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armedandsafe · November 19, 2007, 11:27 PM

I've experienced it when being shot at and when racing. Running into a rain squall on a mountain road at 110mph on a 45mph marked curve tends to get the heart pumping. Seeing the flash from the muzzle of the guy facing you and having the bullet throw dust and rock chips in your face does, too.

The focus of concentration can be distracting, if you let it. If you are concentrating on only the single perp in a SD situation, you can miss his partners, or that truck bearing down on you. If your concentration is on the entire situation, it is a help in viewing the whole scene, so "tunnel vision" doesn't become a problem. Mental focus can be learned, but it does take stress training.

Pops

November 19, 2007, 11:27 PM	#24
armedandsafe Senior Member Join Date: January 9, 2005 Location: Moses Lake WA Posts: 1,001	I've experienced it when being shot at and when racing. Running into a rain squall on a mountain road at 110mph on a 45mph marked curve tends to get the heart pumping. Seeing the flash from the muzzle of the guy facing you and having the bullet throw dust and rock chips in your face does, too. The focus of concentration can be distracting, if you let it. If you are concentrating on only the single perp in a SD situation, you can miss his partners, or that truck bearing down on you. If your concentration is on the entire situation, it is a help in viewing the whole scene, so "tunnel vision" doesn't become a problem. Mental focus can be learned, but it does take stress training. Pops __________________ Armed and Safe: Not just a theory If it time to bury them, it is time to dig them up. Remember, "Behind every blade of grass."