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Cadence Bars

Eight horizontal aiming bars for recoil tracking, split cadence, and repeated sight-picture confirmation.

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Focus

Cadence and recoil tracking

Distance

3 to 7 yards

Format

US Letter PDF, black-and-white friendly

How to use this printable target

Cadence Bars gives you eight identical horizontal targets that make it easier to track recoil movement and repeated sight pictures.

The center reference line helps show whether shots are breaking left or right while you change pace, grip pressure, or trigger speed.

Drill ideas

  • Fire controlled pairs on one bar and move down the page after each pair.
  • Use a different split cadence for each numbered bar.
  • Track whether misses collect above, below, left, or right of the center mark.

Scoring and print notes

Count hits inside each bar, then use the center line to evaluate left-right consistency.

  • Print at 100% scale on US Letter paper.
  • Use one numbered bar per string to keep notes clean.

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Pair It With a Drill

3-3-3 Drill

Overview The 3-3-3 Drill is a basic defensive competency check: 3 rounds at 3 yards in 3 seconds from concealment. It simulates the most common self-defense encounter parameters and is an excellent test of your everyday-carry draw speed and close-range accuracy. Setup Target: IDPA or USPSA silhouette target (or 8-inch circle for a harder standard) Distance: 3 yards Round count: 3 rounds Start position: Gun concealed, hands natural at sides Course of Fire On the buzzer, draw from concealment and fire 3 rounds at the target. All rounds must land in the scoring zone within the 3-second par time. Scoring Time is your primary score — lower is better. Record both your time and points scored. All hits in the -0 / A-zone with a time under 3.0 seconds is a passing run. This drill is best performed cold as a first-round assessment.

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