Thread: Panic Stop!!
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Old May 21, 2012, 08:07 PM   #8
Frank Ettin
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Yes, I do sometime draw and not shoot -- to avoid getting into a habit of always shooting when drawing. I've also had the experience of "no shoots" in USPSA competition. But I'm not sure that's really what you're looking for or what's needed.

What's really needed is split-second situation assessment and decision making practice. The real goal is to be able to identify a situation changing from a "shoot" situation, which is why you drew your gun in the first place, to a "no shoot" situation and to be able to respond appropriately. That will need something actually happening, that you see happen and that you respond to by deciding not to fire.

We did a little of that in a Massad Ayoob class. It's also a component of some force-on-force exercises, but in general it's tough to do effectively.
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