8 (5 rounds): From ready, fire 5 rounds weak hand only.
7. Dots 9 & 10 (8 rounds + 6 rounds): Various draw-and-fire strings with transitions.

Scoring

Each hit on its designated dot scores 1 point. Maximum score is 50. A perfect 50 at 3 yards means it is time to push back to 5 yards. Scores of 45+ are considered solid; below 40 indicates fundamentals that need work.