02-09-2016, 07:55 PM
LR1955 Wrote:V86:
Not in any 'Who's Who' and should not be considered anything particularly special.
I have always been interested in marksmanship and training so have seen a lot of techniques, heard a lot of theories, put in practice many of both, and even got paid for doing it for a number of years following my career. Probably the single most important thing is that I had the opportunity to devise and implement my own marksmanship training strategies for various Army units over about a twelve year period. And, wouldn't you know it? Just when I really got something going (after about ten years of constant adapting and learning), the opportunities ended due to one of the more prominent budget crisis in the Army circa 2012.
A very unique set of conditions allowed me to do what I liked. The conditions ended but at an apex so I can't complain. A very few guys did some very good things while under immense pressure and some have attributed their success to something we did in training that helped them succeed. I will also say honestly that nothing I thought particularly important was normally the one thing that popped into their mind and calmed them down enough to succeed.
As for Boomershoot, that one is another example of change and adaptation in order to provide folks with individually focused training under some very unique circumstances. It is a challenge every single year we do it.
I didn't do it myself and without a bunch of real focused guys, from unit level NCO's to the crew I have today at Boomershoot (Bill Waites and LRRP52 are two of my cadre), I wouldn't be saying any of this. They are the ones who sit there with shooters all day patiently working people through problems to succeed.
Am glad I did what I did for those years. Learned a lot about training Joes and civilians. Had a good time doing it, too. Glad it is over except for a few individual sessions and Boomershoot.
LR55
Well thank you for your service and for continuing to share your wealth of knowledge and experience with the regular Joe's, like myself. I have learned more about shooting from experienced shooters than I have from any other source.
That being said, I wonder if a part of this discussion is a matter of semantics. What is commonly known as muscle memory, you might view as "what success is, looks like, and how it is quantified or qualified," and I might view as a motor plan or some learning experience. I'm not sure how different these are in practice, without getting into the weeds of things.