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One more thing. The tightness of the flex muscles will be part of what determines how much force you need in the extensors to get the elbow straight. Therefore, we need to stretch the flex muscles by holding the elbow straight out in front and pulling the hand/fingers back. This will lengthen the fl...

Folks, I have had some trouble with this. The pain comes from forcing. But it is easy to straighen my elbow with minimum force. Therefore, the problem comes from other muscles pulling the other way. And then you get a conflict with more and more elbow force to override the other. First the wrist can...

Folks, Egg-chicken/chicken-egg What factor does one modify in order to get a natural sight alignment? At one extreme, you just pick up the gun (as a rank beginner of course), and line up the sights. The pistol grips are a given. The angle of elbow and shoulder and wrist are traded off mutually witho...

Muffo, That sounds like a great way to free your mind from a lot of stuff and really concentrate on the details of your trigger. I should be doing something similar. I haven't tried supporting my wrist. I think I will. One thing occurs to me conerning NPA. Sitting instead of standing, or supported w...

Hi Muffo, It is a bit more complicated than that. First Disabled shooters are classed as SH1 or SH2. SH2 means there is some lack of arm and finger functions and these people shoot only rifle, so we don't have to discuss that. SH1 means that the shooter has a good shooting arm and hand. These pistol...

Gordon: Easy/pleasant/secure or even heakthy is not always synonymous with "maximum potential" or "best results under strain". And what functions at club level may be a hindrance if you want to progress further. Luft, This reminds me of what Muffo wrote ealier in the thread: Muf...

[quote="luftskytter"] Try sitting in a chair: notice how much easier it is to shoot sitting? quote] Hi Luft, Actually this is a common misconception. Many people assume this to be true, so I think it is worth pointing out that it ain`t so. Shooting from a chair is not easier. At the paraly...

Bill,

That is what I expected. And I think it is most natural.

I mispoke in post. My position is not quite A. I have my arm as close to ninety degrees as I can get without having to push it there. So the arm is just slightly to the outside where the shoulder wants it to be.

Best Regards,

Gordon

Folks, the AMU and other expert opinion usually suggests starting around 45 degrees and then refining. That is C. But so far most of the respondents are using something more like the old eighteenth century duelling position (B-D). I find this surprising, because the head has to be turned so far. Mys...

Bobs, To answer your question directly: I don`t think technique should be your training focus. If your mechanics are working, go with it. I am saying this only because of your great results. One of the winning Russian ladies gymnastics coaches explained his method this way: First I teach the girls h...

Folks, I shoot sub six. Right in the middle of the white zone beneath the bull. Over time, if I don't pay attention, I start to crowd the bull and shoot high. Now one might say that it would be best to just change the sights and go with it if this is most natural for me, however, this sight picture ...

Ozzie, What has been said about timing and the psychological aspect is definitely correct. However, it is worth looking at the mechanics of your trigger pull to see whether you have the makings of a smooth straight pull. It is this area which can be improved by using multiple rapid shots. Because yo...

I also found about this time that my viisualisation was faulty. I found that it was necessary for me to conduct the visualisation at the same rythem as the shot was fired... Bill, Thanks for these very helpful posts. In fact, all of your posts which I have read to date have directly aided in my und...

Trajectory is relativelly flat out to 10 meters (33 feet). Flight time to 10 m is a triffle less than 0,1 sek. Fall of said pellet is then 1/2 *9.82 m/sec*(0.1)*(0.1)sec*sec = 0.05 meter, 5 cm that is, or about 2 inches. Hope this clarifies the matter. Seftref, I wish I undersood the factors in tha...

MCB, As you can see from the two last posts, it mostly matters what you want to do with your gun, and how much you want to pay. If you want to shoot serious AP, there seems to be nothing cheaper than the izh-46 which has the two stage trigger adjustabiity that you would want. But if you are training...

Fred, Yes this is the low end spring gun, izh-53m. I am trying to find a gun that I can use to teach shooting to a couple of youngsters without dragging their parents into any serious expense. The izh-53m has primitive but functional micrometer clicks for both horizontal and vertical. It shoots ok g...

Rover,

I will have to do something like that. Actually I was thinking of trying to build up the front sight. Haven't figured out quite how yet. Maybe the file is the way to go.

Tenex,

That is a very interesting download.

Thanks,

Gordon

Rover, Thanks for the info. I did my sighting in at 5 meters, and was wondering what would happen at 10. More particularly, my gun seems to be set up to shoot higher than I like (sights all the way down and sub-six hold still a little high), and I wondered if that meant my shots would be falling off...

Folks, Please bear with me here, as I am an airgun novice. What are the basic ballistics of airpistols at different speeds? How flat is the trajectory out to 10 meters? What is the effect on target position of different weights of pellets? What is the usual weight (or choice thereof) for target grad...

Fred, When you look at the description of beeman mp-5: Penetrates to displace moisture. Lubricates and neutralizes sweat and salt and prevents rusty fingerprints from appearing on your favorite airgun. MP-5 penetrates into the smallest crevices and finally dries to a thin, non-gumming, lubricating f...