I think you did real good Art--thanks for sharing! In my opinion, Fred Bear suggests "instinctive" for hunting because often you don't have the time to judge the distance, gap, etc. However, like Art said, in time it will become automatic--you won't have to spend time doing that, your brain figures it out almost instantly.

I was watching my G. Fred "Instinctive Shooting" tape again last night (knocks me out when I'm having trouble going to sleep), and noticed all three of his "students" pausing before they released--obviously not snap shooting like he does. He gave them praise though, so I guess they were ok.[8D]

I think you will save yourself a lot of time and frustration learning to gap first, then letting instinct take over, vs. trying to train your brain to shoot instinctively from the beginning. You need referances, and aiming will get you on target quicker and make it more fun.

Chad