calebg wrote:
The full 360 is the current in-vogue thing to do in tactical training schools because it allegedly "breaks your tunnel vision target focus" or something. Which is a great exercise if you're actually going to look around and scan, but far too often in classes people will look just turn their head and scan or do a full 360 because that's what they were told to do. Doing it by rote doesn't actually build a skill, then you're just doing a silly pirouette for no reason.
Ok, I can understand the tunnel vision focus thing... But doesn't it seem like a bad idea to turn your back on an area where a know threat came from to break that focus just to ensure that you did not miss someone sneaking up on you.  I would think a 180 to the right or the left would be better then come back to the known threat, ensure that no other threat is coming from that direction and then another 180 to the opposite side.  This would cover a few things from a tactical point, first it clears your six, re-verifies that the original threat is still out of the fight and then clears six again in case you missed it in the first pass.  This also gives your other senses a chance to start working again.

Your thoughts on this Caleb or any other instructors out there.

Dave