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Recently we've been teaching our son the game of basketball. It's certainly foolish to be out in 108 (with heat index) heat in the afternoon playing basketball, but we've substituted it for our runs some days. It helps that we stay acclimatized also :)
I was reflecting on the importance of hand and eye coordination and telling my son how important developing things like this can be.
Earlier today we were videotaping an ending for the videos we put on youtube. I figured having 3-4 different endings wherein we have a chance to "plug" the new site here as well would be handy. So the first one was me out in the goat pasture with "the girls" eating out of my hand. That took a couple "takes" as my favorite goat loves to climb on my back any time I squat down :p Anywhoo, I wanted to video another ending/forum plug that included a little bit of shooting.
So I'm doing some point shooting with one hand and again it occurs to me the importance of eye and hand coordination.
When you start using a pistol without the sights this concept comes into play more than we realize. You might not have time to look at your sights or to get a perfect sight picture.
-You might be really "busting a move" to get out of the way of HIS bullets and it's certainly much easier to do that point shooting one handed than in a fully locked out two handed extension.
-You might not have enough ambient light to even use your sights.
-You may have a child in your arm, be carrying something (or someone) or otherwise using your other hand for something else.
Eye and hand coordination. We've worked out a couple drills that we have seen used in various classes and have duplicated or used similar in classes we have had.
Using a dry pistol- check it three times and let your partner check it also, visibly and physically check it- OR conversely if you are more than a little "gun shy" this will work with a training gun aka a "blue gun" or "red gun."
Holster your pistol in your normal method of carrying. Have your partner stand roughly 7 to 10 yards away and throw a tennis ball to you. Your job is to keep your EYE on the tennis ball while drawing your pistol and getting it on the target (your partner), oh and catch the ball too.
At first, this will be like chewing bubblegum and walking for an infant. Their are a lot of components that go into this fun little drill, but eye and hand coordination is one of the biggest components.
The pitcher should attempt to LIGHTLY in an underhand throw HIT the person with the ball from waist to head level.
A variation on this drill we have used include pitching the ball slightly to the side of the person, making them move to catch the ball while drawing from the holster.
Use your imagination and you can come up with plenty of other variations of this. I've seen this drill really improve people's drawstroke, eye and hand coordination, ability to multitask, observation skills, movement skills, etc.
Have fun, practice and learn something!
Lowdown3
I was reflecting on the importance of hand and eye coordination and telling my son how important developing things like this can be.
Earlier today we were videotaping an ending for the videos we put on youtube. I figured having 3-4 different endings wherein we have a chance to "plug" the new site here as well would be handy. So the first one was me out in the goat pasture with "the girls" eating out of my hand. That took a couple "takes" as my favorite goat loves to climb on my back any time I squat down :p Anywhoo, I wanted to video another ending/forum plug that included a little bit of shooting.
So I'm doing some point shooting with one hand and again it occurs to me the importance of eye and hand coordination.
When you start using a pistol without the sights this concept comes into play more than we realize. You might not have time to look at your sights or to get a perfect sight picture.
-You might be really "busting a move" to get out of the way of HIS bullets and it's certainly much easier to do that point shooting one handed than in a fully locked out two handed extension.
-You might not have enough ambient light to even use your sights.
-You may have a child in your arm, be carrying something (or someone) or otherwise using your other hand for something else.
Eye and hand coordination. We've worked out a couple drills that we have seen used in various classes and have duplicated or used similar in classes we have had.
Using a dry pistol- check it three times and let your partner check it also, visibly and physically check it- OR conversely if you are more than a little "gun shy" this will work with a training gun aka a "blue gun" or "red gun."
Holster your pistol in your normal method of carrying. Have your partner stand roughly 7 to 10 yards away and throw a tennis ball to you. Your job is to keep your EYE on the tennis ball while drawing your pistol and getting it on the target (your partner), oh and catch the ball too.
At first, this will be like chewing bubblegum and walking for an infant. Their are a lot of components that go into this fun little drill, but eye and hand coordination is one of the biggest components.
The pitcher should attempt to LIGHTLY in an underhand throw HIT the person with the ball from waist to head level.
A variation on this drill we have used include pitching the ball slightly to the side of the person, making them move to catch the ball while drawing from the holster.
Use your imagination and you can come up with plenty of other variations of this. I've seen this drill really improve people's drawstroke, eye and hand coordination, ability to multitask, observation skills, movement skills, etc.
Have fun, practice and learn something!
Lowdown3
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