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RoyalPython · November 23, 2004, 05:31 AM

I am not a professional in the field of tactical training by any means, so excuse me on my inexperience and ignorance.
There are a couple of tactics I see on television about professional tactical training centers that I do not understand of how they really help any.
One is that that the "good guy" will be going through some mock setup of a house or building and he walks through a doorway and sees a cardboard "bad guy". The "good guy" would then scream out, "Drop your gun!" or something in such a fast and a practically inaudible voice that that anyone wouldn't even understand yet even obey the command. It sounds more like, "Dropyaga!!! Dropyaga!!!"
If I was the "bad guy" I would probably get shot by the "good guy" not because I didn't want to obey his orders, but because I didn't understand him and was more confused by his screaming. I was watching some footage of some guy at some training center who would literally scream at the target to drop his gun and at the same time shoot the target.
Now tell me how screaming at the target to drop his weapon and shooting the target anyways makes any sense?
I also cannot see how a setup using fake targets that don't move or attack back is any good compared to a real person. Yes it may help improve your firearm aim as you shoot at some fake target, but shooting at a fake target takes away the stress of not only having to shoot at a moving target, but takes away the stress of having the "bad guy" shoot at you whether it is real bullets or paintballs. In real life, you aren't going to be standing there in perfect fashion, gun well aimed at target and having full control of the space your in and having all the time in the world to react. A real person shooting at you provides very little if any reaction time. A real life "bad guy" makes a lot of difference in how well trained you actually are in handling your weapon and handling yourself in a stressful and life threatening situation compared to a cardboard cutout of a "bad guy" that poses no stress or danger or will obey your command when you scream "Dropyaga!!! Dropyaga" (Drop your gun) at it.

This is just my humble opinion. I could be wrong.

November 23, 2004, 05:31 AM	#1
RoyalPython Junior Member Join Date: October 18, 2004 Posts: 4	About Professional Training Tactics I am not a professional in the field of tactical training by any means, so excuse me on my inexperience and ignorance. There are a couple of tactics I see on television about professional tactical training centers that I do not understand of how they really help any. One is that that the "good guy" will be going through some mock setup of a house or building and he walks through a doorway and sees a cardboard "bad guy". The "good guy" would then scream out, "Drop your gun!" or something in such a fast and a practically inaudible voice that that anyone wouldn't even understand yet even obey the command. It sounds more like, "Dropyaga!!! Dropyaga!!!" If I was the "bad guy" I would probably get shot by the "good guy" not because I didn't want to obey his orders, but because I didn't understand him and was more confused by his screaming. I was watching some footage of some guy at some training center who would literally scream at the target to drop his gun and at the same time shoot the target. Now tell me how screaming at the target to drop his weapon and shooting the target anyways makes any sense? I also cannot see how a setup using fake targets that don't move or attack back is any good compared to a real person. Yes it may help improve your firearm aim as you shoot at some fake target, but shooting at a fake target takes away the stress of not only having to shoot at a moving target, but takes away the stress of having the "bad guy" shoot at you whether it is real bullets or paintballs. In real life, you aren't going to be standing there in perfect fashion, gun well aimed at target and having full control of the space your in and having all the time in the world to react. A real person shooting at you provides very little if any reaction time. A real life "bad guy" makes a lot of difference in how well trained you actually are in handling your weapon and handling yourself in a stressful and life threatening situation compared to a cardboard cutout of a "bad guy" that poses no stress or danger or will obey your command when you scream "Dropyaga!!! Dropyaga" (Drop your gun) at it. This is just my humble opinion. I could be wrong.