Baxtli McDaniel - Lucky McDaniel

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Bobbi Lamar "Baxtli" McDaniel (1925–1986) a nishonga olish u "instinkt otish" deb atagan narsani qushga o'rgatgan ustoz ovchilar va tinchlik amaldorlari 1953 yildan 1982 yilgacha Daisy qo'lini ishlatib o'chirish va yoqish BB qurol holda diqqatga sazovor joylar uning asosiy o'quv yordamchisi sifatida.

Talabalar

Uning tortishish texnikasi ko'pincha quyidagicha tasniflanadi nuqtadan otish, uning texnikasining asosiy xarakteristikasi - bu soniya va soniya harakatlari. U taxminan 100000 kishiga, asosan qush ovchilari va huquqni muhofaza qilish organlari xodimlariga o'q otish usulini o'rgatdi. Qush ovchilari orasida sobiq Prezident ham bor edi Duayt D. Eyzenxauer, Genri Ford II, Jon Ueyn, Audi Merfi va .ning asosiy rahbarlari Remington va Vinchester qurol ishlab chiqaradigan kompaniyalar.

1967 yildan 1973 yilgacha MakDaniel o'qituvchi edi AQSh armiyasi, u erda piyoda askarlarga o'rmonda yoki shahar urushida xizmat miltig'i bilan instinktiv o'q otish to'g'risida ko'rsatma bergan. Armiya bir necha yil davomida "Tez o'ldirish" dasturi nomi ostida o'qituvchilik kursida ishlaydi.^[1] 1970-yillarning oxiridan boshlab Makdaniel Mitchell WerBel III-ning Jorjiya shtatidagi Pud-Springs shahrida joylashgan "Farm" da jangovar o'q otishni o'rgatdi, shu qatorda bir qator isroilliklar ham o'qitildi.

Biografiya

Yosh bolaligida, MakDaniel o'zini o'zi sayqallagan qo'l-ko'zni muvofiqlashtirish yozini O'rta bobosi va fermer xo'jaligida o'tkazish bilan Gruziya 1930-yillarda. Pul kam edi va u ko'pincha .22 bilan kechki ovqatga ov qildi miltiq va .410 ov miltig'i. U har bitta patronga bitta quyon, sincap yoki ov qushini olib kelishi kutilgan va odatda shunday qilgan. O'smirlik davrida suzish havzasi yilda Warner Robins, Jorjiya, u "Baxtli" laqabini oldi. Keyinchalik, MakDaniel AQShning tamaki kompaniyasi uchun marshrutga aylandi, Braunning xachir aktsiyalarini harakatga keltirdi tamaki chaynash, Brewton's Dental snuff va Sano sigaretalar Gruziya qishloqlaridagi qishloq do'konlarining chorrahasiga. 1950-yillarning boshlarida omborchilarning ko'nglini olish uchun u Daisy BB miltig'ini ko'zga tashlanmasdan o'qqa tutar va urar edi. chumolilar pol taxtalari bo'ylab sayr qilish yoki chivinlar deraza tokchalarida bir lahzada roosting. O'zining buyuk finali sifatida Lucky BBni havoga uloqtirar, yelkasiga tashlagan va BB miltig'ini o'qqa tutar va har safar uloqtirilgan BBga urar edi.

Yon atrofdagilar McDanielga ularga shunday o'q otishni o'rgatishlari uchun pul to'lashlarini aytishdi - Gruziyada qushlarni ov qilish oziq-ovqat, ijtimoiy mahorat va raqobatdosh sport manbai hisoblanadi. 1954 yilda McDaniel doimiy ravishda instinktiv o'q otishni o'rgatishni boshladi. Uning qush ovchilari va politsiyachilarni tayyorlash kurslari har birida taxminan to'rt soat davom etgan. Dastlab, McDaniel ushbu ikkala guruhga instinkt otishni o'rganish asoslarini o'rgatadigan joylari olib tashlangan, eng arzon 400 otishma Daisy tarmog'i bilan ishlaydigan avtomatidan foydalangan holda o'rgatdi. Uning nisbatan zaif bulog'i BB-ni havo orqali asta-sekin harakatga keltirar edi, shuning uchun talaba BB parvozini kuzatishda osonroq bo'lar edi. (Keyinchalik, Daisy McDanielning talablariga binoan BB miltig'ini qurdi).

Ikki kitob, Instinktdan otish va Baxtli McDanielning tortishish sirlari, McDanielning mashg'ulot texnikasiga bag'ishlangan. U haqida turli xil jurnallarda, xususan, 1950 yillarda, jumladan, yozilgan Vaqt, Shanba kuni kechki xabar, Sport Illustrated va Qurollar. Shunga qaramay, McDaniel o'zining orqasida yaxshilab sarosimaga tushgan mijozlar va jurnalistlar oqimini qoldirdi. Ular juda qisqa muddatli mashg'ulotlarda ajoyib nishonga olish ko'rsatkichlarini bajarishga o'rgatishganini angladilar, ammo ular McDanielning mashq qilish uslublarini o'z tajribalarida boshqa hech narsa bilan tenglashtira olmadilar, chunki uning texnikasi o'sha davrning odatiy donoligi oldida uchib ketdi. odamlar qo'lda ishlash ko'nikmalarini o'rganishni o'rganadigan usullar va shu bilan birga o'zaro kelishilgan inson imkoniyatlarining jismoniy cheklovlari.

McDaniel o'quv mashg'ulotlarini o'tkazish uchun samarali protseduralarga ega edi ong osti aqlni tanani qo'lda topshiriqlarni bajarishga yo'naltirish, bu holda ma'lum turdagi maqsadlarga zarba berish uchun ongli ong erisha olmaydigan darajada tezroq va aniqroq harakat qilish. 50-yillarda, ammo kinesiologiya, xususan, propriosepsiya va proprioseptiv teskari aloqa va kognitiv ergonomika rivojlanishini tezlashtirish uchun protsessual xotira yaxshi tushunilmagan va Amerikaning o'qituvchilik kasbida McDaniel yondashuvining ahamiyati va samaralariga baho beradigan aniq o'xshashliklar bo'lmagan. Bu o'q otish jamoasining kichik bir qismi tashqarisida deyarli e'tiborga olinmadi. Biroq, Makdaniyel muntazam ravishda o'qchilarni shu qadar tezkorlik va aniqlik ko'rsatkichlariga erishish uchun o'qitgan va shu qadar qisqa vaqt ichida uning mashg'ulot dasturi bugungi kunda tengsiz bo'lib qolmoqda.

