The Temple Index

[LittleLebowski]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0fDjWKQokM

3:10

[Haraise]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0fDjWKQokM

3:10

Is a joke, yes? Yes?

[Wayne Dobbs]

That will cleanse the gene pool...

[LittleLebowski]

Is a joke, yes? Yes?

Supposedly full time LEO and trainer for his PD.

[Sheep Have Wool]

Mentioned here: http://www.breachbangclear.com/patro...ructor-course/

[JV_]

When I read the thread title I thought we were talking about the flashlight temple index .... I can't say I've ever seen this version.

[SGT_Calle]

I first saw mention of this technique this morning on ENDO.
http://www.everydaynodaysoff.com/201...index-of-doom/
Apparently a reply from the trainer in question.

[Chuck Haggard]

I've heard of that being used by .mil, wearing armor, in a tight team environment. In this context, or most others, it makes zero sense IMHO

[Default.mp3]

I've heard of that being used by .mil, wearing armor, in a tight team environment. In this context, or most others, it makes zero sense IMHO

I also distinctly recall DocGKR speaking about how Kyle Defoor utilized a variant of it for running with the handgun, not to mention the aforementioned Tom Petty/Steve Fisher vehicles class.

Beyond that, Matthew Graham (who popularized the eponymous Graham method) also appears to utilize this temple index during the scan and assess:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7Qm2mHQ_Ok#t=162

I guess the problem here is that there is no context for why it is used (and the rebuttal on ENDO certainly doesn't clarify anything). I have some SWAGs as to why he might do that, but they're really nothing more than that, so I'll not embarrass myself by broadcasting them to the public.

[jetfire]

I also distinctly recall DocGKR speaking about how Kyle Defoor utilized a variant of it for running with the handgun, not to mention the aforementioned Tom Petty/Steve Fisher vehicles class.

Todd mentioned something similar in a class a while ago for running with a handgun in a public space. The visual appearance of a person running and holding something black/shiny up to their ear isn't nearly as startling as someone at low ready.