anyone remember that old flash game?

trinity · Post by **trinity** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:53 pm

I remember, quite some time ago, that there was this really neat Flash game that sort of simulated ISSF shooting... you had to align your sights first, then align the sights on target... I can't for the life of me though, find that link anymore... since google for Flash shooting game nowadays is totally pointless.

Does anyone have that link somewhere?

Thanks,
-trinity

Rob Ouellette · Post by **Rob Ouellette** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:59 pm

Is this it?

http://www.hlberg.dk/eurosimulator/shooting_usa.html

trinity · Post by **trinity** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:53 pm

Rob Ouellette wrote:Is this it?

http://www.hlberg.dk/eurosimulator/shooting_usa.html

OHHH MYY GOD!!! I am amazed!! Thank you! That's it. I don't know how you found it! But that's great, I knew someone on TT would know it!

-trinity

Happy · Post by **Happy** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 12:37 am

Thats a cracking good site thanks Rob.

EdStevens · Post by **EdStevens** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:40 am

That's fun all right, but it seems to teach chicken finger IMO. A real tendency to "NOW!" the shot. :-)

If they could build in the sight jumping because of that anticipation...

mapletune · Post by **mapletune** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:42 am

you probably want to use this flash app with zero oscillation. =)

Happy · Post by **Happy** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:40 am

EdStevens wrote:it seems to teach chicken finger IMO. A real tendency to "NOW!" the shot.

On the contrary, I believe it teaches you to anticipate the good sight picture that will come during the hold,
and get ready to squeeze off correctly at that point.

Happy2 · Post by **Happy2** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 9:06 am

which is exactly what chicken finger is

Richard H · Post by **Richard H** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 10:38 am

Or it's just a game.

trinity · Post by **trinity** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:18 am

Since we can't take a video of what our eyes see during the aiming process, I thought this game might be a good tool to help one visualize a shot. You can use it to sort of trace out your shot routine, lock your wrist (the front sight alignment part), raise gun above bull, slowly descend through the bull, initiating your trigger (yes we can't do this part in the game with a mouse, but you can imagine it), and then let it settle in your area of aim with the wobble, and continue building trigger pressure until a nice release.

I think it can be a good visualization tool, perhaps for more experienced shooters who know the point of the game is not to snatch at that mouse button when you see the perfect picture.

But also perhaps coaches can use it to explain to very new shooters what sort of raise and settle process should be expected... again, since we can't easily record what we see directly.

I think as purely a game, frankly it isn't a very good game, I mean, I can think of way more fun games than this one to play :-)

-trinity