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  3-point shooting leads Pitt to win over Cincinnati, 67-51   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Fields was at the forefront of the shooting exhibition.
At one point, the Panthers made five consecutive 3-point attempts and seven consecutive shots from the field overall.
Gray was one point shy of a double-double.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/07025/756701-175.stm   (838 words)

  
  Larry Bird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He averaged over 20 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists a game in his last three seasons with the Celtics, and shot better than 45% from the field in each.
In Game 5 of the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals against the Detroit Pistons, with five seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and Boston trailing the Pistons 107-106, Bird stole an inbound pass from Isiah Thomas that was intended for Bill Laimbeer.
In October 2005, a man in Oklahoma City, Eric James Torpy, was convicted of shooting with intent to kill and robbery asked that his sentence be changed from 30 years to 33 years so that it would match Bird's jersey number.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Larry_Bird   (3572 words)

  
 Point v Sight
Sighted and Point Shooting methodologies present two survival shooting options for a defender and allows the defender to chose one or the other while in a high stress life or death situation depending on time, accuracy and distance requirements.
Point Shooting takes survival shooting even further along the road of change because it does not rely on the use of the sights for delivering effective, controlled fire in close quarters defensive situations.
Where Point Shooting really shines, is in situations where the full bulls eye sight picture and the front sight press method can not be used as effectively [quickly], such as in close quarters force on force situations.
www.virginiacops.org /Articles/Shooting/pointvsight.htm   (1593 words)

  
 ~spwenger's DEFENSIVE USE OF FIREARMS: Point Shooting?
The Fairbairn/Sykes method is actually a continuum, ranging from hip shooting to sighted fire, according to the distance to the threat and the rapidity of its appearance.
By this point in his career, Applegate was already wearing the silver oak leaves of a lieutenant colonel and was assigned to the Military Intelligence Training Center at Ft. Ritchie MD. He is pictured here with some of the trademark equipment of the operatives of the day, including suppressed pistols.
Whether one regards point shooting or aimed fire as the primary technique is most likely to depend on whether one expects the most likely encounters to occur at distances best measured in feet or in yards.
www.spw-duf.info /point.html   (3185 words)

  
 Point Shooting - Colonel Rex Applegate - Sykes - Fairbairn - bobtuley.com Real World Gunfights Happen At Close Range
Point Shooting is generally recognized as the skill of discharging a firearm quickly, usually a hand-gun, in self defense, with minimial or no use of the sights on the gun.
The "point shoot" placement was at the suspects torso, but it struck a bit high....at the base of the suspects skull, which was fatal.
At this point I was mainly trying to judge the strength required and applied to point shoot a handgun which was relatively heavy.
www.bobtuley.com /pointshooting.htm   (3233 words)

  
 Instinct Shooting / Point Shooting from Alliance Martial Arts
As kids we used to shoot BB guns all the time, and I learned that after a while the sights were secondary for me. I was able to hit whatever the target was without taking the time to aim.
Alliance is not a shooting school by any means, we all just a school who all like to shoot.
We pass on shooting skills in the curriculum as they relate to defense, in the same way that one has to learn to fight with a knife to defend against a knife.
www.alliancemartialarts.com /pointshooting.htm   (719 words)

  
 AIMED Point Shooting or P&S
But, based on shooting data, videos, scientific publications, and papers authored by police and others, it has become clear that in real life and death close quarters situations, the sights are not used, or cannot be used to accurately aim and shoot.
As pointed out by Judge Painter’s concurrence, some of the allegations involve risks that are not open and obvious, such as the fact that a semiautomatic gun can hold a bullet even when the ammunition magazine is empty or removed.
We have instructed officers to shoot with both eyes open and on how to present their weapons so that they will be on target by point shooting alone.
www.pointshooting.com /tort.htm   (4024 words)

  
 Welcome to Rayburn Law Enforcement Training
This one day seminar is designed to give officers the shooting skills needed to save their lives during an officer involved shooting.
This is a hands-on intensive live fire course where officers will not only learn how to point shoot but will learn the skills needed to be able to shoot accurately while moving and in low light.
Some of the topics covered are; dispelling the myth of the recoil, rapid firing, the various ready positions, snap shooting, movement, multiple assailants, the shotgun as a surgical shooting tool, and transitioning to the handgun are just a few of the topics covered.
www.pointshooting.org /law-enforcement-training.asp   (770 words)

  
 AIMED Point Shooting or P&S For Self Defense
WHAT IS P&S? AIMED Point Shooting or P&S is a method of shooting that allows you to aim and shoot fast, accurately, instinctively, and automatically in good light or bad, and even when moving.
Point Shooting as taught by Fairbairn, Sykes & Applegate.
The attitude of many in the gun community, is that Sight Shooting works in CQB situations, and it's an operators fault if he or she gets shot and killed.
pointshooting.com   (2278 words)