McDanielning instinktni o'qqa tutish bo'yicha ko'rsatmalarga qo'shgan hissasi ikki baravar edi. Birinchidan, tahlildan so'ng, orqali vaqt va harakat tadqiqotlari, miltiq yoki miltiqni beixtiyor yelkalash, ishora qilish va o'q otish bilan bog'liq bo'lgan barcha harakatlar yoki to'pponchani tez tortish va kestirib otish paytida MakDaniel qurolni nishonga ko'rsatish va o'qqa tutish uchun zarur bo'lgan harakatlarning sonini minimallashtirdi; va shu bilan birga, u tanadagi mushaklarni miltiqni to'g'ri yo'naltirishga va o'q otishga yo'naltirish uchun ong osti tomonidan boshqarilishi kerak bo'lgan harakatchan (ya'ni o'zgaruvchan) tanadagi bo'g'imlarning sonini kamaytirdi. Ikkinchidan, u juda samarali o'quv dasturini ishlab chiqdi (ning motorli o'rganish ) talabaning ong osti ongiga bog'liq bo'lgan barcha rahbarlik-nazorat muammolarini tezda qanday hal qilishni va shu echimlardan foydalanib, tegishli muskullarni qurolni ko'rsatib o'q otishga yo'naltirish uchun qanday qilib ongli ravishda o'ylamasdan nishonga urish. shooter qismi, faqat nishonni tanlash va jarayonni boshlash. Talabani har doim maqsadni to'g'ridan-to'g'ri urishga emas, balki keyingi zarbasi bilan qavsga olishga yo'naltirish orqali, joylashishni aniqlashdagi xatolarni tuzatish uchun teskari aloqa vositalaridan foydalanish asosiy omil bo'ldi. Bu ongli ongni bunday ko'zni qamashtiradigan aniqlikka tezda erishishga o'rgatishning tezkor yo'li edi. (1980 yilgi kitobida MakDaniel ushbu asosiy omilni "proprioseptiv teskari aloqa" deb atagan.)

Potentsial jihatdan qimmat mahsulot sifatida McDaniel-ning o'qotar qurollarni o'qitish dasturlari, insoniyatning potentsial imkoniyatlari va odamlarni qanday qilib ajoyib tarzda bajarishga o'rgatish haqida hali ham juda kam ma'lumotga ega ekanliklarini anglash uchun jamiyatni hayratga soladigan natijalarni berdi. nozik vosita qobiliyatlari Mashinalar ustun bo'lgan jamiyatimizda juda muhim ahamiyatga ega. Ammo bu sodir bo'lmagani sababli, jamiyat Frank Felbertning ilmiy-fantastik romanining mashhurligi bilan ifodalanadigan inson qobiliyatidagi kvant sakrashni orzu qiladi. Duneva Robert A. Xaynlaynnikiga tegishli Begona yurtdagi musofir, va keyinchalik, "Force" tomonidan Jorj Lukas tomonidan namoyish etilgan Yulduzlar jangi filmlar bugungi kunda deyarli amalga oshirilmagan orzu bo'lib qolmoqda.

Lucky McDaniel-ning ko'zni ko'rmaydigan BB qurol bilan o'qitishning asosiy dasturi

Sport psixologiyasi McDaniel kurslarining muhim tarkibiy qismi edi. Talabani o'qitish uchun u o'zining birinchi qadami sifatida tasodifan kichik nishonlarni (bo'sh .22 qisqa patron qutilari, aspirin tabletkalari yoki BB) osmonga uloqtirar va xuddi shu tarzda tasodifan otib tashlagan va ularni BB bilan parvozda urgan. qurol. Ushbu harakat talabaning ongida bunday tortishish qobiliyatlariga erishish mumkinligi va MakDaniel ularni yaxshi egallaganligi va shuning uchun u nimani o'rgatayotganini bilishi mumkinligini qat'iyan tasdiqlaydi. Binobarin, talaba odatda MakDanielning ko'rsatmalarini haqiqiy deb qabul qilishga va undan keyin aytilganidek, e'tirozsiz bajarishga tayyor edi.

McDaniel foydalanishni afzal ko'rdi mis - quyosh nurlari ostida porlagan BB-lar va u baland bo'yli daraxtlar bilan o'ralmagan xavfsiz tortishish joylarini tanlab oldi, shunda talaba yuqoriga qaraganida faqat tashlangan havo nishonini va ochiq osmon fonida otilgan BBni ko'rishi mumkin edi. . Maqsad talabaning maqsadga nisbatan ishdan bo'shatilgan BB yo'lini havo orqali kuzatib borishini iloji boricha osonlashtirish edi. (McDaniel har doim talaba quyoshdan saqlovchi ko'zoynak yoki himoya ko'zoynak taqishini talab qildi, agar BB nishonga tushib, talabaning yuziga urib yuborsa - vaqti-vaqti bilan sodir bo'lganidek).

Dastlab, McDaniel talabalarga BB qurolini osmonga qaratib o'q uzish uchun elkama-elka va o'q otishni mashq qilar edi. U o'quvchiga oyoqlari oyoqlarini bir-biridan bir-biridan ajratib turishini, chap qo'lini o'ng oyog'idan olti dyuym oldinda turishini, tizzalari biroz bukilgan bo'lsa va vaznining katta qismi etakchida turishini aytardi. oyoq. Keyin, osmonga qarab, talaba BB miltig'ini tortib olayotganda BB miltig'ining og'zidan ikki fut narida bir nuqtada ikki ko'zini katta ochib, diqqatini qaratdi. Shunday qilib, talaba miltiqdan otilgan BB parvozini osonlikcha kuzatishi mumkin edi. Talaba ishdan bo'shatilgan BBni muntazam ravishda kuzatib borishi mumkin bo'lganida, MakDaniel unga o'q uzish uchun havodagi nishonlarni uloqtira boshlaydi.

Dastlabki maqsad, odatda, kumush dollar hajmidagi tekis yuvish vositasi edi. McDaniel uni o'ng qo'lining uchinchi barmog'ida muvozanatlashtirar va uni ko'tarilayotganda va pastga tushganda erga parallel bo'lib turadigan qilib havoga ko'tarar va uni bosh barmog'i bilan barqarorlik uchun aylantirar edi. va ko'rsatkich barmog'i qo'lidan ketayotganda. U talabaning oldiga bir oyog'iga uloqtirar, shunda u 10 yoki 12 fut ko'tarilib, keyin yana to'g'ri pastga tushadi. McDaniel talabaga dastlab qurolini baland port-qo'llarda ushlab turing (diagonal bilan uning oldida, bochkani yuqoriga burab) va havoga qarab turishni aytardi. Yuvish moslamasi talabaning ko'ziga kirganda, u unga e'tibor qaratib, uning uchishini kuzatib borar va qurolni miltig'ini aylantirib, o'qni yelkasiga, tayoqni yonoqqa qo'yib, zudlik bilan tirnoqni tortardi. qurol o'tirgan.

