Dynamics of Police Shootings

[cedartop]

I know you are probably thinking that a Police shooting may be different from a deadly force encounter regular armed citizens might be involved in, and you would be right. However, there is a lot of crossover here. I have to say I am a bit of a nerd about this stuff, but what is in Greg's copious notes is fascinating. I can't even pick what I found most interesting there is so much to see here.

Dynamics of Police Shootings

Written by: Greg Ellifritz I was going through some references the other day and a found some very in-depth notes I had taken during a class I took a couple of years ago. The

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[Twangbanger]

Thanks for posting...

 

[Latewatch]

I attended a Force Science Institute seminar a number of years ago. Their research is eye opening and and comprehensive.

 

[VERT]

That is a lot of notes. I especially found the observations about gun handling interesting. Basic gun handling taking up valuable cognitive ability. My thoughts 1) people tend to overlook the value in developing what is thought of as basic or fundamental skills in favor more advanced drills. 2) Competition or scenarios forces you to think with a gun in your hand.

 

[gregkl]

Some good notes. I can see in me the challenge of the amount of brain power I use to fire a shot/complete a course of fire/drill. I have always thought that putting all the pieces together to be successful is too much to consciously consider. I have to practice/train so that the fundamentals become automatic. It's hard to think; stance, grip, draw, sighting, target, trigger pull, follow through, next target all while trying to remember the sequence I'm supposed to be shooting in.

I think if I can get grip, draw, dot in line of sight and trigger pull to "automatic" standard, I'll see my ability improve since I will be able to focus on the target arrays.

 

[cedartop]

Hicks law used to be something really talked about in the training community so I found their take on that interesting.

 

[Tactically Fat]

Note for others:

Just about everything that Greg Ellifritz writes is a treasure trove of incredibly good information. Subject matter expert would be an understatement.

We should a pick up what he's putting down, ya know?

 

[xwing]

Very interesting read. Makes sense. But (as usual) difficult to put the suggestions into practice.