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frostfire
08-21-2011, 21:53
http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2011/08/test-your-reaction-time/
If irrevelant here, mods please remove.
was working on improving my draw speed w/o sacrificing accuracy. 7 yards, 6 inch plate. I'm stuck at 1.06. Goal is to get as fast as with the airsoft training-aid (yeah...I know:rolleyes:) which was .89 So I tried everything: Economy of motion, zen mind trick, breaking down to stages and rehearsing each separately, caffeine, alternate tai-chi speed and wing chun speed, usw. Then I recall the human reaction time preached at Rogers shooting school. Perhaps if I could see (identify and acquire) or react "faster," I could draw faster. Next I came across this program. Take it as a training aid, or a frustrating game :D No expert here, just thinking out loud
A pratical application is to have a friend hold a buzzer beside your ear while you face away from target area, hands off weapon.
Upon hearing the alarm, turn (opposite direction) and draw, firing three shots at target 25 ft away.
Do that NLT 100 times over the course of 5 days, then take your test and report.
Do not be surprised at your results.
Enjoy!
I'm stuck at 1.06.
"I guess my gun fighting days are over Marshal Dillon, Here is my Badge", Festus Haggen,,, ,207 best... :mad:
I'm sitting at 198ms. Time decreased when I did not focus directly on the box. My best out of 5 was the last one at 192ms.
Wonder how that correlates to my typing speed, which is after all, what really matters in the job I am in currently.
That was interesting. Average was 206, fastest was 190.
PedOncoDoc
08-22-2011, 07:58
Fun. Average 199.2ms; fastest 179ms.
FYI: Computer monitor lag may influence your scores (see comments on the right side of the screen on the "leaderboard" screen).
Average external mouse click score, .240 - Average keyboard mouse score, a little better. Think I'll stick to real bullets and shooting skills.
Interestingly enough, not focusing on the screen with either mouse resulted in better scores. Must be something with peripheral vision, predator survival skills when we were first throwing sticks and chasing critters to exhaustion, or running away from critters determined to do us harm.
I'm not fast, just smooth. :cool:
My reaction times increase exponentially when someone shoots at me, I hear the hiss of a Moccasin or the buzz of a Rattler's buttons, I'm drinking coffee and reading the paper and out of the blue my wife asks for a status update on that project she wanted done a week ago, etc.
Richard :munchin
:D You can ID us slow guys by the fact that we refuse to post our scores, but aren't slow enough to lie about them.
Team Sergeant
08-22-2011, 14:28
:D You can ID us slow guys by the fact that we refuse to post our scores, but aren't slow enough to lie about them.
I'm embarrassed to post mine, it was an average of 128ms. (I might have been faster but each time the light turned green I had to put down my beer and hit the button!)
Tree Potato
08-22-2011, 14:36
Not fast... took me nearly a day to react to the post. :rolleyes:
Oh, and 201 avg, 193 best, on first attempt. Ok for a back office coffee sucking day weenie, right?
I'm embarrassed to post mine, it was an average of 128ms. (I might have been faster but each time the light turned green I had to put down my beer and hit the button!)
That one is impossible to top. :D:D:D
That one is impossible to top. :D:D:D
That's why I turned in my badge,, Marshal... :D
That's why I turned in my badge,, Marshal... :D
From what I heard, TS prolly wasn't just whoofin' shit, either. :D
The Reaper
08-22-2011, 16:52
Fastest click was 112, but that was probably luck.
Average was 196.
TR
bkleonards
08-23-2011, 07:39
My fastest time 168, average 189. Not bad for a old guy.
Edit: Average was 198 not 189, must be dyslexia setting in.
frostfire
08-24-2011, 08:35
:D You can ID us slow guys by the fact that we refuse to post our scores, but aren't slow enough to lie about them.
and there you have it. BLUF :D I'm not posting my time either. Screw this drill! probably as useful as those $$$ mouse for the fps crowd. I guess SOF can also stand for Slow 'Ol F...:D
My fastest time 168, average 189. Not bad for a old guy.
Edit: Average was 198 not 189, must be dyslexia setting in.
Eureka, Bro.
My average was 124.
Uh, uh-wait- post to follow on edit...
Last hard class
08-24-2011, 13:31
Can I move? I'm better when I move.
LHC
mark46th
08-25-2011, 21:25
Most were between 207-220 but I got one at 124. Lucky guess...
Most were between 207-220 but I got one at 124. Lucky guess...
I think you had an unfair advantage,,
You aced that course with the Goats...
:D:D
and there you have it. BLUF :D I'm not posting my time either. Screw this drill! probably as useful as those $$$ mouse for the fps crowd. I guess SOF can also stand for Slow 'Ol F...:D
Same boat
I'll just say it was respectable and I'll blame it on the wireless mouse.
frostfire
08-28-2011, 21:37
well whaddaya know...as it turned out, just like most things in life there's a learning curve.
After a caffeine-induced workday: 170.2 average, enough to land in the top 10...few hours ago. Running between 171 to 179 now. Yes, jitttery finger led to 35ms and 65ms a couple times. Those ones were not legit.
I put the cursor to the corner, then do the long stare the way one sees a 3D picture. If the brain registers the word "click," you're too slow. If the brain registers the color "green," you're still too slow. If all it takes is "flicker" or "movement" for the finger to press, you're getting it. Preloading the mouse like a double stage trigger helps too. Time to hit the range and evaluate practical application :)