I am glad I was not the only one who thought of this when I read the title!
Now tell us true...how many people have torn a piece of clothing?You guys got me to thinking about this a lot the last few days. I have had a very busy summer with not a lot of trigger time.
After breakfast I unloaded and double checked my carry gun.
I made ready and when my clock hit the nxt minute I drew.
Holy canola oil! Took me two to three minutes just to get my sweatshirt off. Think I had better practice a little more, maybe even go back to the summer wardrobe!
Of course it matters, but no one on the planet can spot every single attack before it happens.
You don't have to get naked first although that may act as a pretty good self defense choice.You guys got me to thinking about this a lot the last few days. I have had a very busy summer with not a lot of trigger time.
After breakfast I unloaded and double checked my carry gun.
I made ready and when my clock hit the nxt minute I drew.
Holy canola oil! Took me two to three minutes just to get my sweatshirt off. Think I had better practice a little more, maybe even go back to the summer wardrobe!
Now tell us true...how many people have torn a piece of clothing?
Correct...situational awareness doesn't not prevent an attack, it just gives you the 1-2-3 seconds advantage in order to begin to prepare to defend oneself, which can be all the difference in the world for avoiding, thwarting, or surviving an attack!Paying attention and spotting pre attack indicators buys you time and gives you more options, but it doesn't prevent an ambush or attack from happening.
I was paint-balling going all the way back to the late '80's...what a blast!We used to paint ball a lot. One of the fun games we used to do was the old duel.
Back to back walk seven counted paces turn and fire.
Skills performed slowly, correctly, consistently, and smoothly - over time - becomes faster with practice!Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. I practice a smooth clean draw, then worry about speed. It seems like the "speed" thing seems to take care of itself.
I ran this drill today. I scored a 88.22. I didn't have my best day today and I shot it cold as in it was the first drill and I was a little cold due to the wind, lol.You can do way better. You are over confirming with the dot and quite possibly the irons. You could also be reacting too slow to the beep. (If that is your go signal) I am far from being the worlds fastest shooter, not even the fastest on this forum so if I can get decent times so can you. Here are some recent times running the Rangemaster SCAT drill (Short Combat Accuracy Test)
Short Combat Accuracy Test (SCAT) I don't have video because it was just a practice session, but the numbers aren't all that impressive anyway.
RFTS-Q or IALEFI-QP silhouette
Scored: inner chest circle = 5, second chest circle = 4, head circle = 5, any hit in the torso outside the circles above the belt line = 2 points.
Hit factor scoring
5 yards Draw and fire 4 rounds to the chest 2.25 seconds
5 yards From Ready, fire 1 head shot Do this twice .57 , .60
5 yards From Ready, Dominant Hand Only, 3 rounds 1.86
5 yards From Ready, Non-dominant Hand Only, 3 rounds 2.09
7 yards Draw and fire 4 rounds 2.57
10 yards Draw and fire 4 rounds 2.87
20 rounds total
Possible score = 100 100
Record time for each stage, and add together for a total time. 12.81
Divide total points by total time, for an Index. 7.806
Multiply index by 20 for a final score. 156
Par score = 100. Goal is score above 100.
Examples:
96 points divided by 23.6 seconds = 4.07 X 20= 81.4
94 points divided by 20.2 seconds = 4.65 X 20= 93.1
98 points divided by 12.98 seconds= 7.55 X 20= 151.0
80-100 Competent
101-125 Advanced
126+ Highly Skilled
I hear ya on the cold thing. I shot 200 rds yesterday but with the wind up here I should have stopped at 150 because by the end I was getting a little sloppy.I ran this drill today. I scored a 88.22. I didn't have my best day today and I shot it cold as in it was the first drill and I was a little cold due to the wind, lol.
I'm not sure if the draws are supposed to be from concealment, but mine were and will be throughout the winter.
The looming issue I have is having the dot appear. There is not much difference in time between draw from the holster and shoot from ready. My draw times with the dot today ran from 1.31 to 2.84. With my Shield(iron sights) I ranged from 2.24 to 2.48 shooting the plate rack from 10 yards.
Bill drills took me just under 5 seconds at 10 yards. With my 1911 and my Shield I hover around the 3.5 second mark with the first shot just under 2 seconds.
I'm not really disappointed in this performance but I know I have a long ways to go.
I am a firm believer if I shoot slow, I will get good at shooting slow. If you never push the speed, how are you going to get fast?I hear ya on the cold thing. I shot 200 rds yesterday but with the wind up here I should have stopped at 150 because by the end I was getting a little sloppy.
Draws from concealment? Yes. This is a defensive drill and should be shot as such.
It sounds like draw to first shot is definitely your biggest issue. Without seeing what you are doing I can't really give you too much advice. I will say that slow is smooth bs needs to die the same death as the misinterpreted "this is my safety" meme. See if anything HERE helps you.
I prefer the Half Test on a 3X5 to the Bill drill but that is because I am working accuracy at speed presently. Because you are looking for speed increases the Bill drill is fine but it is more about recoil control. Yes to get to the much sought after 2 second run you need a 1 second draw, but it doesn't appear your recoil control to a moderate sized target is too bad.
Remember use the drills like this one to find your weak areas and if possible work the heck out of them in dry practice.
I love this line in the video about recording yourself trying to be fast, "why do we want to try and go fast? Because when we go slow we don't do goofy ****. It's when you go fast that you introduce useless phrenetic motion because that's what people think fast is. If you don't go fast you don't know how you're goofy."I will say that slow is smooth bs needs to die the same death as the misinterpreted "this is my safety" meme. See if anything HERE helps you.