Israeli Point-Shoot

Last Sunday I had the opportunity to have access to the Jessup Correctional facility's range (Thank you Lt. Allander and Sgt. Johnson!).

I decided to take my staff and a few business associates to learn the Israeli way of handgun shooting: Israeli-Point-Shoot.

The point-shoot is a class we teach various LE agencies and will begin offering to our civilian members.  It was important to me that our staff is familiar with the concepts so they can explain it better to our members and assist in teaching these classes.

For those who are not familiar with the concept, the basic idea is that if I can point at an object and know that my finger is pointing right at it, I should be able to do the same with the handgun as an extension of that finger.  Under stress, as in a handgun fight, fine motor skills will be lost and the time required for the "proper" sight, breath, squeeze, follow through will be gone.  Being able to hit a target under stress is therefore an essential survival skill.

The class began with a short explanation of what the philosophy is, and why we (Israelis) shoot the way we do.  There many systems that teach "indexing" as a method of shooting, but Israelis do things a tad differently, and it was important to explain that as it set the tone for the rest of the training.

In the following three hours I condensed weeks of training into a few hours.  The goal again was to familiarize the participants with a concept and not to make them experts.

The class began with dry draw and aiming drill.

Then we added single shots, followed by double shots.

Eventually we added multiple targets. The handgun segment of the day ended with a drill done once without a gas mask, and the the gas mask was introduced.  Why gas mask?  well, aside of the obvious tactical element of operating in a contaminated area (OC, CS, or other), the gas mask is a great training tool as it simulates the physiological effects of stress, such as hyperventilation and tunnel vision.

Once everybody completed the drills we pulled out a couple of AR's and had everybody try the AB-Arms foreguards I discussed in a previous post.

Overall, it was a great day of educational fun.  How does the saying go? "A bad day at the range beats a good day at work", well, when you have a good day at the range and it is your work day, it is that much sweeter.

See you all in our next Israeli-Point-Shoot seminar.

Stay safe!

Tzviel 'BK' Blankchtein
Masada Tactical, LLC