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Section 11: Tactical / Training Subject: Savage Bat Masterson Ad Msg# 1037720
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No argument; if an experienced teacher thinks one term communicates better than another, he should use it. In this case, I don't think it's a matter of right or wrong but of personal preference.
He was a bit derisive of those who have a fit if anyone uses a term other than "press" these days, and you must admit there are a lot of folks who fit that description. I would be derisive of those as well. There are many good ways to describe an act. So long as the instructor is articulate and gets his point across, I don't care what term he uses. Bringing "My way is right; yours sucks" into the equation only stifles real learning while we - like we're doing here - argue about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. (Answer: It depends on what dance they're doing. Stu |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: In the October issue of NRA's Shooting Illustrated George Harris wrote a column in which he discussed this very topic, and he felt that "pull" was the best term to use, especially with newer shooters who are still learning how to shoot. He was a bit derisive of those who have a fit if anyone uses a term other than "press" these days, and you must admit there are a lot of folks who fit that description. In the end however he felt that results on the target are the obvious final dictator as to which term works best for the individual. For those lurkers reading this entire thread, you may have thought I was having a fit over terminology, but in fact I was kidding around a bit because of those modern day nincompoops who do have a fit for real if their pet term is not employed. They have a list of acceptable terms to use, to include not only "press," but "bilateral" instead of "ambidextrous," "modern sporting rifle" instead of "AR15," and so on. If you use the wrong term you are various kinds of a bad person--unpatriotic, liberal, old-fashioned, or just stupid. |
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