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by swat
Mon Aug 15, 2016 5:32 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Blocking branding on equipment in the Olympics?
Replies: 29
Views: 5827

Re: Blocking branding on equipment in the Olympics?

Amongst the weirder branding exercises, all the Sius Ascor scoring units have had to be rebranded as Omega, as Omega are an official games sponsor. They've literally put tiny Omega stickers over the Sius logos.
by swat
Mon Aug 15, 2016 3:20 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: "internal strife in the U.S. federation" - Reuters article
Replies: 7
Views: 1458

"internal strife in the U.S. federation" - Reuters article

Has anyone seen this article in on the Reuters new agency website? http://www.reuters.com/article/us-olymp ... SKCN10Q0P2

It makes reference to "internal strife in the U.S. federation". What's going on in USA Shooting? Curious foreigner here.
by swat
Mon Aug 15, 2016 3:15 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Hips in standing position?
Replies: 7
Views: 1729

Re: Hips in standing position?

Have a look at the olympic gallery to see lots of good examples: http://www.issf-sports.org/photoplayer. ... 1664-11013
by swat
Sun Sep 20, 2015 8:36 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Online matches via electronic trainer
Replies: 10
Views: 1983

Re: Online matches via electronic trainer

That looks like a good idea. To make it comprehensive, it would need to add rifle and non-10M events. More specifically though I was thinking about a site for people who train on electronic trainers, partly because it's more informative and partly because there are a lot of people out there who can'...
by swat
Sat Sep 19, 2015 8:08 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Online matches via electronic trainer
Replies: 10
Views: 1983

Online matches via electronic trainer

Hi folks Does anyone know of a website that runs competitions online, allowing you to shoot matches on an honesty basis, by uploading scatt/noptel traces of your match? Something similar to Monthly Virtual Matches for the Orion scoring system, but that covers other systems and file formats. I can't ...
by swat
Thu May 09, 2013 8:16 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Reading the Wind
Replies: 12
Views: 2715

I should have looked harder online. A handy guide to shooting on the wind can be found here.
by swat
Wed May 08, 2013 8:26 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Reading the Wind
Replies: 12
Views: 2715

Tried to find a few links for you explaining how the wind affects your shot, but couldn’t find any, so here are my thoughts as a 585-590 level shooter at 50m (outdoors). The wind will blow your shots around. It’s usually not by much. It won’t make you miss the black, for example, but it is typically...