tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664087898342631824.post3019985041519448713..comments2023-03-31T21:54:27.916-07:00Comments on Through Colby's Glasses - A Top Shot Blog: Top Shot Analysis: S4 E8 "The Mad Minute"Chris Swietlikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06005239122798123132noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664087898342631824.post-29460199721867164512012-04-07T03:05:17.518-07:002012-04-07T03:05:17.518-07:00Personality assessment is most comprehensive avail...Personality assessment is most comprehensive available assessment nowadays which can measure attitude, behaviour and personality you have. This kind of assessment brings out the traits to be triumphant in existence. By the use of these assessments various organizations and individuals finds out every traits which are applicable behind success in every positions of lifeVata Personalityhttp://www.swayamassessment.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664087898342631824.post-32607235251814647712012-04-06T20:04:31.950-07:002012-04-06T20:04:31.950-07:00Hi Chris. There are a couple of aspects I want to ...Hi Chris. There are a couple of aspects I want to address about the Mad Minute elimination.<br /><br />First is the dissapointment a lot of people on Facebook and Twitter seem to have about Terry getting beaten with a British weapon. I think that my opinion on this can best be summed up by a conversation I had with a friend earlier today. My friend said, "I can't believe he was beaten AND WITH A BRIT GUN!!" I replied, "yes, but you have to remember, this is a historic weapon from decades ago. It's not like they still use the No.1 MkIII Enfield in the British Military or even commonly as civilians. That would be like saying I can't believe the Amercian got beaten with a Schofield Revolver." My friends head cocked to the side and he said, "...a what?" I said, "exactly."<br /><br />The Lee Enfield No.1 MkIII, while an amazing piece of advanced weaponry for its day, and a wonder of battle rifle evolution, just isn't the kind of thing that is mainstream in the world of shooting today. While 2012's shooters and gun enthusiasts might know what it is and even have an experience here and there with them, it's not high on the collector list and certainly not a favorite with recreational shooters. Also, obviously they're not used in military service anymore so that's out as well. It's really a small community who regularly shoots the No.1 MkIII.<br /><br />Sorry, that was a bit of a long-winded rant.<br /><br />The second point I want to talk about is people saying that Terry should have won because it was about how many hits you could score, as well as how many shots you could get off. Actually that's not historically accurate. The original Mad Minute, done with the Enfield No.1 MkIII was a test of how many HITS COULD BE SCORED IN A MINUTE on a target 300 yards away. The British intsructors weren't concerned with how fast their soldiers could cycle the weapon and miss. They were concerned with how many hits they could score. After all, in battle, it didn't mean anything if your bullet didn't hit an enemy. The exercise was designed to get the British soldier to accurately shoot the rifle as fast as they could, key word being "accurately". They wanted the soldier to AIM AND SHOOT as fast as he could. While being able to cycle the weapon quickly was definitely a key, they still stressed to the soldier that they had to be able to hit the target. An instructor would never say, "well, you didn't hit a damn thing, but at least you were fast." They would say, "you're going fast, but you need to slow down enough to hit the target." With more practice, the British soldier would be able to aim correctly and get his scoring shot off faster. In that sense, Greg did win the competition. He went as fast as he could while being more accurate than Terry. Terry did score as many hits as Greg, and he did fire more shots, but in reality, his speed cost him accuracy. In my eyes, and I'm sure the eyes of the Brits who designed the original Mad Minute, Greg better represented the ultimate goal.Dylan Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07460337044458276109noreply@blogger.com