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by mikeb123
Sat Aug 31, 2024 11:10 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: What would happen to air rifle without special clothes?
Replies: 27
Views: 6201

Re: What would happen to air rifle without special clothes?

If Olympians shooting 8's and 9's was an issue we could just make the target bigger? I mean that would be a small change compared to what is being proposed. That is the crux of the issue. Would abolishing the gear result in a massive influx of new shooters and interest in the sport? If I was convinc...
by mikeb123
Sun Aug 25, 2024 10:31 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: WE'RE DOOMED !!!
Replies: 5
Views: 2502

Re: WE'RE DOOMED !!!

I don't know about that...the Turkish shooter, Yusuf Dikec, is making 10m AP look cool, for once! Putting raygun aside(who is memorable for all the wrong reasons) I honestly think Yusuf Dikec and Kim Yeji are two of the most talked about athletes of these games. I think it has been a pretty great o...
by mikeb123
Mon Aug 19, 2024 11:46 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: What would happen to air rifle without special clothes?
Replies: 27
Views: 6201

Re: What would happen to air rifle without special clothes?

I've been a rifle coach for 24 years and I think the jackets and pants are an absolute joke and a huge hindrance to our sport. Needing a $2,000 custom suit to be competitive is absolutely ridiculous. If safety is the concern (which I don't believe it is) then simply lower the max weight of the rifl...
by mikeb123
Sun Aug 11, 2024 7:59 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: WE'RE DOOMED !!!
Replies: 5
Views: 2502

Re: WE'RE DOOMED !!!

And after the performance from 'Raygun', I'm not sure Australia will be keen to add it in 2032.....
by mikeb123
Sun Aug 11, 2024 5:13 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: What would happen to air rifle without special clothes?
Replies: 27
Views: 6201

Re: What would happen to air rifle without special clothes?

Also, just realized OP is a pistol shooter and not a random tourist so going to entertain the pot stirring as opposed to just defaulting to the standard explanation when people are curious. Say we change the rules in 10m mixed pairs so for the next olympics so you have no gear and everyone uses a su...
by mikeb123
Sat Aug 10, 2024 11:52 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: What would happen to air rifle without special clothes?
Replies: 27
Views: 6201

Re: What would happen to air rifle without special clothes?

As others have eluded to, the way the sport has evolved (heavy rifles, asymmetric load on the spin) some variety of back support is required to avoid injury. If shooting clothes were removed, rifles would probably need to be lighter and positions may need to be adjusted. It would require such an ove...