Is Position Sul Safe? Yep! (Video enclosed)

[FrankDude72]

Hey y'all,

Occasionally I get into discussions where somebody says my IDPA SO, or my FTO, or whomever says that using Position Sul isn't allowed because you point the muzzle at your body.

I got sick of the drivel and decided to definitively prove that anybody properly doing Sul ain't covered by the muzzle in any way.

So here's my little video polemic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrYEBNFhsd8

Hope y'all find this useful.


BTW, Kevan at TEES-Brazil mentioned to me of writing an article on when he and Alan Brosnan were in the military police barracks and Max Joseph exclaimed "Hey Kevan! Kiwi! Get a load of this!", meaning Sul.

Once the article comes out I'll be sure to follow up.

[mkmckinley]

heh, nice video. I've been taught this position but not been allowed to use it at the range so I kind of quit using it at all. It's a good ready position, I wish more people would watch this.

[cmoore]

Great vid and you're right...there's nothing unsafe about it when done properly. Some have called it "safety circle" as it helps to thwart administrative decisional paralysis at the office....LOL

[Fried Chicken Blowout]

It's perfectly safe in my opinion. The support hand between the weapon and your body helps ensure that it's pointed out a little from your feet. No different than a similar muzzle depressed position with your carbine in order to move around someone without muzzling them.

[randolph]

good stuff.

muito obrigado :p