Originally Posted by FredM
Ya got me.
Well there's two.
Ya got me.
Well there's two.
Curses! Trapped again!So, how many of y'all played around with the techniques after watching the video?
You are like some law enforcement Svengali, peering into my mind.....
Sometime back, there was a thread about how training has changed and I tried to explain how we trained and didn't do a very good job. Well, you just saw a training film that I watched several times when I started in law enforcement. That was considered the best. If you noticed the reloading from the pocket, that was practiced a lot, along with the use of a drop box.
I tend to forget how long it has been until I see something like this film, something like 50 years ago when I started. On a totally unrelated subject, there was a discussion about the use of lights in IDPA. and it reminded me that we were taught to get rid of the light so the bad guy wouldn't have a target to shoot at.
Sorry about the rambling, Simon
When I got hired my job still issued Jordan holsters and dump boxes, and we had to shoot from the hip at the 3 yard line and "point shoulder" at the 5
I never carried either the Jordan holster or the dump boxes as we were allowed to use personal holsters and speedloaders. I also refused to not aim, at least when they weren't watching me on the line.
Perhaps a better question is how many used the techniques BEFORE watching the video!So, how many of y'all played around with the techniques after watching the video?
"PLAN FOR YOUR TRAINING TO BE A REFLECTION OF REAL LIFE INSTEAD OF HOPING THAT REAL LIFE WILL BE A REFLECTION OF YOUR TRAINING!"
We had the choice of the Jordan or the Tom Threepersons style (strap only, no thumbbreak allowed), and dump boxes or open loops. Speedloaders were strictly prohibited.
"PLAN FOR YOUR TRAINING TO BE A REFLECTION OF REAL LIFE INSTEAD OF HOPING THAT REAL LIFE WILL BE A REFLECTION OF YOUR TRAINING!"
What was the reasoning behind that?
Too fangled.
Ignore Alien Orders
I'm guessing "Uniformity" for $100 Alex
We have a couple of guys around here, including one who was on the job before I was born, who remember the techniques from their training days.Perhaps a better question is how many used the techniques BEFORE watching the video!
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