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MattR
Posts: 2822
Join date: 2009-11-23
Location: Westcountry, UK
 | Subject: Target fixation  Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:26 am | |
| Paul Sharp just put a post up on TPI about advice he was given during CP that his eyes should always be active & roving about even during an incident so that target fixation would not lead to motion blindness.
Great link he posted to make the point.
I thought you lot would be interested.
http://www.msf-usa.org/motion.html |
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Maija
Posts: 1077
Join date: 2009-11-23
Location: Oaktown CA
| | Subject: Re: Target fixation Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:51 am | |
| Like it ... totally works to keep your gaze moving ... staying in peripheral vision does not help interestingly ... unless you shift your eyes. Looking off to the side works too.
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Phil Peplinski
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| | Subject: Re: Target fixation Tue Feb 21, 2012 3:25 am | |
| The fun part was to try and read words after starring at for a while.
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Benjamin
Posts: 1785
Join date: 2009-12-27
Age: 27
| | Subject: Re: Target fixation Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:41 am | |
| Wow.. that's crazy.
Adrenaline really does some strange things. I remember alot of times i'd do something that worked and not remember what it was. Also people would be yelling alot and i'd tune it out, and I know this because of talking to people after the situation.
There is a few other weird things, but I can't think of them at the moment... damn. |
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Mike2010
Posts: 4223
Join date: 2009-11-24
Age: 98
Location: Up North, UK
| | Subject: Re: Target fixation Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:55 am | |
| That's very interesting. From a driving perspective it's good to know.. _________________ Aggression can compensate for confidence but not for competence. |
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markh
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Location: Pennsylvania
| | Subject: Re: Target fixation Tue Feb 21, 2012 3:27 pm | |
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Mr Sharp has apparently been reviewing Marcus Wynne's blog again or it's just a happy coincidence:
http://marcuswynne.posterous.com/neural-based-training-training-peripheral-tar
PS - Cool visual aid there...thanks for posting.
Mark H
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MattR
Posts: 2822
Join date: 2009-11-23
Location: Westcountry, UK
| | Subject: Re: Target fixation Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:20 am | |
| I read that last week Mark, forgot about it. Perhaps it did inspire Pauls the thought.
Have you tried Marcus's idea out?
Hows it going now your back at home?
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Phil Peplinski
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| | Subject: Re: Target fixation Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:30 am | |
| Matt, I'm diggin that avatar
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MattR
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Join date: 2009-11-23
Location: Westcountry, UK
| | Subject: Re: Target fixation Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:54 am | |
| Ta Phil. Cool ain't it. I think its National Geographic. Your photo of the camels made me think I ought to get a new avatar & this chap was staring at my in my pictures. |
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markh
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Location: Pennsylvania
| | Subject: Re: Target fixation Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:28 am | |
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It does help with target fixation and picking up peripheral movement. Been using this general idea for a while now. Back in the day when adrenal management was all the rage the fire arms community first started preaching the use of head movement to help pick up threats, but that takes some doing as well.
Second Phil's comment on the avatar...I'll have to get around to changing mine one of these days.
Mark H
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Phil Peplinski
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| | Subject: Re: Target fixation Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:09 pm | |
| | markh wrote: | | use of head movement to help pick up threats, but that takes some doing as well. |
I have found that I use that alot. It's about the only way I spot see movement at night or dark areas. My peripheral will pick it up right away.
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Mike2010
Posts: 4223
Join date: 2009-11-24
Age: 98
Location: Up North, UK
| | Subject: Re: Target fixation Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:58 pm | |
| Rods and cones or something. _________________ Aggression can compensate for confidence but not for competence. |
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