They shouldn't effect which method you use -- what Gabe describes and uses versus a classic press out.
Regardless of which method (the two described above or something different) you use, trigger travel and weight definitely effect how you press the trigger. Longer and heavier triggers take more movement and pressure on the trigger.
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Never said he can't shoot, most here "can shoot" if I am reading between the lines of your definition.
I do not believe I am over zealous in my assertions. We have some quality shooters here and it is my belief that too much weight is given to these youtube superstars and their abilities.
Notice how I don't say these things about Proctor, Miculek, etc...
Those guys also don't sell face cream...
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Lol, not new, just willfully ignorant! I appreciate the warning though - not many get the courtesy of a an internet warning.
Of course dude. I'd say it's just part of the evolution for me. Practicing doesn't necessarily keep things the same. Little things get added, deleted, noticed, emphasized, and/or ignored. I bet my draw will change subtly over time whether I want it to or not.
The most concrete answer I can give you comes from the Age Of Laboring to Draw And Shoot 3x5 Cards Quickly that many PFers put a lot of effort into. Trying to extend the gun in a manner that allows me to see and align the front and rear sights during that extension seems to cost me about two tenths on a 3x5 at 7 yards, compared to simply getting the gun to its final position forthwith and completing the shot from there.
A press-out done extremely well is a rather powerful draw and first shot. I think it can maybe be done even better another way, but most of the excellence is located in the struggling to improve.
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Voodoo, I am right there with you. A lot of guys here can shoot, Travis can also shoot very well and does it for a living. I also find it hard to talk shit on the guy and call him a youtube super star based off his real world combat experience. It also may be hard because he is a fellow marine I personally don't buy into the need for a instructor with combat experience but I do respect things people have done, same way I respect you for being a police officer.
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Awesome post Gabe, thank you. I find myself struggling with the choice of how I want to draw and I find that the more I learn and strive to be better it impacts my idea of how things should be done. Problems and issues, thanks for taking the time to chat with me about it.
I've posted as to why I do the shit talking I do on him. Restating the fact that he is a shill of the highest order doesn't win me any points, but I have no absolutely zero issue pointing out someone who is ethically bankrupt and will try to sell anything to make a buck, even if it sucks.
While I know I have gotten push-back before for saying so, but we are talking about his pistol skill here, right? I remember seeing a video of him on a rooftop with a recce style rifle shooting people. I have never said a negative word about his experience, service or his ability to shoot a rifle in the manner of which he has extensive experience doing. Carrying a pistol, especially concealed, is a completely different beast. Fellow marine or not, you have to call bullshit on people or else everyone and their mother will accept it as fact, eg; instructor zero.
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