thump_rrr
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Montreal Qc.
I agree with Chris on this, safety is our primary concern, but it would be nice if we could do transitions without stoppage. If I can make a recommendation, the safety relay need to be A LOT more aware of what they need to do and be very vigilant with their assigned shooter. Chris mentioned seeing a lot of shooters being liberal with their muzzle direction, I noticed that some the safety relays were too far from the shooter.
I think that with some modifications to the way the safety relay cover the shooter we can add a bit more fluidity and remove some stoppage from the course of fire.
The safeties should be aware of what exactly to look for, this way we mitigate shooter error due to inattention. We should do clear demos of what to look for when clearing a shooter.
The safety needs to be right behind the strong side of the shooter and not 4-5 feet behind, as some were last week.
The safety relay and not the shooter makes the call when it comes to continuing through the course of fire, they are responsible for CORRECTLY verifying that the shooter's weapon is clear before allowing any transition. The shooter's responsibility is to clearly show his safety the cleared weapon.
Lastly, but probably most important of all, the safety should not be pressured to clear his shooter as fast as possible.
Some shooters may be stressed during the exercises, the safety should act as a guide for the shooter throughout the course of fire, and assist with clear commands. We're ALL there to learn, not to fluff up our "operator" ego.
Let s not forget that this is a clinic where there are many shooters which are new to these types of drills.
Some of us may feel that we can gain more fluidity and less stoppages since we have done the course multiple times but there will always be first time shooters present since we are attempting to grow the sport.
We must remember that it is their sandbox so we follow their rules.
Maybe in the future there may be enough people that have participated in this clinic that Barney may be able to put on a more advanced version of it.