Yuvish moslamasi havoda ko'tarilayotganda, uning uchishini kuzatayotganda talabaning boshi ham yuqoriga qarab egilardi. Bir zumda qurol uning yelkasiga va yonoqlariga o'tirar edi, u ko'tarilayotgan yassi yuvish moslamasining trayektoriyasiga moslashtirilishi kerak edi. Shunga ko'ra, talabaning ong osti ongida chap qo'lining mushaklarini miltiqni yo'naltirish uchun juda ozgina aniq sozlash kerak edi, shunda otilgan BB nishonga tegishi kerak edi.

Bu erda beshta muhim omil ishtirok etdi. Birinchidan, pnevmatik miltiqni yelkalashda talaba hech qachon boshini egmasdi, shuning uchun yonog'ini qurol quroliga bosish kerak edi; o'rniga, u qurolni boshini tik turgan holda yonoqqa bosadigan tarzda qurolni elkasiga qo'yar edi (ya'ni, qurolni boshiga emas, balki boshiga moslash uchun qurolni siljitadi). Ikkinchidan, u har safar qurolni xuddi shu tarzda doimiy ravishda elkasiga tashlar edi. Uchinchidan, u tirgakni tortishdan oldin hech qachon ikkilanmasdi, lekin uni miltiqni yelkasiga va yonog'iga o'tirgan holda tortib olardi. (Agar u o'qni kechiktirgan bo'lsa va yuvuvchini kuzatib, qurolini ongli ongiga moslashtirmoqchi bo'lsa, u hech qachon bunday o'q otishni yaxshi bilishi mumkin emas edi.) To'rtinchidan, talaba qurol quroliga bir marta ham qaramagan; buning o'rniga u tirgakni tortguncha tekis yuvuvchiga tikilib turdi va keyin u yuvilgan mashinaga nisbatan qaerga borishini bilish uchun o'q uzgan BB parvoziga e'tibor qaratdi. Va beshinchidan, McDaniel talabani charchatmaslik va uning kontsentratsiyasini buzmaslik uchun har bir o'q uchun BB qurolini har bir o'qqa tutish uchun ishlatar edi. Talaba shunchaki havo nishonining parvozini sezishi uchun etarli emas edi; u McDanielning o'quv dasturi ishlashi uchun faqat shu narsaga e'tibor qaratishi va diqqatini jamlashi kerak edi. Agar talaba charchashni boshlagan bo'lsa, McDaniel qisqa dam olish kunini e'lon qiladi. Talaba to'liq e'tiborini jamlashi kerak edi diqqat maqsadda.

Havodagi nishonlarni o'qqa tutishda, Ad Toepperwein singari hiyla-nayranglar bilan shug'ullanadigan professional rassomlar tomonidan qo'llaniladigan ushbu usulning asosiy farqi shundaki, ko'plab aldovchilar asosiy tarkibiy qism sifatida tortishish vaqtining boshqa turini qo'llaydilar. . Ular ko'tarilgan nishon deyarli ko'tarilishni to'xtatguncha kutib turishadi, diqqat bilan nishonga oladilar va shu nuqtadan pastroqda o'q uzadilar, shunda nishon to'xtaydi va o'q yo'liga tushadi. Ushbu tortishish turi odatda g'ayrioddiy tabiiy qobiliyatni yoki o'zlashtirish uchun ko'p yillik mashqlarni talab qiladi. McDaniel uslubi bunday vaqtni ishlatmaydi va buning o'rniga o'z traektoriyasining istalgan nuqtasida nishonga tegish uchun ehtiyotkorlik bilan boshqariladigan otishni o'rganish shaklidan foydalanadi, bu esa instinkt tortishishning instinktiv tortishishning har qanday va barcha amaliy turlari uchun mashq qiladi: qush ov qilish, miltiq bilan oqilona masofalarda jangovar o'q otish yoki favqulodda o'zini o'zi himoya qilish uchun zamonaviy qurol bilan tez tortishish va kestirib otish.

McDanielning asosiy mashg'ulot dasturining navbatdagi bosqichi talabaning ong osti ongiga uning to'g'ridan-to'g'ri ko'rish chizig'i va otilgan BB traektoriyasi orasidagi turli xil paralaksni hisoblash orqali havodagi nishonni urish bilan bog'liq turli xil rahbarlik va boshqarish muammolarini hal qilishga o'rgatish edi. miltiq vaqt funktsiyasi sifatida boshi bilan yonma-yon turar edi, shuningdek, baland tekis yuvuvchining traektoriyasini va uning tobora pasayib borayotgan ko'tarilish tezligini aniqlash va ekstrapolyatsiya qilish, so'ngra otilgan BB-ning maqsadini hisoblash uchun, shuning uchun qurol va qo'llarni miltiqni ko'rsatib o'q otishga yo'naltirish uchun, otilgan BB shu vaqt oralig'idagi maqsad oxirida yuvuvchini kosmosdagi joyiga uradi. McDaniel shogirdning ong ostidagi ongini ushbu qo'llanma muammolarini hal qilishga tezda o'rgatadi, so'ngra bu echimlardan foydalanib, BB qurolini nishonga olish va o'q otish uchun yo'naltirish uchun foydalanadi. uning keyingi zarbasida sog'indim. Ushbu jarayonda bir nechta muhim omillar ishtirok etdi. Bu erda asosiy omil shundaki, talabadan nishonga tegishi kutilmagan edi va uning o'rniga uni qavsga olish kerak edi: maqsadga tikilib qarash, uning BB uni qancha va qaysi yo'nalishda o'tkazib yuborganiga e'tibor berish va keyingi zarbasi bilan u ishongan xuddi shu masofada, ammo teskari yo'nalishda nishonni o'tkazib yubormoqchi edi. Agar u buni sodiqlik bilan amalga oshirgan bo'lsa, u tez orada nishonga muntazam ravishda zarba berib qo'yadi. Buning ikkita sababi bor edi; birinchi navbatda, ushbu protsedura ongni ongli ravishda rahbarlik va boshqarish muammolarini hal qilishga juda tez tayyorlash uchun asosiy vositalardan biri edi; ikkinchidan, bu muvaffaqiyatsizlik qo'rquvini tenglamadan olib tashladi, endi o'quvchi har safar nishonga urish uchun bosimni sezmaydi.

