I'm currently reading through Tactical Reality, and Louis covered this in the Ready or Not article. "the weapon must be in a geometric position that is relative to the threat to allow fast operation if required." Later in the article, the indoor ready is discussed for the same reasons you mentioned. Just thought it was timely, as i was reading this morning and it reminded me of your post. Great minds and all that.
"...we suffer more in imagination than in reality." Seneca, probably.
Indoor ready is a movement technique and should not be used as a challenge or confrontational position. Think of indoor ready as a position you don’t want to be in, but have to and want out of it as much as possible.
Just a Hairy Special Snowflake supply clerk with no field experience, shooting an Asymetric carbine as a Try Hard. Snarky and easily butt hurt. Favorite animal is the Cape Buffalo....likely indicative of a personality disorder.
"If I had a grandpa, he would look like Delbert Belton".
Read Scott Reitz The Art Of Modern Gunfighting. It has dry and range drills covering that skill set. Also better yet, read the book several times and take a class with "Uncle Scotty". I had the good fortune of taking a class a couple years ago with Scotty and would take another again in a heartbeat.
Be Aware-Stay Safe. Gunfighting Is A Thinking Man's Game. So We Might Want To Bring Thinking Back Into It.
Excellent ^^^
The 'quick draw, to low ready' doesn't get much attention, but should. Drill wise, as already stated:
Quick Draw > LR > Assess (no shoot) > re-holster
Then, include: (?)
QD > LR > Assess > Apparent no shoot > SHOOT *emphasizing the transition from a mentally guarded state of probable no-shoot from LR, to SHOOT
*shoot stimulus coming from observing coach, or turning targets (this would be fun & challenging, but turning targets are pretty rare).
Thoughts...?
Last edited by Sauer Koch; 02-26-2020 at 01:33 PM.
I learned the offset low ready position from an instructor who is a respected member here. I'll let him speak for himself if he so desires.
Even though it is offset, the gun is still pointed toward the ground in front of you. The reasoning behind it is that the gun is in a ready position but you haven't pointed it at anyone. Practice shows that the time difference vs. low ready toward the person isn't really significant.