Posted on 02/27/2019 12:26:26 AM PST by w1n1
The 21 foot rule drill is well known within the law enforcement and personal defense circle.
The Tueller drill is all about "reactionary gap" through training. Other trainers have come up with the distances associated it to the Tueller drill. This experimentation, determined that the average healthy adult male can cover a distance of seven yards (21 feet) in about 1.5 seconds.
The significance of the time factor is based on the reasonable standard that a person who’s trained in proper pistol craft (gun fighting) should be able to draw a handgun and place two centered hits on a life-size silhouette at seven yards in about 1.5 seconds.
Training Scar
According to Force Science Research Center the old way of training was to stop the scenario when the defender gets off the first shot at the perpetrator. This type of training and mentality of “bang you’re dead” leads to a false sense of safety, this is a "training scar". A training scar is a negative trait that’s come as a result of bad training practices.
Another training scar that is common in shooting is how we are all conditioned to stand on the firing line and shoot at a static target. For this reason, most Law Enforcement Officers and civilian gun owners step in concrete the minute their gun leaves the holster.
Alternative Solutions Force Science Research Center provides an alternative way is to turn the “Tueller concept” into an actual drill as a force on force exercise. Basically, the drill extends to another 10-15 seconds, rather than stopping on the first bang you’re dead. We have to get rid of the "Bang! You're dead" mentality. This gives the participants a chance to utilize any tactics (techniques) to survive. Read the rest of knife vs gun.
Great show, that one.
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So ‘for officer safety’ police should keep a safe distance of 21 feet from a suspect yet on You Tube you can video after video of idiot cops crowding themselves into the personal space of people they’re trying to intimidate.
Which is it?
21 feet or 21 inches?
That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever read in any 'w1n1' thread.
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