What I've learnt shooting HFT

[PhatMan]

Hello to All,

+1 on Mr. Carter's book - it is superb, and worth its weight in gold

Have fun & a good weekend

Best regards

Russ

[RobinC]

Thanks for the compliments, the book is on the NSRA shop website.
Have Fun
Robin

[rogb]

Thanks for the compliments, the book is on the NSRA shop website.
Have Fun
Robin

OK book ordered, let's see if can apply myself and get some discipline into my positionals rather than the "poke and hope" I tend to use. When I get a kneeler or stander, it is more luck than judgement and so I think when one's approaching, "oh sh3t, donut coming up".
At the club there are black painted steel zero boards out to 45y, so ideal for practising on.
I'll let you know

[cooper_dan]

OK book ordered, let's see if can apply myself and get some discipline into my positionals rather than the "poke and hope" I tend to use. When I get a kneeler or stander, it is more luck than judgement and so I think when one's approaching, "oh sh3t, donut coming up".
At the club there are black painted steel zero boards out to 45y, so ideal for practising on.
I'll let you know

Embrace the positionals! Think of them as nice big kill zones that are just begging to be knocking down.
I got all of mine today except the unsupported stander where the ground was at a funny angle and slippery. I think a lot of people missed this one though....

[RobinC]

At the club there are black painted steel zero boards out to 45y, so ideal for practising on.
I'll let you know

Not so sure you would get the advantage doing that with an FT rifle, principle with a target sight on a black card is to NOT see the fall of shot or have an aiming mark, to just use a natural hold, settle and align, and if its the same and natural each time the shot will go through the same hole, its a training technique.
The temptation with a scope will be to aim at the first strike which defeats the object. I've also used plain or reversed cards, but had the same issue with young people with superb eyesight who can see a shot hole on a blank card and aim at it, which is why I use black cards. Perhaps borrow/buy a set of target sights, and just concentrate on the alignment of the front to back sight and concentrate on your position and hold.
I've had shooters who at ten metres can shoot five shot one hole groups like that on a black card, the technique is a development from the Zen monks who shot archery in the dark to develop accepting a perfect zero position.

Kneeling, Hmmmm, now that is a difficult position, a combination of prone and standing, a cross over of balance, and locked in like prone, a very technical position, which if done well is as locked as prone, and if badly is more difficult than standing!

Have Fun
Robin