I'm positive you could train for it either way.
Reason why I'm sure its ingrained in people today to keep your finner offa the trigger today, is that there are probably a lot of people out there, easily rattled, further limiting fine motor control skills.
I'm not sure many people do have those skills to calmly have a finger on the trigger without pulling it while intense situations happen around them.
Which is why its trained to keep your finger off it.
If you have that capability and can train for it, do it I suppose.
I'm a touch jumpy myself, and wont bother with it.
I'm positive you could train for it either way.
Reason why I'm sure its ingrained in people today to keep your finner offa the trigger today, is that there are probably a lot of people out there, easily rattled, further limiting fine motor control skills.
I'm not sure many people do have those skills to calmly have a finger on the trigger without pulling it while intense situations happen around them.
Which is why its trained to keep your finger off it.
Col. Grossman describes this in "On Combat". He explains that the basic levels of the nervous system, that show up under intense stress, tend to have a "symmetrical" reflex. A common example is a baby's startle reflex - both sides of the body jerk the same. If anyone is interested I can find the relevant paragraph tonight.I don't think it's so much nerves or fine motor skills.
From what reading I've done, it seems more a matter of tripping and falling, or fumbling the gun and triggering a shot, that sort of thing.
I've read of several instances where police tripped and triggered a shot. Also at least once or twice where a cop squeezed the cuff on a suspect's wrist with one hand, and squeezed the fingers on his other hand, too, shooting the suspect.
I don't think the Four Rules were developed so much for a fight as for ranges, hunting, and everyday gun handling at home.
Sonny's ideas are for the battlefield.
I don't know if that was in response to my comment or not.
I'm fully aware this method is for the battlefield. My point is a couple of people talked about trying this out at the range. Please don't.