Talabaga bosimni engillashtiradigan boshqa omillar ham mavjud edi. Eng muhim qadamlardan biri miltiq otilganda shovqin va orqaga chekinish asoratlarini bartaraf etish edi, bunda BB qurolidan o'quv yordami sifatida foydalanilgan. Ikkinchi qadam o'quvchining darhol nishonga urishni boshlashini imkon qadar osonlashtirish edi. Buning uchun McDaniel nafaqat talaba uchun katta yassi yuvuvchini uloqtirdi, balki uni to'g'ridan-to'g'ri havoga ko'tarib, erga parallel ravishda qo'ydi va qo'shimcha barqarorlik uchun spin berdi. Bu talabaga eng oson maqsadni taqdim etdi. Ammo agar talaba ushbu nishonga tezda urishni boshlay olmasa, unda MakDaniel kattaroq nishonga o'tadi. Ba'zan u talabani nishonga muntazam ravishda urib turishi uchun alyuminiy pirog plastinkasini talabaning BB qurolining og'zidan yuqoriga tashlashni talab qilar edi, chunki u vaqtni kichraytirish haqida edi. kichik qadamlar bilan maqsad.

Bu erda so'nggi omil McDanielning sadist o'q otish bo'yicha o'qituvchi emasligi edi. U odamlarni yoqtirar va ularga o'q otishni o'rgatishni juda yaxshi ko'rar edi va u shogirdlarini tarbiyalashda va ularning yonida ekanliklarini ularga etkazishda ushbu ko'rsatuvga ruxsat berdi. Bu omillarning barchasi birgalikda talabaga katta ishonch bag'ishladi.

Talaba qo'zg'atuvchini tortib olgach, MakDaniel unga havodagi nishonni (dastlab katta yassi yuvish vositasini) BB miltig'ining og'zidan ikki qadam narida o'zgartirmoqchi edi. U erda talaba o'zi o'q uzgan BB parvozini kuzatib borar va uning BB nishonni o'tkazib yuborgan yo'nalishini (markazdagi nishon bilan xayoliy soat yuzidan foydalangan holda) va o'tkazib yuborilgan masofani ro'yxatdan o'tkazar edi. Keyin talaba o'ziga navbatdagi zarba uchun nishonni xuddi shu masofada, ammo teskari yo'nalishda o'tkazib yubormoqchi ekanligini aytardi. Agar talaba bunga o'zini ishontira olmasligini isbotlasa va har safar bir xil yo'nalishda yo'qolishni davom ettirsa, MakDaniel unga to'g'ridan-to'g'ri navbatdagi uloqtirilgan nishonga diqqat qilish o'rniga, u kosmosdagi nuqtaga nishondan bir xil masofada e'tibor qaratishi kerakligini aytadi. lekin avvalgi sog'inishidan teskari yo'nalishda. Agar bu natija bermagan bo'lsa, MakDaniel unga avvalgi o'tkazib yuborilgan masofani ikki baravar oshirishni aytardi. Shunday qilib, talaba har bir keyingi zarbasi bilan nishonni qanday qilib qavsga olishni tezda o'rganadi; va bundan ko'p o'tmay, u muqarrar ravishda nishonga zarba berishni boshlaydi. Talaba boshlang'ich nishonga 80% aniqlik bilan muntazam ravishda etib borishi mumkin bo'lganida, MakDaniel kichikroq nishonga o'tib ketar edi, odatda kumush dollar kattalikdagi tekis yuvuvchidan yarim dollargacha, keyin esa chorak, keyin nikel, tiyin, bo'sh .22 kalta patron va nihoyat aspirin tabletkasi. (Agar McDaniel chindan ham talabani yoqtirsa va u uchun etarli vaqt bo'lsa, u o'quvchiga havoga tashlangan har o'nta BBdan ikkitasini yoki uchtasini urishni o'rgatgan bo'lar edi.) Qush ovchilari va politsiyachilar uchun ushbu asosiy mashg'ulot odatda taxminan uch soat davom etdi.

Qush ovchilari uchun kurs

Qush ovchilarini tayyorlashda McDaniel o'quvchini diqqatga sazovor joylarsiz .22 miltig'iga ko'tarar edi. U kumush dollar o'lchamidan bo'sh .22 qisqa patron qutisiga qadar bir xil havo nishonlarini tashlardi. Talaba .22 o'qining parvozini bevosita anglay olmadi, ammo shu paytgacha uning ong osti paralaks va traektoriyalarni va vaqtni nishonga qanday baho berishni bilib oldi va otilganlar orasidagi farqlarni tezda yo'q qilish uchun o'z-o'zidan tajriba o'tkazadi. BB va otilgan .22 qisqa o'q va tezda nishonga etib boring.

Talaba .22-sonli miltiq bilan havodagi nishonlarga zarba bera olishiga ishonganida, Makdaniel uni qo'l qopqoni bilan uloqtirilgan loy kaptarlarga va talabaning o'z miltig'iga o'tqazdi. .22 miltig'idan miltiqga o'tish odatda tez edi.

Qush ovchilari uchun butun kurs o'rtacha to'rt soatni tashkil etdi. 1956-57 yillar mobaynida MakDaniel ushbu kursni yoshi va jinsi bo'yicha etti yoshli boladan 85 yoshgacha bo'lgan ayolga qadar o'qitdi. Uning kursini tugatganlar instinktda o'q otish bo'yicha o'z malakalarini saqlab qolish uchun, keyinchalik qurolni yoki miltiq miltig'ida vaqti-vaqti bilan mashq qilishlari kerak.

Politsiya xodimlari uchun kurs

Formali politsiyachiga asosiy kursni o'rgatgandan so'ng, Makdaniyel uni BB qurol bilan erga nishonlarga urishga, 1950-yillarda ikki tomonlama harakatlanuvchi revolverni "olib yuradigan" qurolni to'g'ri ishlab chiqarilgan kamar g'ilofidan tezda tortib olishga o'rgatdi. va nihoyat uni aniq tortish uchun.

