Talent, even supernatural talent, can take you but so far. But if Samuel ever wants to have a chance against Zed, he is going to have to master a discipline of self bordering on OCD.
As he was losing to Zed, did Samuel realize his dad’s pulse was under 50, his respiration rate was under 10, his natural point of aim was consistently on target, and that he was shooting between his heartbeats?
Now, in the raw natural talent division, we still need to see Samuel vs. Mia. If for no other reason than the trash talking between their spotters, Zed and Naomi would be epic.
Shooting is a martial art, just like kenjutsu, or even more like kyūdō.
Natural talent only takes you so far, but without that innate talent practice won’t help all that much.
Talk about training and drill all you please, but the U.S. Army had to learn that only one out of a thousand run through Basic had the makings of a sniper. In MP training and the Jedi Project, they learned that there were even fewer who could become true masters of the .45 M1911A1.
The same holds true in civilian training. There have been many members in good standing of the IPSC, IDPA, and etc. over the decades, but there is and was ever only one each of Jerry Usher, Rob Leatham, Jack Weaver, and Jeff Cooper.
Samuel seems to have that “knack”, inherited from both his parents. Now the master can begin training him to become a master in his own right.
Samuel may be a “supernatural” shot with targets. But Zed has shot where his or a comrade’s life hung in the balance. That brings a whole ‘nother level of focus.
When yours or other’s lives are on the line and the adrenaline dump has thrown your fine motor control/skills out the window, THIS is where all those hours of practice on the range and “muscle memory” will come into play and may be the only thing to save your ass!!!
Being a “government worker” in 20 years might be altogether different than now, actually doing the bidding and acting in the interests of the citizens…Rather than thanking God that the boy will not take it upon himself to better the nation and the world, better to hope to God that he can and will.
Critical to know for all shooters from Zed level to plinker…shooting targets or any inanimate object for fun and training has almost no similarity in mental and physical activity to the real world execution of deadly defense. Still yet…train train train!
Agreed completely!!! That’s why ‘simunitions’ are invaluable as a training aid and real world person-on-person training.
They sting like a sum-bitch…..WAY more than your basic paintball, but are a stark reminder of how easily that hit could have ended you. Further, the sound of the propellant (actual ‘gunshot’) rather than the muted sounds of paintball or air-soft guns adds to the psychological “impact” of when you’re hit. REALLY drives home the point of how you/where screwed up. Lessons you never forget!!!
Before I retired, my IRL job as a chauffeur/bodyguard gave me the opportunity to go through simunitions training with some spec-ops folks on multiple occasions. In the beginning, I’d come home practically covered in, painful welts but over time (and pain) learned many invaluable, life saving techniques and tactics.
But even then, the mental aspect which absolutely affects the physical aspect of intentionally shooting a live target cannot be simulated so reversion to muscle rote memory is what has to be relied on…snipers like Z get as much training in the ability to disassociate and focus as on hitting what he’s shooting. A lot harder in the mall or on the street but achieving that ability and mindset is critical to survival. Ask me how I know. 🙁 but 🙂
March 12, 2025 at 10:59 pm
WayneM
Meanwhile in the People’s Republic of Canuckistan (formerly Canada), the il-Liberal Party “selected” a new Prime Minister; one Marx Carney. From the sound of things, Trudeau the Younger was the warmup dictator; Carney is the real deal. Brutal.
Long story short, we need an election to kick out the il-Liberal Party. Hopefully the Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre have the sense to recognize the wisdom of Trump’s approach and start cleaning up our act.
Still not a peep about the 100% tariffs china put on Cdn goods in response to sockboy’s 100% tariffs on chinese electric cars last October, when Trump wasn’t even elected roundheels was still cackling pretending she was ahead in the polls…but, since Canada is now a wholely owned subsidary of the chinese communist party , it isn’t healthy to criticize the real rulers…they’ll close more than your bank accounts.
The interesting part about those ev tariffs is that it’s a tax on top of the import price and they’re still going to be cheaper than the other types nobody can afford, so they’ll be bought once we’re forced to buy electric and that tariff is then pure added profit to the gov’t…probably to be shared with china through the cutout companies already operarting here.
I want to know when the 300+% Canadian tariff on cheese is going to go away, I’m tired of paying $52 a kilo for stilton…I like stilton 🙁
singh screwed the country over propping sockboy up and now it’s too late for him to force an election and he’s said as much. I sincerely hope he loses his own seat when one comes, but since he qualified for his Parliamentary pension he doesn’t care…he’s already a multi-millionaire lawyer and hardly needs it, but for his type it’s not the having it’s the getting.
Right now the bought-and-paid-for media is ensuring that Poilivere can’t say anything against the liebrals tariffs because if he does they’ll lay the ‘Trump supporter’ on him so thick he’d never see daylight in the polls again. They’re probably going to do it anyway, assuming the average voter in this country is as dumb as a bag of rocks and will believe it and talking to people who should know better, they’re right.
Canda charges among the most and highest tariffs of any country on earth but 98% of the electorate don’t even know what a tariff IS except Trump’s a meanie for wanting to play fair, and nobody in office is in a hurry to tell them until after they wind up paying through the nose for no reason other than the money goes straight into the liebral election fund.
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Talent, even supernatural talent, can take you but so far. But if Samuel ever wants to have a chance against Zed, he is going to have to master a discipline of self bordering on OCD.
