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Member Section => Defense and Tactics => Topic started by: nosimij on March 04, 2015, 12:03:13 PM

Title: Drills documentation
Post by: nosimij on March 04, 2015, 12:03:13 PM

Are there tools to document and layout drills and/or exercises?  I spend my days, at work, documenting the manufacturign process the company makes and layong out assembly lines.  There area number of tools that we use to make consistant layout.  I am looking to document some drills for my log book and plan training sessions. 

I am thinking like a MS Visio template or simular.  Perhaps an AutoCad librarty.  I would be happy with some "standard" clipart for use in word or power point or thier open office ripoffs.

I am sure there are soem better places to ask these questions but I am not members of or researched those boards.  Suggestions there might be good to have as well.

Title: Re: Drills documentation
Post by: tombogan03884 on March 04, 2015, 12:32:41 PM

Would a simple ledger system work ?
Or combine it with a calendar that lists a schedule of planned drills with room to enter your results ?

Title: Re: Drills documentation
Post by: MikeBjerum on March 04, 2015, 03:37:49 PM

I don't have the links or programs handy right off hand, but there is a program for laying out shooting stages for USPSA.  I think you could access it through their website.  I played with it a few times, and it was easy for diagramming stages and documenting the scenereo.

Title: Re: Drills documentation
Post by: JC5123 on March 04, 2015, 05:50:09 PM

I use this.

http://www.staysafemedia.com/training-log-book.html

I also made a speadsheet that I can trck my times on drills so I can track improvement.

Title: Re: Drills documentation
Post by: Strider on August 04, 2015, 10:14:48 PM

Nice link. Currently, I just create a detailed course of fire in a word document and  attach a photo from my phone to it as documentation.  I then save it in my documents file.

Title: Re: Drills documentation
Post by: alfsauve on August 05, 2015, 05:49:49 AM

You could, with some effort and money, use a drawing programs like Sketchup or Viso.  It would take awhile to develop a libray of "objects" but once you do you can then drag and drop them to make up scenarios.

I've used Viso since it's early days before they were bought by Microsoft.  It has a lot of powerful utilities of which I barely scratch the surface.   I use it to document A/V systems with pictorial diagrams at work and at home.   It's pricey though.

I'd look at what the USPSA and IDPA guy are using which is probably free to use.