BB qurolini kestirib otish

Talabaning ong ostini kestirib otishga o'rgatish uchun MakDaniel avval talabani Daisy pnevmatik miltig'ini erga tizilgan qator nishonlarda ko'zga tashlanmasdan "kestirib otishni" o'rgatardi. Talaba har safar shu nishonlardan biriga o'q uzishga tayyor bo'lganda, u tizzalarini ozgina egib, oyoqlari 18 dyuym atrofida va chap oyog'ini bir-biridan yoyib, tanasini to'rtburchak qilib shu nishonga yo'naltirish uchun ikkala oyog'ining to'plariga o'girilardi. olti dyuym oldinga joylashtirilgan (agar u o'ng qo'li bo'lsa). Binobarin, talaba hech qachon bo'ynini, belini, tizzalarini yoki oyoq bilaklarini buramaydi yoki qo'lni yon tomonga silkitmaydi, maqsadni ko'rish uchun yoki qurolini ushlab turish uchun.

BB qurolini "kestirib o'qqa tutish" uchun talaba yana port qo'llarida ushlab turgan quroldan boshlagan, keyin har safar dumg'azani yelkasining o'sha qismiga mahkamlash uchun burilgan. Ammo bu safar u zaxirani yonoqqa olib kelish o'rniga, u shunchaki miltiq o'qini BB qurolining bilagiga chap qo'li bilan va kindik darajasida nishonning umumiy yo'nalishi tomon yo'naltiradi. U hech qachon qurol nishoniga moslashtirishga urinish uchun miltiqning bochkasiga qaramaydi, aksincha to'g'ridan-to'g'ri va faqat qurolni pozitsiyasiga burab, birinchi nishonga tegmoqchi bo'lgan nuqtaga tikilib turardi. Bir zumda avtomat o'qi uning yelkasiga o'tirdi, u miltiqni tortib olib, BB qaerga urilganini belgilab qo'ydi va keyingi maqsadni xuddi shu masofada, lekin teskari yo'nalishda o'tkazib yubormasligini, har doim nishonlarni qavsga olishga harakat qilishni aytardi.

Bu erda muhim omil har doim o'quvchining bir qator nishonga o'q otishi va har doim keyingi o'qqa tutish uchun keyingi maqsadga o'tishi, erdagi maqsadlar qatoridan chapdan o'ngga qarab harakatlanishi va finaldan iborat bo'lishi kerak edi. to'g'ridan-to'g'ri birinchisiga qaytib boring. Agar talaba o'qish paytida doimo bir xil nishonga o'q uzishi kerak bo'lsa, u kestirib otish bilan bog'liq bo'lgan rahbarlik-nazorat muammolarini hal qilish uchun ong ostini o'rgatolmasdi.

McDaniel odatda talabadan 21 fut (6,5 m) masofada joylashgan va bir dona bir metr (30 sm) masofada joylashgan oltita pivo qutilari qatoridan boshlanadi. Agar talaba BB qurolini kestirib otish orqali ushbu maqsadlarni muntazam ravishda ura oladigan bo'lsa, bu odatda uni egallash uchun juda oz vaqt talab etiladi, chunki ushbu tortishish havodan o'q otish bilan bir xil asosiy tamoyillarni o'z ichiga olgan, ammo juda ham oson bo'lganida, McDaniel keyin saf tortadi nishon sifatida bo'sh miltiq snaryadlarini, so'ngra bo'sh .38 maxsus gilzalar, so'ngra bo'sh .22 kalta gilzalar va nihoyat BB.

Tez tortish va kestirib otish uchun mos qurol va g'ilof turlari

Keyinchalik, MakDaniel avtomatni tezda tortib olishga o'tdi. Qo'lda ishlatiladigan qurollarning mos turlari bolg'ani bo'g'ib qo'yishi va qurolni o'qni to'g'ridan-to'g'ri tortib olish orqali o'q otishi mumkin bo'lgan qurollar edi: ikki tomonlama revolverlar, faqat ikkita harakatga ega avtomatika (yoki "avtomatik yuklagichlar") va ikki tomonlama harakat / birinchi otish uchun ikki ta'sirli otiladigan bitta harakatli avtomatika va undan keyin bitta harakat, bolg'a avtomatning aylanishi bilan avtomatik ravishda siqiladi. Bir harakatli revolverlar va bitta harakatli avtomatika, bolg'ani alohida-alohida burish kerak, bu McDaniel ishlatganidan farqli tartiblarni talab qiladi.

Aksariyat forma kiygan politsiyachilar odatda Iordaniya g'ilofini kiyib yurar edilar: mustahkam dizaynlashtirilgan, qo'zg'atuvchi qo'riqchisida terisiz yoki bolg'ani kafanlamagan va gilosni beldan ancha pastroq qilib qo'yish uchun tomchi halqa ichida metall dastani bilan qurol o'qi turardi. tanadan uzoqlashib, oldinga burildi va kerak bo'lganda osongina katta shoshilishda chizish mumkin edi. Bu tortishish uchun juda yaxshi g'ilof turi edi, chunki tortishish paytida otishni o'rganuvchiga qurolni siqib qo'yish qiyin edi. Ushbu turdagi g'ilofda qurolni g'ilofga qulflash uchun odatda bolg'acha xavfsizlik kamari mavjud edi. Talaba xavfli vaziyatga yaqinlashganda, xavfsizlik kamarini echib olishi kutilgan; ammo, agar xohlasa, MakDaniel unga tezkor tortishishning ajralmas qismi sifatida xavfsizlik kamarini echib olishni hech qachon qo'lini sekinlashtirmasdan o'rgatishi mumkin. Hozirgi kunda mashhur bo'lgan bosh barmog'ini himoya qilish kamari tez tortish uchun mos emas, chunki u otishchidan kamarni qo'yayotganda qo'lini to'liq to'xtatishni talab qiladi.

Qurolni tezda chizish

Makdaniyelning tez tortishish ortidagi asosiy nazariyalari quyidagilar edi: kestirib g'ilofdan rasm chizishda qo'lingizni boshidan oxirigacha aynan bir xil tezlikda harakatlantirishingiz kerak va qurol qo'lingizning tirsagini oshqozoningizga tekkizib, durangni yakunlaysiz. tanangizning markaziy chizig'iga imkon qadar yaqinroq bo'lishingiz mumkin, bu sizning tuzilishingizga qarab, lekin har doim bir xil joyda; va tetikni tortib, tirsagingiz tanangizga o'tiradi. McDaniel shogirdi tez chizish uchun tezlik uchun emas, balki tezlikni avtomatik ravishda rivojlantiradigan silliqlik va izchillik uchun mashq qildi. Aksariyat odamlar qo'lni g'ilofga juda tez olib kelib, to'pponchani chizish uchun juda ko'p vaqtni sarflaydilar, ammo keyin barmoqlarni qurolning uchiga o'rash uchun qo'lni to'liq to'xtatadilar va nihoyat qurolni iloji boricha tezroq tortadilar. yorqin ko'rinishi mumkin, lekin aslida juda sekin.

