What do you think?

[Coach]

http://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/shooting-easy-part-dont-tell-gun-fights/

 

[gregkl]

Was this written by an INGO member?

 

[Jackson]

I've only read the intro. So far, I generally agree. A baseline level of gun handling and marksmanship needs to be obtained and repeatable under stress. That allows a person to automate those processes and focus mental energy on solving the problem.

The shooting part is only a tiny fracton of the problem. Dozens of decisions are made before it ever gets that far.That's dozens of opportunities to avoid, improve position, gather and process pertinent information, etc.

In my experience, the best way to gain those skills short of being in dangerous situations is through a cycle of well-presented force-on-force scenario training to gain context and identify decision making gaps; classical instruction and study of tactics, legal issues, and review of real situations to improve options, assumptions and responses; practice the training to the extent possible; then retest with more Force-on-force.

Making effective decisions in the moment is the most important skill. Experience making those decisions is the best way to improve them.

 

[Coach]

I know nothing about the author.

 

[GIJEW]

Excellent article. I liked how the author described the 'shopkeeper' at different points in the OODA loop in order to show what the stages are and their use.

 

[Bigtanker]

It could be an INGO member. A few things in the bio sound familiar.

Good read.

 

[cedartop]

It could be an INGO member. A few things in the bio sound familiar.

Good read.

Agreed. Sounds like BBI to me. No matter. Overall I agree with the articles premise, not some of the details. That is to be expected. None of us agree on everything.

 

[Slawburger]

I have heard this discussion "somewhere" before but it was a good article.

 

[Excalibur]

It brings up a good point. It's all about your will to act on the situation and pretty much be quick about it. A lot of people with no training tend to freeze up. It's often said that just being armed doesn't protect you at all from threats. You need to start with the mindset of a fighter.

 

[EPeter213]

I have found a lot of useful information on luckygunner.com

I particularly like the way the information is presented in a "here are some things you might want to consider" manner as opposed to "this is the way you should do things"

In my experience, people tend to retain things much more when they have to think about them, as opposed to being simply 'told'.