Standing NPA
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Senator Vitaman
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Standing NPA
I'm having trouble with finding my NPA when standing. It wobbles around a lot so I can't really ever be sure. Any ideas?
Get into position with your eyes closed. Relax. Open your eyes and see where the rifle is pointed (DON'T move it to a target, just look at the sight and see where it is pointed). That is your NPA. Now watch ans eee how small the movement is. That is your current "wobble area".
Rest.
Repeat one, but after seeing where your NPA is, move your back foot to change NPA onto target. Wider stance takes you up, narrower goes lower. Don't force the rifle up with your arm.
Hope this helps.
Rest.
Repeat one, but after seeing where your NPA is, move your back foot to change NPA onto target. Wider stance takes you up, narrower goes lower. Don't force the rifle up with your arm.
Hope this helps.
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HowYaLivin
Another thing to add is to make sure when you get into that position you are truly relaxed. No muscle tension at all holding you from moving to the left, right, up or down. I don't know how many times I have worked with new shooters who say their NPA moves around between shots, but when I watch them I see them settle into different positions each time they fire a new shot.
Kind of a quick advanced course for you.... also try to use an outside reference point after finding your npa. This is when you first take the rifle off the stand and get into position without placing your head on the cheek piece. Just look over or to the left of your sights and see where the front sight is pointing...then look through the sights and if your on target with your npa, wherever the front sight is pointing is your outside reference.
This is useful because if you get into position look at that front sight and are way off from your original outside reference, you know you changed something when bringing the rifle into position and need to put it back on the stand and begin again.
Hopes this helps as well.
GN
Kind of a quick advanced course for you.... also try to use an outside reference point after finding your npa. This is when you first take the rifle off the stand and get into position without placing your head on the cheek piece. Just look over or to the left of your sights and see where the front sight is pointing...then look through the sights and if your on target with your npa, wherever the front sight is pointing is your outside reference.
This is useful because if you get into position look at that front sight and are way off from your original outside reference, you know you changed something when bringing the rifle into position and need to put it back on the stand and begin again.
Hopes this helps as well.
GN
There is also a skill level component to how accurately you're NPA is in standing, more so than other positions.
For beginners, I tell them to have some part of the target in the front globe. The next step is some part of the bull in your front globe. Then some part of the bull touching your front aperture. That is roughly for the intermediate shooter or slightly beyond. All that's left is having all of the bull within the front aperture.
You won't do the last one overnight, so figure out which you can do now, and strive for the next one up. Spend a practice a week rejecting every shot that doesn't meet the level you're striving for.
Good Luck
For beginners, I tell them to have some part of the target in the front globe. The next step is some part of the bull in your front globe. Then some part of the bull touching your front aperture. That is roughly for the intermediate shooter or slightly beyond. All that's left is having all of the bull within the front aperture.
You won't do the last one overnight, so figure out which you can do now, and strive for the next one up. Spend a practice a week rejecting every shot that doesn't meet the level you're striving for.
Good Luck