July 2008 Winning Edge: Low Light
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7/23/2008 5:50 PM
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Melanie
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 23
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July 2008 Winning Edge: Low Light
Ed Santos wrote about techniques for "Gaining the Advantage in Low-Light Environments." Do you train in low light? Do you have suggestions for good techniques?
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7/23/2008 10:20 PM
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wolfva
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 96
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RE: July 2008 Winning Edge: Low Light
I pretty much only work in low light, which is it's own training. For techniques, I'd say practice listening. In the dark you'll often hear trouble before you see it. Keep cognisant of things like shifting air currents, especially if you're in an enclosed space. A wiff of air counter to the air circulation system could be an open door, or someone coming at you. Don't use your light to often. Sure, it lets you see, but it also shows your exact position. And it can screw up your nightvision. Flashlights are great tools, but practice getting by without one. You never know when you'll have to. Concentrate on your sense of smell, if you smell wino, and the muscatel is getting stronger, then odds are pertty good you're getting close to the wino...or he is getting close to you. Or, if you're investigating a place that is supposed to be empty and smell relatively fresh cigarrette smoke, that right there can be a clue you're not alone.
Trust your '6th sense'. Our brains are wonderful organs. They collect and collate a whole plethora of information we aren't even aware that our senses have picked up. There have been times I was sure, logically, that nothing was amiss. But my '6th sense' kicked and told me there was trouble. Listening to it has saved my life a few times. If you feel, deep down inside, that something isn't right...odds are it's not.
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