there are better and equally (or almost as equally fast) methods of getting your gun into action better suited to the scenarios most likely to require a fast draw for a private citizen.
Such as? Not being argumentative, just curious.
You can still bring the hands together on the press out, but the off hand is more available to protect yourself
I don't know how fast you draw vs how fast you run, but I'm a fast runner and draw decently. I don't follow on this line of thinking, especially if you are with your family.Some things I don't like about that. If you are in a position where you need to draw quickly, you are close enough that you may well not have time or distance to press the gun out and look for that front sight. You need to be ready to fire as soon as you clear. If you aren't that close, running to cover is more important than draw speed.
Moving my hands (including off hand) takes .09 seconds. Last time I was clocked with .87 seconds as my fastest time from hand on my holstered gun vs .96 seconds, I don't think that I sacrifice even .01 seconds by getting my support hand "all the way over" to my strong side, the support hand hits much sooner than my primary can complete all of it's tasks leading up them joining. There are people a lot faster than I am, but having a solid grip 100% of the time by using what yeager shows in the video is extremely important. Especially when you push the pistol in your palm and blow a hole in it because you were trying to randomly grab at it.If you are that close, time spent moving your off hand all the way across your chest is wasted time, and you have trained yourself to not be using that hand to fend off an attacker at close range while drawing and firing with the other hand.
Ever heard you have to crawl before you walk and walk before you can run?I also think that training yourself to move hands and body into a set posture makes it much more difficult to draw on the move, which is what you should be doing. Have you ever seen the contortions some folks go through when they try to draw from anything but a static position?
What are they? I'd love to know, because I want the best methods and tactics I can.What he (and others) teach is fine if you are in an OK Corral gunfight, but there are better and equally (or almost as equally fast) methods of getting your gun into action better suited to the scenarios most likely to require a fast draw for a private citizen.
IMHO, anyway.
My biggest gripe is teaching yourself to draw from a fixed stance. It limits your ability to get your gun into action in any but the most ideal situations.
How does one teach the draw stroke and not break it down into steps? Ideally the draw stroke is many mechanical things happening in a seamless motion. 3, 4, or a 5 step process will make people draw like Mr. Roboto or C3PO. Looking for other instructors to chime in. Spent the day teaching and one concern I always have is producing students with a fluid and seamless draw stroke.
How does one teach the draw stroke and not break it down into steps? ... step process will make people draw like Mr. Roboto or C3PO. ... one concern I always have is producing students with a fluid and seamless draw stroke.
I don't know how fast you draw vs how fast you run, but I'm a fast runner and draw decently. I don't follow on this line of thinking, especially if you are with your family.
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My family is running away, too... and not in the same direction I am. The person with a gun just became a target, and I don't want them near me if at all possible. If it's up close and personal, as it most likely will be, they are on the ground.
Shooting from retention while fending off an attacker at contact distance is taught in his class. The situation determines how you draw. He is just showing one.
Different draws are taught in the class for one handed, weak hand, on your back, retention etc. You get the idea.
I hope you practice that.... all of you.My family is running away, too... and not in the same direction I am. The person with a gun just became a target, and I don't want them near me if at all possible. If it's up close and personal, as it most likely will be, they are on the ground.
I stand in front of a mirror, and PRACTICE, a lot.... might not be textbook, but it works for me....