Instructional Video Clips
from The Art of Fast Draw, with Cal Elrich
Blanks & Wax Bullets
An explanation of the two types of Fast Draw shooting (48 second clip, 594 Kb)
Loading Blanks - The "Balloon Break" powder
The fourth step in loading a Fast Draw blank (62 second clip, 776 Kb)
Loading Blanks - The Powder Wad
The final step in loading a blank (74 second clip, 906 Kb)
Loading Wax Bullets
A demonstration of loading the shotgun primer and wax bullet (69 second clip, 848 Kb)
Using Wax in a 22/38
A demonstration of loading .38 caliber wax bullets and .22 blanks directly into a 22/38 revolver (42 second clip, 514 Kb)
Fanning & Thumbing
A comparison of the two draws, focusing on the different hammers (31 second clip, 399 Kb)
Holster rules
A brief description of WFDA holster rules (25 second clip, 327 Kb)
Fast Draw Fundamentals - Part 1 - The Grip
The first of the three fundamental of a Fast Draw (58 second clip, 721 Kb)
Blank Targets
A demonstration of how a blank target works (40 second clip, 500 Kb)
Double Blanks
A demonstration of Double shooting with slow-motion replays (30 second clip, 377 Kb)
Competition Video Clips
Day 1 from the WFDA World Fast Draw Elimination Championships (August '11)
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Final rounds from the WFDA World Fast Draw Elimination Championships (August '11)
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Video from the WFDA California State Championship (April '08)
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Cripple Creek Double Or Nothing Shoot Out
Cripple Creek, Colorado - May 14-15, 2005
Men's Final Shot
Brian Colwell and Greg Knick in the final round of elimination shooting for 1st and 2nd place. (47 second clip, 576 Kb)
Women's Final Shot
Nicole Franks and Alanna Blinn in the final round of elimination shooting for 1st and 2nd place. (31 second clip, 197 Kb)
Fastest Gun Alive Tournament 2003
Sublimity, Oregon - August 1-3, 2003
Men's Final Shot
Gil Guerra Jr. and Howard Darby in the final round of elimination shooting for 1st and 2nd place. (23 second clip, 311 Kb)
Fastest Gun Alive Tournament 2002
Sublimity, Oregon - August 2-4, 2002
An Index round of shooting
The first two days of shooting involved index competition of thirty shots at three distances, which qualified the top 10 men and 5 women for the finals on the Sunday. This clip shows Steve Vonfeldt, Bob Bussinger, Mark Hullen and Bob Edmiston in one of the index rounds. (21 second clip, 281 Kb)
Women's Finals
Nicole Franks and Alanna Blinn in the final two rounds of elimination shooting for 1st and 2nd place. (40 second clip, 496 Kb)
Men's Finals
Greg Danielson and Gil Guerra Jr. in the final two rounds of elimination shooting for 1st and 2nd place. (35 second clip, 438 Kb)
Montana State Championships
Big Timber, Montana - July 20-21, 2002
Men's AA shooters
Chuck Burnham & Darryl Blinn shooting it out. Includes a close-up from the side of the hands and guns during the draw. (32 second clip, 411 Kb)
Women's AA Bye round
Judy Lawton, Peggy Franks & Alanna Blinn shooting in a Bye round. The fastest shot gets a bye into the next round. (32 second clip, 405 Kb)
Close-up of a Traditional speed draw
Close-up of a top AA shooter's draw filmed from behind the shooter (24 second clip, 314 Kb)
Junior shooters in action
The Faw boys in action. 4 year-old Taylor, then 6 year-old twins Tyrell and Timothy. (24 second clip, 313 Kb)
Women's AA finals
Alanna Blinn & Peggy Franks shooting it out in the final round (30 second clip, 381 Kb)
Men's AA finals
Howard Darby & Greg Danielson shooting it out in the final round (53 second clip, 658 Kb)
2001 World Blank Elimination Championships
Bearspaw, Alberta - July 14-15, 2001
Competition start
Introduction and first shots of the 2001 World Blank Elimination Championship held in Bearspaw, Alberta (37 second clip, 470 Kb)
Competitor interviews
Some interviews and coverage of the Women shooters (42 second clip, 515 Kb)
Competition finals
Finals of the Championship (53 second clip, 659 Kb)
Miscellaneous Video Clips
WFDA Gun Check procedures
Learn about the gun checks that will be carried out at a WFDA contest. (107 second clip, 1.35 Mb)