Posted: 5/10/2009 6:18:31 PM EDT
| Does anyone else get shaky hands when they have an adrenaline dump. It doesn't happen when I'm mad or if I've had a few drinks. But, in an unexpected confrontation my hands shake. How can I combat this? |
| It's weird, my hands shake when ever I try to concentrate on something. Even back when I was making my living doing airbushing, handlettering and pinstriping. I had to always warm up, for some reason. Samething when I shoot handguns, I had to put 250 rounds down range to warm up to pass my permit to carry test. I can nail clays with no problem, so I guess I'm a lot better of a reactionary shooter. I can point an unloaded gun at a target, I'm fine. But as soon as it is loaded, my hands tremble. I can't figure it out, I stay very calm under stress. |
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Sure, that's why they invented full-auto  Actually, this is exactly why full auto is very often just a waste of ammunition. Amateurs spray bullets, especially when they are scared. Professionals observe strict fire discipline and use carefully aimed fire. Can I share a story about this? During the Detroit Riots of 1967, a lot of the Michigan National Guard troops who were sent in to try and put it down were VERY green and VERY scared. They would often start shooting at anything and everything at the first sign of danger to themselves, which is a classic first reaction to combat among green troops. Predictably, they didn't hit much, and the Guard had a very difficult time in containing the violence or getting it under control. In fact, they failed completely. At that point, Governor George Romney (Mitt's father) asked LBJ for federal troops, which LBJ then authorized under a seldom used law known as the Insurrection Act (which allows the President to bypass Posse Comitatus in those situations). A brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division were emergency-deployed to Detroit shortly afterwards, and these professional soldiers were NFA (i.e., "Not Fucking Around"). They observed good fire discipline, returned carefully aimed fire only when fired upon, and generally hit what (i.e. "who") they were aiming at. It was only after the 82nd Airborne arrived in Detroit that the situation finally started coming under control. All of that was covered in the extensive after action reports about the '67 riots. I remember them, because I was there (as a kid). |
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When your in a situation where you find that you begin to tremble, try to find a way to physically push thru resistance. I know it sounds stupid but find a wall or tree or something good and solid and do a few standing push ups or pull really hard on somehting solid. What your doing is burning up the lactic acid that has built up in your muscles. I learned this from an older guy that used to shoot IDPA matches and would get really nervous and shaky. I promise it works. When I'm at work and I get frustrated or just down right pissed after a call it always helps to knock out a few push-ups.
I realize this info isnt very handy when you find yourself in an emergency SHTF kinda double throw down, but you can train yourself out of the shakes. |
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I dump adrenaline like niagra falls... People ask me as I blade 45 degrees if that is pee running down my legs and I say no, IT IS MY EPIC RAGE!!!!!!! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah I totally adrenaline dump over 9000 on a daily basis.. |