As he was losing to Zed, did Samuel realize his dad’s pulse was under 50, his respiration rate was under 10, his natural point of aim was consistently on target, and that he was shooting between his heartbeats?
Now, in the raw natural talent division, we still need to see Samuel vs. Mia. If for no other reason than the trash talking between their spotters, Zed and Naomi would be epic.
Naomi is the Israeli Sniper, Mia is the daughter of Naomi and Zed. IIRC…
Sam may be a supernatural shootist, but there are things that must be learned, in order to be able to compete.
Shooting is a martial art, just like kenjutsu, or even more like kyūdō.
Natural talent only takes you so far, but without that innate talent practice won’t help all that much.
Talk about training and drill all you please, but the U.S. Army had to learn that only one out of a thousand run through Basic had the makings of a sniper. In MP training and the Jedi Project, they learned that there were even fewer who could become true masters of the .45 M1911A1.
The same holds true in civilian training. There have been many members in good standing of the IPSC, IDPA, and etc. over the decades, but there is and was ever only one each of Jerry Usher, Rob Leatham, Jack Weaver, and Jeff Cooper.
Samuel seems to have that “knack”, inherited from both his parents. Now the master can begin training him to become a master in his own right.
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I was going to say this but you said it better.
Samuel may be a “supernatural” shot with targets. But Zed has shot where his or a comrade’s life hung in the balance. That brings a whole ‘nother level of focus.
No truer words….
When yours or other’s lives are on the line and the adrenaline dump has thrown your fine motor control/skills out the window, THIS is where all those hours of practice on the range and “muscle memory” will come into play and may be the only thing to save your ass!!!
Seems Dad also is a master instructor at Sportsmanship. The kid is going to be a solid citizen.
Being a “government worker” in 20 years might be altogether different than now, actually doing the bidding and acting in the interests of the citizens…Rather than thanking God that the boy will not take it upon himself to better the nation and the world, better to hope to God that he can and will.
Critical to know for all shooters from Zed level to plinker…shooting targets or any inanimate object for fun and training has almost no similarity in mental and physical activity to the real world execution of deadly defense. Still yet…train train train!
Agreed completely!!! That’s why ‘simunitions’ are invaluable as a training aid and real world person-on-person training.
They sting like a sum-bitch…..WAY more than your basic paintball, but are a stark reminder of how easily that hit could have ended you. Further, the sound of the propellant (actual ‘gunshot’) rather than the muted sounds of paintball or air-soft guns adds to the psychological “impact” of when you’re hit. REALLY drives home the point of how you/where screwed up. Lessons you never forget!!!
Before I retired, my IRL job as a chauffeur/bodyguard gave me the opportunity to go through simunitions training with some spec-ops folks on multiple occasions. In the beginning, I’d come home practically covered in, painful welts but over time (and pain) learned many invaluable, life saving techniques and tactics.
Invaluable tools…
But even then, the mental aspect which absolutely affects the physical aspect of intentionally shooting a live target cannot be simulated so reversion to muscle rote memory is what has to be relied on…snipers like Z get as much training in the ability to disassociate and focus as on hitting what he’s shooting. A lot harder in the mall or on the street but achieving that ability and mindset is critical to survival. Ask me how I know. 🙁 but 🙂
Meanwhile in the People’s Republic of Canuckistan (formerly Canada), the il-Liberal Party “selected” a new Prime Minister; one Marx Carney. From the sound of things, Trudeau the Younger was the warmup dictator; Carney is the real deal. Brutal.
Long story short, we need an election to kick out the il-Liberal Party. Hopefully the Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre have the sense to recognize the wisdom of Trump’s approach and start cleaning up our act.
Still not a peep about the 100% tariffs china put on Cdn goods in response to sockboy’s 100% tariffs on chinese electric cars last October, when Trump wasn’t even elected roundheels was still cackling pretending she was ahead in the polls…but, since Canada is now a wholely owned subsidary of the chinese communist party , it isn’t healthy to criticize the real rulers…they’ll close more than your bank accounts.
The interesting part about those ev tariffs is that it’s a tax on top of the import price and they’re still going to be cheaper than the other types nobody can afford, so they’ll be bought once we’re forced to buy electric and that tariff is then pure added profit to the gov’t…probably to be shared with china through the cutout companies already operarting here.
I want to know when the 300+% Canadian tariff on cheese is going to go away, I’m tired of paying $52 a kilo for stilton…I like stilton 🙁
singh screwed the country over propping sockboy up and now it’s too late for him to force an election and he’s said as much. I sincerely hope he loses his own seat when one comes, but since he qualified for his Parliamentary pension he doesn’t care…he’s already a multi-millionaire lawyer and hardly needs it, but for his type it’s not the having it’s the getting.
Right now the bought-and-paid-for media is ensuring that Poilivere can’t say anything against the liebrals tariffs because if he does they’ll lay the ‘Trump supporter’ on him so thick he’d never see daylight in the polls again. They’re probably going to do it anyway, assuming the average voter in this country is as dumb as a bag of rocks and will believe it and talking to people who should know better, they’re right.
Canda charges among the most and highest tariffs of any country on earth but 98% of the electorate don’t even know what a tariff IS except Trump’s a meanie for wanting to play fair, and nobody in office is in a hurry to tell them until after they wind up paying through the nose for no reason other than the money goes straight into the liebral election fund.