[Undecided 2012]

thanks for the article

[nevergore]

Interesting fact of Wyatt Earp.....

He was great friends with John Wayne....JW was Wyatt’s gopher for a period of time since the movie studios used Wyatt’s expertise for consulting on the set.....

[PTBAA]

Miyamoto Musashi, considered to be Japan’s greatest swordsman, wrote about the difference between a cut and a slash. He disdained the slash, even if it killed the opponent. He said a cut must be resolute (done with a calm, focused mind). He and Wyatt Earp are two martial masters, separated by time and culture, who discovered the same essential truth.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

“Look son, being a good shot, being quick with a pistol, that don’t do no harm, but it don’t mean much next to being cool-headed. A man who will keep his head and not get rattled under fire, like as not, he’ll kill ya.” —Little Bill Daggett, “Unforgiven,” 1992

[Bob Celeste]

Slow, accurate, deadly patience is what makes USMC snipers so feared and deadly.

[mad_as_he$$]

Interesting. Earp overlooks one thing. There is no denying he had the “glow”. Plain and simple. Which was then enhanced by his reputation - going against Earp was considered a sure death sentence; gave a man pause.

[Chode]

“I found out early that most men, regardless of cause or need, will blink an eye or draw a breath before they pull a trigger. I won’t.” — John Wayne, as J.B. Books in the 1976 movie The Shootist

[SargeK]

I’ve often said that the one who decides first that there will be a gun fight has an overwhelming advantage. He is already at the “A” of the OODA loop.

If you are behind the curve, at condition yellow, then solid, practiced skill is your best hope, just like Earp has described.

[Rockingham]

The best Western gunfighters tended to advise that the secret to winning a gunfight is to not get rattled but take your time to aim and shoot accurately. For some, such “coolness under fire” is instinctive, while for most it takes training and discipline to acquire. Psychologists also point to the strong moral prohibition against murder as inhibiting most people from instinctively having the necessary desire and readiness to kill in a gunfight.

[precisionshootist]

"You need to take your time, but hurry."

That's the way I've heard it.

[minnesota_bound]

Bob Munden World fastest Gun Record
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7HN7THecwg

This guy is quicker then a blink of an eye and accurate too.

[1Old Pro]

Most of what he states makes great sense, practice, know your weapon, safety, know your target, take aim. Pistols at 10-15 yards need to be aimed to be accurate. Never got the hip stuff.

[dblshot]

Good advise. I am frequently irritated by friends and family that have semi-autos with over a dozen rounds in the mag but rarely go the range. Spray and pray seems to be their strategy.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

To me, the silliest thing I see in movies and on TV is when two people pull guns, point them cocked at each other, and stall.
It is as if they are saying “My trigger finger can beat your trigger finger if you pull your trigger!”

My thoughts is if someone pulls a gun on you are you going to also pull and wait to see if the other person pulls their trigger first? YOU IS DEAD!

[Georgia Girl 2]

Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.

[Garth Tater]

Fair fights are for people that are willing to lose. I had that lesson beat into me in the third grade.

[Fiddlstix]

I've read this before
Thanks for posting
Great Article

[Theoria]

Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast.

[lonevoice]

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[Tainan]

Thank You for the article.