Thank you Mr. maetsack
That example makes perfect sense. Drawing the gun is not a single event but part of a continuum. When we learn "sets" of behavior not only are we safer but also more effective. I was taught to draw and punch out having first established a solid grip at or near my belly. I see people flailing away trying to get that weak hand in place while the gun is 30 inches away. Also once that gun is out, I now instinctively know how to orient it when I'm moving right, left or in reverse. You can argue that this has nothing to do with holster discipline but if you accept the notion of sets of behaviors it does.
Another aspect that can be covered in a compact and sensible session is the choice of equipment best of all before new people go to a lot of expense. What I some times see in non competition settings are cheap, poorly fitted, garbage holsters that can be unsafe as they collapse, have dangling straps in the wrong place and so on. Focus is another aspect that needs to be stressed with new people. I also see people having a great time BS'ing and laughing while they haphazardly try to jam a gun into their crap holster along with parts of their shirt. Some of these people can't be helped but a lot can.
Aside from technique, what training should do (however brief the "course") is instill an attitude. I watch highly-skilled, very safe shooters all the time. They had to start somewhere. Competition regardless of when you start is a big builder of skills and safety practices because all of our fellows teach even when their lips don't move. I watch really good carbine and shotgun shooters moving from station to station with the gun in a particular position and say to myself "hey that's makes sense" and adopt the practice because it works and is safe.
Drawing and holstering seems simple in words but when it's melded into a set of safe and effective techniques, it's part of the game in a big way.
That example makes perfect sense. Drawing the gun is not a single event but part of a continuum. When we learn "sets" of behavior not only are we safer but also more effective. I was taught to draw and punch out having first established a solid grip at or near my belly. I see people flailing away trying to get that weak hand in place while the gun is 30 inches away. Also once that gun is out, I now instinctively know how to orient it when I'm moving right, left or in reverse. You can argue that this has nothing to do with holster discipline but if you accept the notion of sets of behaviors it does.
Another aspect that can be covered in a compact and sensible session is the choice of equipment best of all before new people go to a lot of expense. What I some times see in non competition settings are cheap, poorly fitted, garbage holsters that can be unsafe as they collapse, have dangling straps in the wrong place and so on. Focus is another aspect that needs to be stressed with new people. I also see people having a great time BS'ing and laughing while they haphazardly try to jam a gun into their crap holster along with parts of their shirt. Some of these people can't be helped but a lot can.
Aside from technique, what training should do (however brief the "course") is instill an attitude. I watch highly-skilled, very safe shooters all the time. They had to start somewhere. Competition regardless of when you start is a big builder of skills and safety practices because all of our fellows teach even when their lips don't move. I watch really good carbine and shotgun shooters moving from station to station with the gun in a particular position and say to myself "hey that's makes sense" and adopt the practice because it works and is safe.
Drawing and holstering seems simple in words but when it's melded into a set of safe and effective techniques, it's part of the game in a big way.
