There's no timer in a gunfight!

[JTH]

"If you’ve been on gun forums for more than ten minutes, you’ve probably heard that statement before. Forums can be a great source for information and networking, but they can also become echo chambers for dumb ideas, including a bunch of “tactical” clichés that often excuse poor performance and low standards."
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"The seeker of knowledge often comes to a forum looking to perform better, or for better equipment. They ask simple questions, something like “How fast should my draw be?” and the descent into madness begins. Someone means well and mentions the use of a timer and without fail someone will come along and scream “There’s no timer in a gunfight!”

…and they’re right. There is no timer in a gunfight. There’s just another dude who is trying to kill you. A gunfight is a limited opportunity offer, folks. You have only so much time in which you can positively impact the outcome of events to a favorable conclusion for you."

http://www.gunnuts.net/2013/06/06/theres-no-timer-in-a-gunfight/

[springfield40]

That is a very good article.  My current boss has a saying, "What gets measured, gets done."  What that translates to is this.  Unless you know where you came from, and where you are going, you will doom yourself to little or no improvement.  By measuring things you have a base to gauge improvement or loss.  It is very true there isn't a timer in a gun fight, but if you are training, how do you know your training is helping you or hurting you?  Timers are good, repetition makes it consistent.

Frank