McDaniel tezkor chizishni buzib tashladi, xavfsizlik kamaridan chiqib, ikkita alohida va alohida harakatlarga tushdi. Dastlabki harakat paytida qo'l o'q otuvchisi tomonidan qurol o'qi ostidagi nuqtaga siljiydi va to'xtamasdan yo'nalishni o'zgartiradi va qurolni qutidan chiqarib olish uchun yuqoriga qarab harakat qiladi. Buni amalga oshirish uchun talaba qo'lini mahkamlangan qurolga yaqinlashtirganda, qo'lini politsiyachilar va qaroqchilar o'ynab yurgan paytlarida qo'lini aynan shunday shakllantiradi va ularning o'ng qo'llari qurol ekanliklarini ko'rsatdi: ko'rsatkich barmog'i (bochka) to'g'ri oldinga qaratiladi, bosh barmog'i (bolg'a) ko'rsatkich barmog'i ustida tepaga tortiladi va pastki uchta barmoq (miltiq uchi) bir-biriga bostiriladi va chapga 90 daraja yoki undan ko'proq egiladi.

Talabaning egilgan uch-uch barmog'i qurol miltig'i ostiga joylashganida, talaba tirsagini (shu tariqa qurol qo'lini) yuqoriga ko'taradi, pastki uch barmoq esa qurol uchini ko'taradi va qurolni quroldan qo'zg'atmasdan ko'taradi. o'zlarini dumba atrofiga o'rash uchun. Ushbu birinchi harakat qurolning tumshug'i g'ilofning og'zidan bir dyuym yuqoriroq bo'lganda tugatiladi.

Qura tashlashning ikkinchi qismida talaba o'ng qo'li bor deb faraz qilgan holda, qurol qo'lining tirsagi kamonda to'g'ridan-to'g'ri chap tomonga, tananing markaziy chizig'iga imkon qadar yaqinroq joyga buriladi va oshqozonga bosadi. Tirsak chap tomonga qarab harakatlanayotganda, uchta pastki barmoq qurol o'qi atrofida, bosh barmoq esa qurolning orqa kamarini o'rab oladi va pastki uch barmoqning yuqori qismiga qulflanadi; qurol endi qo'lidan mahkam ushlanib turibdi va agar harakat to'g'ri bajarilgan bo'lsa, qurol o'qi endi bilak bilan to'g'ri chiziq hosil qiladi. Tirsak chap tomonga harakatlanishda davom etar ekan, ko'rsatkich barmog'i o'zini qo'zg'atuvchining qo'riqchisiga kiritadi va tirgakka qarshi turadi. Tirsak chap tomonga harakatni tugatguncha so'nggi qadam bilakni to'g'rilaydi va qattiq qulflanadi. Tirsak o'zini oshqozonga o'tirganda, ko'rsatkich barmog'i darhol qo'zg'atuvchini tortadi.

McDaniel o'quvchiga qurolni tortib olayotganda qurolga qarashga ruxsat bermasdan, uni juda sekin tortib olishdan boshladi. Talabaga uning tanasiga qarab qurolning o'qi qaerda joylashganligini tezda o'rgatishda, u hech qachon talabaga qurolga qarashga ruxsat bermagan. Buning o'rniga, talaba miltiqni yana g'ilofga solib qo'yishi kerak edi, bu esa unga tanadagi qurolning qaerdaligini tezda o'rgatdi.

Qur'a davomida doimiy tezlikni saqlashda talabaga eng ko'p muammo tug'diradigan ikkita nuqta quyidagilar edi:

1. qurolni g'ilofdan olish uchun qurol qo'lini yon tomondan olib kirishdan tirsakni ko'tarishga o'tish; va
2. qurolni g'ilofdan tortib olishdan, tirsagini chapga silkitishga qadar.

McDaniel o'quvchining ushbu o'tish bosqichlarida barqaror tezlikni saqlab turishiga e'tibor qaratdi va u talaba shoshilmasligi kerakligini ta'kidlagan bo'lsa-da, talabaning chizish tezligi odatda juda tez o'sib boradi, chunki uning chizig'i silliqlashdi. McDaniel texnikasi yordamida chindan ham tezkor tortishish aldamchi sekin ko'rinadi, chunki odatda sekin va sekin qismlar o'rtasida hech qanday farq yo'q.

Qo'lbola qurolni o'qqa tutish

MakDaniel aniq maqsadga qaraganida, ko'pchilik ko'rsatkich barmog'ini nishonga yo'naltirganda yuqori gorizontal aniqlikka erishishi mumkinligini aniqladi. Vertikal tekislash - bu maxsus tayyorgarlikni talab qiladi. Qurol otishdan oldin yoki tortishish paytida u erga etib borish uchun otishni o'rganuvchi tanasini nishonga qaratib, uning kestirib otish pozitsiyasini rivojlantirib, tanadagi harakatlanuvchi bo'g'inlar sonini minimallashtirdi. maqsadga erishish uchun ong osti boshqarishi kerak. Eslatib o'tamiz, otishchi bo'ynini, belida, tizzasida yoki to'pig'ida burishmaydi; bu bo'g'inlar, agar u o'ng qo'li bo'lsa, o'ng elkasi kabi immobilizatsiya qilinadi. Har safar bir vaqtning o'zida o'ng tirsagini oshqozonga tikib, u doimiy ravishda mos yozuvlar nuqtasini o'rnatadi, undan bilinçaltı, otishchining ko'zlari to'g'ridan-to'g'ri ko'rish chizig'i va qurol o'qi orasidagi paralaksni osongina aniqlashi mumkin. Shuningdek, tirsagi oshqozoniga o'tirgan holda, otishma ikki tomonlama harakatlanadigan revolver yoki avtomatik ravishda boshqariladigan qo'zg'atuvchini tortib olish uchun ko'proq imkoniyatga ega. Hozirda o'q otuvchisi ong osti bilan shug'ullanishi kerak bo'lgan yagona o'zgaruvchan narsa - bu qurolning o'qi o'rnini bosish va maqsadga bo'lgan masofa uchun vertikal tekislashni to'g'ri qilish uchun tirsagiga qancha egilishni aniqlash.

