reaction time

Rover · Post by **Rover** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:56 pm

For those who like to "ambush" the bull as it wanders by your sights the following might be a wake-up for you. For others it's just fun. Try it after a couple of beers, too.

http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/sho ... ction-time

superstring · Post by **superstring** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:17 pm

That was fun! My best average was 0.193 s. (after 2 beers ;) ) I'll try again tomorrow - sober!

2650 Plus · Post by **2650 Plus** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:21 am

I remember a time when my reaction time became so fast thet I believed that I could flinch before the bullet could exit the muzzle. Clearly an over estimate on my part but perceptions are very close to reality when shooting. I had become involved in kararte and my physical conditition had changed from my normal rather sedentary approach to physical conditioning. Since shooting was far more important than karate I went back to my more normal conditioning routeen. I favored long hours of dry firing , some distance running , and a good nights rest prior to competitions. This may not suffice for other shooters but it seemed to work for me. Good Shooting Bill Horton

Isabel1130 · Post by **Isabel1130** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:57 am

A fast reaction time may actually be a detriment to bullseye. If your trigger pull is not smooth, it would all be for naught. Bill, I am with you. I think you should have a routine and stick to it. Brian Zins drinks no coffee during shooting season and does some light exercise and eats a turkey sandwich about an hour before he shoots. I find I do better if I eat at least an hour before I shoot although if I have eatern two hours or more before I shoot I sometimes nibble on some crackers and jerky to keep my blood sugar from tanking while I am shooting. I shoot better in the evening and afternoon than I usually do in the morning. If I am on first relay I need to get up early. Isabel

david alaways · Post by **david alaways** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:50 pm

1.88 with no beers. that was my best seeing that my other 10 tries had penalties. . I suggest for someone that likes beer to go buy a 12 pack, do the reaction time test, drink ahalf beer , retest and repeat untill beer is gone. Post your results and tell your wife its all in the name of science.

david alaways · Post by **david alaways** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:33 pm

.178 sober

jackh · Post by **jackh** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 1:56 am

That is fun. I did several in the low .2's with a few individual just under .2. Requires good reaction of course but included in that it takes good visual attention and concentration.

IPshooter · Post by **IPshooter** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 1:10 pm

The times sound about right. A general rule of thumb is it takes an average person .2 second to see something, process that info and then react to it.

Stan

superstring · Post by **superstring** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:33 pm

For some reason my best average was posted after a few drinks!! :) On the other hand my single best so far is 0.031s! To be fair about that one, I began to anticipate the colour change; more often than not I blew it and got a penalty!

david alaways · Post by **david alaways** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:20 pm

Try this, Put your arrow on the dot, also did u notice the last try is always the best . When the dot is bigger.

david alaways · Post by **david alaways** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:25 pm

.168 today , all my times where faster

superstring · Post by **superstring** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:43 pm

OK, best average so far: 0.131s - that was after 2 glasses of wine. I don't know why, but I do seem to do better after a couple of drinks!??

david alaways · Post by **david alaways** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:05 pm

Im going to start drinking.

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