Always nice taking a class from an Instructor who looks at things differently from you.
I recently took a 1 day "Dynamic Fighting Rifle" class from Erik Lund and Tod Litt of USSA. Erik showed a Threat Scan where you actually turned around 360 degrees. I've always taught a very deliberate scan, but staying faced in the direction of the last known threat and looking over your shoulders. I agree that the main reason that this technique is taught is that we train on a 180 degree flat range and Instructors don't want students turning around. I don't see a problem with the technique on the range, since it incorporates 2, 180 degree pivots, which should be part of the training anyways.
We were doing it with carbines, but it could be easily done with a handgun as well, when using the "SUL Position". For those of y'all that might not know, I have posted some pics of the SUL Position below.
Here is a video of me doing their version of the 360 degree Threat Scan. Let's hear some comments on it.
http://s307.photobucket.com/albums/nn304/B..._03-180scan.mp4
I recently took a 1 day "Dynamic Fighting Rifle" class from Erik Lund and Tod Litt of USSA. Erik showed a Threat Scan where you actually turned around 360 degrees. I've always taught a very deliberate scan, but staying faced in the direction of the last known threat and looking over your shoulders. I agree that the main reason that this technique is taught is that we train on a 180 degree flat range and Instructors don't want students turning around. I don't see a problem with the technique on the range, since it incorporates 2, 180 degree pivots, which should be part of the training anyways.
We were doing it with carbines, but it could be easily done with a handgun as well, when using the "SUL Position". For those of y'all that might not know, I have posted some pics of the SUL Position below.
Here is a video of me doing their version of the 360 degree Threat Scan. Let's hear some comments on it.
http://s307.photobucket.com/albums/nn304/B..._03-180scan.mp4
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