McDaniel talaba o'zining tezkor chizig'ini silliq va aniq bo'lgunga qadar va natijada tezroq mashq qilar edi. Qo'lbola qurolni otish vaqti kelganida, McDaniel 20 yoki 30 futlik axloqsizlik banki orqasida turgan joyda, har qanday rikoket yoki yovvoyi otishni to'xtatish uchun talabani yumshoq axloqsizlikka otishini, xitlari va sog'inishlarini kuzatishi kerak edi. .

O'quvchini qurol bilan o'qqa tutishni o'rgatish uchun McDaniel S&W K-ramkali ikki harakatli .22 nishon-revolverdan (har qanday boshqa ehtiyotkorlik bilan ishlab chiqarilgan har qanday o'rta va katta hajmli ramkali .22 nishon-revolver markasidan boshlanadi). ham ishlagan bo'lar edi). Ushbu qurol miltiqning shakli, vazni va vazni bilan 50 ga teng edi. va u juda oz shovqin chiqardi va juda kam orqaga qaytdi.

Talaba .22 revolverni 21 fut (6,5 m) olti kvartal qutilar qatorida kestirib otishni boshladi. U birinchi (chap tomonda) pivo qutisiga qarab oyoqlarini burar edi; u qurolni tortib, o'qni tortib olayotganda konserva markazidagi nuqtaga e'tibor bering; o'q qaysi tomonga va qancha masofada uning nishonini o'tkazib yuborganligiga e'tibor bering; bir zumda keyingi masofadagi masofani bir xil masofada, lekin teskari yo'nalishda o'tkazib yuborishga qaror qiling; miltiqni o'z joyida qoldiring va burang, keyingi qutiga qarating va tirnoqni qutiga qaragan zahoti torting; va hokazo, u butun qator qutilarga o'q uzguncha. Odatda u ularni juda tez sur'atlarda urishni o'rganar edi, keyin Makdaniyel maqsadlar hajmiga qarab ishlashi mumkin edi. Agar talaba muntazam ravishda 21 fut balandlikda 22 bo'shliqli patron qutilarini chizib va ​​suratga olganda, McDaniel talabani qurolini (odatda .38 Maxsus) ko'tarib, jarayonni takrorlashi kerak edi.

Talaba birinchi pivo qutisi markaziga qattiq tikilib, keyin ikkinchi qutiga burilib, bir xil masofada, lekin birinchi o'q uzilgan joydan teskari yo'nalishda tikilib turishi juda muhim edi. McDaniel, shogirdlari keyinchalik kartondan siluetning bo'sh nishonlariga kestirib otishga harakat qilsalar, umuman olganda, keyinchalik juda yomon natijalarga erishganliklarini aniqladilar, chunki bo'sh nishonlarga qarab, ularning ko'zlarida diqqat qilish va o'q otish uchun aniq bir nuqta yo'q edi; va bunday sharoitda ular o'zlarini nishonning markaziga qarab turibdi deb o'ylashlari mumkin edi, aslida ular maqsaddan tashqaridagi biron bir nuqtaga osonlikcha e'tibor qaratishlari mumkin edi. McDaniel discovered that if he wired a beer can to the middle of a blank cardboard silhouette-target, and told the student to focus upon some unique point in the center of it, that immediately solved the problem. In hip-shooting, the eye must have a specific point to focus upon and shoot at.

In about four hours' time, McDaniel could teach the average cop to draw and fire his carry gun deliberately and safely in about half a second, and regularly hit a beer can 21 feet away; and then continue pivoting and shooting to hit the rest of the cans in the row almost as fast as he could pull the trigger. Once he had learned the technique, the student could then fire all six rounds into the same can if he so desired. For plainclothesmen who requested it, McDaniel would analyze the motions required to draw the student's handgun from any particular type of concealment holster, and then work up a specific set of procedures for drawing the gun swiftly from it.

The primary purpose of this course was not to turn America's police officers into a bunch of gunfighters, but instead to give them the confidence of knowing that if they were caught off-guard by armed criminals, such as when stopping a car with a defective taillight for the umpteenth time, but this time the driver has stolen the car and he thinks he has been nailed, and he sticks a pistol out of his window and starts shooting, those cops still had a good chance to defend themselves successfully. To put the numbers into perspective, half a second is about the maximum amount of time that an armed man has to respond to an attack by another armed man. For example, it takes an agile man with a knife who is 21 feet away from you about half a second to rush you and put his knife into you.

The speed that McDaniel taught his student enabled the officer to draw fast enough to react to an unexpected deadly threat, while still being able to use the conscious mind to correct for any mistakes made during the process of drawing the gun. But with continued practice using McDaniel's quick-draw technique, it was possible to become very fast.

Quick-draw and hip-shooting varies from most other activities in that the more proficient the student becomes, the more dangerous the activity becomes. This is because the student learns how to perform a whole series of activities in sequence by conditioned reflex (procedural memory) without conscious thought. Thus, if the student becomes really fast, then if something goes wrong during the draw, such that the student makes a mistake and grabs the gun the wrong way, jamming it up in the holster during the draw, then the student will continue to carry out the sequenced steps of the quick-draw/hip-shooting procedure automatically by conditioned reflex, inexorably pulling the trigger and shooting a hole in his leg before he can consciously stop the draw. If he is quick-drawing and hip-shooting a .44 Magnum revolver loaded with hollow-point bullets, the consequences of such a mistake can easily be deadly.

In addition, wise students of quick-draw for combat shooting seldom practice drawing and firing a loaded double-action revolver or automatic at top speed. They draw and quruq olov an empty gun at top speed, but draw and shoot a loaded gun at a significantly slower speed. On the few occasions when an experienced shooter does practice a maximum-speed quick-draw with a revolver, he generally loads five rounds of ammunition into the six-shot cylinder, so that the first time he pulls the trigger, the hammer will fall on an empty chamber. If he screws up the draw, the sound of the hammer falling on the empty chamber while the gun is still in the holster will generally be enough to stop him from pulling the trigger again, firing a loaded cartridge into his leg the second time. And the wise practitioner uses a firmly anchored quick-draw-holster, which will release the gun very easily, whether it be a belt holster or a concealment rig.