  
  - 1965 ncaa basketball rules   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
You have got to fake easily enough to throw off your opponent before you shoot, and then high jumpers or even more marvellous players dont block you.
Your Shot has got to be exact from the 3 point spot under pressure with a man in you face.
You have to likewise be in excellent physical condition to play at prime execution, especially if you require to play over the basketball hoop.
www.basketball-dunk-shoot.com /1965-ncaa-basketball-rules.html   (402 words)

  
 Point Shooting...Again?: Operations & Tactics at Officer.com
Somewhere along the continuum from "instinctive pointing" to using a conventional sight picture, we start indexing the gun in some manner that actually contributes to some degree of accuracy.
We go from: "just point your trigger finger, and that's where the bullet will go," to aligning our body parts, to bringing the gun more or less to eye level and using a silhouette of the gun, to a rough sight picture, and, finally, to using the sights as intended.
Massad Ayoob teaches the "StressPoint Index," which is also referred to by some as "shooting out of the notch." This means that the bottom of the front sight is visually centered and "sits" on the top of the rear sight, forming an equilateral triangle as you look over the top of the gun.
www.officer.com /article/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=32550   (1303 words)

  
 Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association
Cowboy Mounted Shooting® is one of the nation’s fastest growing equestrian sports.
The Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association, Inc. (CMSA) is a corporation created to develop rules and guidelines for the equestrian sport of Cowboy Mounted Shooting®.
The CMSA also produces major championship competitions, a national newsletter and provides a central communication point for its nationwide membership.
www.cowboymountedshooting.com   (280 words)

  
 Rayburn Law Enforcement Training - Point Shooting Instruction
Mike has over 26 years of experience in the Law Enforcement and Security field and is currently a 17 + year veteran of the Saratoga Springs, NY, Police Department.
He is also an Adjunct Instructor for Smith and Wesson at the Smith and Wesson Academy in Springfield Massachusetts where he teaches Instinctive Point Shooting, Vehicle Stops, Rapid Shotgun Deployment and Instinctive Point Shooting Instructor Certification.
His video, "Instinctive Point Shooting with Mike Rayburn" is a top seller in the Law Enforcement and Combat Shooting communities.
www.pointshooting.org   (417 words)

  
 Basketball Coaching - In Search of Excellence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
is a combination of everything that can be done on the basketball court to score points with the main ideas and concepts taken from Coach Dick Bennett.
Just like baseball is at its essence a battle between pitcher and hitter, basketball is fundamentally about making baskets; everything else was subsequently invented to aid or prevent a player from scoring.
These basketball shooting tips should be included in all your basketball shooting drills.
www.basketball-plays-and-drills.com /hoopsballer/3-Point-Shooting.html   (1644 words)

  
 BOOK TRAIL - Surgical Speed Shooting
In Surgical Speed Shooting, world-class firearms instructor Andy Stanford presents the current state of the art in combat pistol technique used by today’s hostage rescue teams and top competitive grandmasters.
Learn truly advanced concepts for grip, stance and aiming; management of handgun recoil in rapid fire; secrets of high-speed trigger control, the key to combat marksmanship; one- and two-handed shooting while stationary and on the move; and a radically simple and highly effective system of tactical gun handling.
Whether you are an advocate of sighted fire or point shooting, whether you shoot from the Weaver or modern isosceles stance, this video will give you new insights into practical pistol prowess.
www.booktrail.com /Guns_Handguns/SurgicalSpeedShooting.asp   (337 words)

  
 Fake Newspapers, FC-40 Custom Shooting Targets, Personalized with Any Image
While we know of absolutely no law that would land you in prison for putting a picture of your boss on one of our targets, you could run into trouble if you don't exercise discretion when using it.
For instance, you'd probably never have a problem if you take your boss's face to the shooting range and blast hell out of it.
But it might not be considered appropriate at the company picnic.
www.trixiepixgraphics.com /certificates/FC-40_shooting_targets.html   (627 words)

  
 Point Shooting - GunVideo.com
We provide world class training with firearms for law enforcement, military, competition shooters, self-defense enthusiasts, hunters, collectors, and all those who wish to have more skill with handguns, rifles, shotguns and edged weapons.
Crossfire - Shooting At and From Moving Vehicles
To search, enter catalog item number, or Keywords.
gunvideo.com /index/78   (49 words)

  
 Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Restoring and Shooting the Antique Single Shot Rifle by Croft Barker.
Shooting The.43 Spanish Rolling Block by Croft Barker.
Shooting the Black Powder Cartridge Rifle by Ppaul A. Matthews.
www.collectorsfirearms.com /books.htm   (6644 words)

  
 Military Vehicles For Sale
The hardware is arranged chronologically within national entities that represent all the world's major armies.
Readers will clearly witness the tank's development and their performances during all of the century's major wars and minor conflicts, from the muddy battlefields of World War I to the harsh desert campaigns of World War II, and from the "turkey shoot" in the sands of Iraq to the mountainous terrain of the Balkans.
Bushmaster SPORTS (Slap, Pull, Observe, Release, Tap, Shoot)
www.fortliberty.org /military-equipment/military-vehicles.shtml   (2690 words)

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