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The first pic shows a shot timer
The boy and I were practicing some pistol work. I brought out the shot timer to add some simulated "pressure" to the work. The drill was from about 10 yards draw and put two rounds center mass of one target, then two rounds center mass another target. I added some movement in on mine as well. He tried to "gig" me a few times by not saying "Ready" first before hitting the start (Beep!) button. This and another at 1.81 were those where no "ready" call was given ahead of time. Draw, get off the X moving towards 1 o'clock and put the rounds into target.
People talk about controlling the fight, being "situational aware" and thinking that by that you are going to avoid any trouble. 1.7 seconds is a pretty short period of time, yet a LOT can and does happen in that period of time. A pistol is drawn, movement is initiated, hits are made and most importantly, the person is NOT where you first saw them at....
Where did this come from? This came from tens of thousands of rounds of practice and "more than a few" classes.
This did NOT come from being a flipping ammo miser. This did not come from never challenging myself. This did not come from thinking that just standing still and drawing was the only answer to the problem.
Second pic shows the pulse meter display from the wife's treadmill. Sometimes when it's nasty outside we use that for walking with gear.
That's my pulse during the last leg of a 1 mile walk with gear at a 3.7 mile per hour pace. 52 was my pulse during the walk.
Again, not something that came overnight. This became a lot easier with 50 less lbs that was NOT gear ;) This came from getting out there, putting in the work, pushing myself. Not from "research" "plans" or good feelings.
Sweat. Pushing yourself. Practice.
The first pic shows a shot timer
The boy and I were practicing some pistol work. I brought out the shot timer to add some simulated "pressure" to the work. The drill was from about 10 yards draw and put two rounds center mass of one target, then two rounds center mass another target. I added some movement in on mine as well. He tried to "gig" me a few times by not saying "Ready" first before hitting the start (Beep!) button. This and another at 1.81 were those where no "ready" call was given ahead of time. Draw, get off the X moving towards 1 o'clock and put the rounds into target.
People talk about controlling the fight, being "situational aware" and thinking that by that you are going to avoid any trouble. 1.7 seconds is a pretty short period of time, yet a LOT can and does happen in that period of time. A pistol is drawn, movement is initiated, hits are made and most importantly, the person is NOT where you first saw them at....
Where did this come from? This came from tens of thousands of rounds of practice and "more than a few" classes.
This did NOT come from being a flipping ammo miser. This did not come from never challenging myself. This did not come from thinking that just standing still and drawing was the only answer to the problem.
Second pic shows the pulse meter display from the wife's treadmill. Sometimes when it's nasty outside we use that for walking with gear.
That's my pulse during the last leg of a 1 mile walk with gear at a 3.7 mile per hour pace. 52 was my pulse during the walk.
Again, not something that came overnight. This became a lot easier with 50 less lbs that was NOT gear ;) This came from getting out there, putting in the work, pushing myself. Not from "research" "plans" or good feelings.
Sweat. Pushing yourself. Practice.
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