For practicing quick-draw extensively, the very best bet is a Jordan holster sewn to a wide stout belt, with tie-down straps to secure the bottom of the holster firmly to your leg. It is best to prep a new quick-draw holster by putting the gun inside of six or seven gallon-size Ziploc bags and sealing each one, then wetting the holster thoroughly in a bucket of warm water with a little soap in it and jamming the gun into the holster to shape it, then letting the holster dry completely. Without the bags, the gun will be a loose fit in the holster. For uniformed police-officers, it does them good to learn how to unsnap the safety strap, which is snapped across the hammer to lock the gun into the holster, as an integral part of the quick-draw, without slowing or stopping the hand in that process. (Do not use a thumb-break safety strap for quick-draw.) A shoe-repair shop can sew a small bent-up piece of sheet metal to the bottom of the tag-end of the safety strap to hold it away from the holster and enable the extended fingers sweeping up the side of the holster to pop the snap on the safety strap so that it will fly up out of the way as the hand draws the gun.

The complexity and precision of the skills imparted in McDaniel's courses

McDaniel observed that when a BB fired from the Daisy air rifle would hit the big steel flat-washer that McDaniel threw for his student initially, it would make a shallow dent in the washer. The dent would be between a third and a half the diameter of the BB. But as McDaniel lofted the flat washer into the air by balancing it on the third finger of his right hand and then lifting his elbow quickly, he would also impart a spin to the washer with his thumb and forefinger, which would give the washer a very fast spin-rate, such that any BB dents that had been made in it previously would be impossible for the student to see.

McDaniel and his assistant had necessarily taught themselves to stand beside the student and watch the flight of the BB from the student's gun, which was far more difficult than standing directly behind the gun and watching the BB, and they had also taught themselves to watch the flight of a load of shot fired from a student's shotgun shell, and when the lighting was just right, each of them could hip-shoot a .22 revolver at a distant target and watch the .22 bullet fly toward its target. But, try as they might, neither of them could ever actually see any dents that the BB's had made in the surface of a big flat-washer when it was spinning as it rose in the air; the dent was just too small and the spin rate was too fast.

Yet, curiously, if the instructor said nothing to the student about any of this, but continually threw the big flat-washer for the student with the same side always facing down, and if its surface had been smooth and unblemished initially, then after the student had hit the washer the first time, his second hit would generally be within a millimeter of his first hit on the washer, and his third hit would fall within a millimeter of the first two hits. But if neither McDaniel nor his assistant could see any of the BB dents in the spinning washers, then it was a fairly safe bet that few if any of their students could see them either.

Nevertheless, because this phenomenon occurred routinely, it was obvious that the student's eyes were actually registering, and his subconscious was actually perceiving, the location of the first BB's dent in the spinning washer, but not sending that information to the conscious mind. However, the student's subconscious mind would then direct his muscles to point and shoot the gun so that the second and third BB hits would lie right next to the first one. The student's subconscious had previously memorized the trajectory of BB's fired from that particular gun, and it had also memorized a time-to-target table of BB's fired from it to hit targets at different distances. Now, while the student's current target, the flat washer, went sailing up into the air, the student's subconscious was computing and extrapolating the trajectory of that washer on that particular throw, its ever-decreasing rate of climb, and its ever-decreasing spin-rate. And his subconscious was solving all of those guidance-and-control problems so rapidly and accurately, directing the applicable muscles of his body with such precision, causing the student to group his first three hits within a millimeter of one another on the rapidly spinning flat washer—by selecting precise points to aim at that he could not even see, then hitting right next to them.

Some direct applications of McDaniel's training approach

Because what Lucky McDaniel was teaching his students was actually carefully controlled snap-shooting, it became just as easy for the student to hit moving targets as still targets. If McDaniel had the time and the interest, he could easily teach a hip-shooter to hit just under a beer can to start it rolling, and then continue to hit it while in motion until his gun was empty; or McDaniel could teach the student to shoot and hit a can thrown up in the air five or six times with a pistol.

A highway patrolman once asked McDaniel to teach him how to shoot out of his car while driving, to hit a particular point on a moving car that he might be chasing. McDaniel then recalled the standardized chase scenes in the Roy Rogers and Johnny Mack Brown western movies of the 1940s and worked out a complete set of training procedures based upon the type of snap-shooting, but using the left hand, that the cowboy movie-actors routinely employed while chasing one another at a full gallop on horseback in those movies. Early the next morning McDaniel tried out those procedures on the shooting range, and later that day he taught them successfully to the patrolman.

1950 yillar davomida Alabama avtomagistrali patrul xizmati drove without partners in their cars, but they were issued M1A1 carbines in addition to their handguns. Yilda Tuskaloz, a Highway Patrolman named Dutch Wigley asked McDaniel to teach him how to hip-shoot his M1 carbine. McDaniel employed basically the same training procedures as were described above in teaching the peace officer to hip-shoot the BB gun, and was amazed at the potential damage the trained officer could do to a large group of armed men at 50 to 100 yards by hip-shooting the carbine in semiautomatic fire. That was when McDaniel invented the training technique later adopted by the US Army as "Quick Kill".

McDaniel and his assistant instructor could routinely hip-shoot gallon cans at a hundred yards with a handgun, but he never pretended that instinct shooting was the ideal technique for use in every situation, or even in most situations. However, in some shooting-situations, his techniques would regularly achieve the desired results when no others could.

Although Lucky McDaniel was only really interested in teaching instinct shooting to bird hunters and police departments, occasionally he would branch out into other fields— for example, in 1959 McDaniel taught the Cincinnati Reds baseball team to improve their batting average by 22% over their previous year's performance, and in 1961 they won the National League pennant. From time to time he taught golfers to lower their scores dramatically with an afternoon of instruction; and he improved similarly the performance of tennis players. McDaniel could and did occasionally teach people to pop a twelve-foot bullwhip accurately, hit aerial targets when shooting a blowgun, or throw knives. To McDaniel, any metal object with a point, from a ten-penny nail to an icepick, could be thrown and stuck up reliably and accurately in a very small target. His principles worked well in a wide variety of situations.

Izohlar

Adabiyotlar

• Instinct Shooting, by Mike Jennings, New York: Dodd, Mead, 1959
• Lucky McDaniel's Secrets to Shooting, by Lucky McDaniel and Bill Reece, Columbus, Georgia 31904: Waldrup Printing Company, 1980

Tashqi havolalar

• Shotgun yangiliklari, 2006 yil 9-iyun, "Instinct Shooting with Airguns", by Tom Gaylord,
• Vaqt, 14 July 1967, "Quick Kill"
• The US Army Quick Kill Training
• Quick Kill - TT 23-71-1 - The US Army's fast, unaimed, and accurate rifle shooting method