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·This has been an interesting and enlightening discussion on TF, so I thought you might enjoy continuing the discussion here since this is a different crowd. On the TEMS forum, I asked about the physiological changes that occur during an altercation. RESQDOC's "off the top of his head" response was amazing and worth reading.
He also said the following:
"I have heard of some fairly informal tests involving standardized shooting drills done before and after epinephrine injections, in an effort to simulate the performance enhancement/degradation that results from stress, but I have not seen any formal results published."
We began discussing how we might do a similar test to publish on TF, although I would be most happy to share it here too, if you are interested.
Jeff offered:
"LTC (Ret) David Grossman does a good job of covering the effects of adrenalin in his seminar. His info is based on post combat interviews and a study that was done by other psychologists. http://www.killology.com/art_psych_combat.htm
Grossman's research tied these physiological changes to blood pressure. He taught "combat breathing" to overcome this and diminish these changes. If you do the test, it might be interesting to see if the "combat breathing" (basically a deep breathing/relaxation technique) actually has an effect on the performance."
belisarius suggested:
"I would personally also like to see a test in which one or more of the top "Israeli" technique (modified WW II technique) point-shooting advocates was pitted against a top IPSC/IDPA competitor who HAD THE SIGHTS ON HIS WEAPON REMOVED. I and many others have seen evidence that proper training in state-of-the-art sighted-fire techniques will build an inherent "point-shooting" capability into one's basic shooting platform. I believe that a test like this would demonstrate that sighted-fire techniques develop a gross hand/eye coordination skillset which will allow the shooter to accurately place shots from the traditional MDI/Weaver stance without having to use his sights."
Many others posted their thoughts about the importance of a test like this, what they were interested in seeing, and so forth.
What kind of test would you like to see and why?
He also said the following:
"I have heard of some fairly informal tests involving standardized shooting drills done before and after epinephrine injections, in an effort to simulate the performance enhancement/degradation that results from stress, but I have not seen any formal results published."
We began discussing how we might do a similar test to publish on TF, although I would be most happy to share it here too, if you are interested.
Jeff offered:
"LTC (Ret) David Grossman does a good job of covering the effects of adrenalin in his seminar. His info is based on post combat interviews and a study that was done by other psychologists. http://www.killology.com/art_psych_combat.htm
Grossman's research tied these physiological changes to blood pressure. He taught "combat breathing" to overcome this and diminish these changes. If you do the test, it might be interesting to see if the "combat breathing" (basically a deep breathing/relaxation technique) actually has an effect on the performance."
belisarius suggested:
"I would personally also like to see a test in which one or more of the top "Israeli" technique (modified WW II technique) point-shooting advocates was pitted against a top IPSC/IDPA competitor who HAD THE SIGHTS ON HIS WEAPON REMOVED. I and many others have seen evidence that proper training in state-of-the-art sighted-fire techniques will build an inherent "point-shooting" capability into one's basic shooting platform. I believe that a test like this would demonstrate that sighted-fire techniques develop a gross hand/eye coordination skillset which will allow the shooter to accurately place shots from the traditional MDI/Weaver stance without having to use his sights."
Many others posted their thoughts about the importance of a test like this, what they were interested in seeing, and so forth.
What kind of test would you like to see and why?