The article on rifle spinning, tosses, immediate stops, and adolescent injury risk has done exactly what I hoped it would do: it has made people think.
The 8.5lb Elephant in the Room: Armed Exhibition, Teenage Bodies, and Long-Term Damage
Armed exhibition drill has been part of military drill for decades. It is exciting, demanding, and when performed well, it shows timing, confidence, coordination, control, and strength. But we need to address the health aspect of an 8.5-pound rifle repeatedly slamming into a teenage body because that is what the activity often rewards. That is the problem. The M1903 rifle, …
Creating your own Exhibition Drill Uniform
Military-type exhibition Drillers around the world are looking more and more into developing their own uniform…