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shooting with out blinds.
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:44 am
by sagara
Pls explain me whether shooting with out blinds is good or bad for an Air pistol & free pistol shooter..
advantages..?
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 12:15 pm
by Steve Swartz
1. According to the ISSF rules, you are only allowed one small blinder over non-shooting eye. There is a great disadvantage to training with equipment that is not allowed in competition, so we assume you are referring only to the 35mm non-shooting eye blinder?
2. The negatives of shooting with non-shooting eye open, or squinting, are somewhat significant, just from a "distraction/concentration" (mental focus) perspective. Therefore, you should at least shoot with the minimum allowed blinder for the non-shooting eye.
Am I misunderstanding?
Steve Swartz
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 12:45 pm
by David Levene
Steve Swartz wrote:....so we assume you are referring only to the 35mm non-shooting eye blinder?
Tut-tut, you mean 30mm Steve ;-)
Re: shooting with out blinds.
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 1:52 pm
by Guest
well I am shooting without blinds..
earlier I use to wear a very thin blind ( about 1/4 inch ) for non shooting eye. I need to know whether shooting with out blinds is good.
If not I can go back to a thin blind.
Rgds
Sagara
Re: shooting with out blinds.
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:08 pm
by David Levene
Anonymous wrote:I need to know whether shooting with out blinds is good.
It's really a case of what you prefer.
If you can concentrate fully on the sights with both eyes open and no blinder than do that.
If you can concentrate better with both eyes open but using a narrow (maximum 30mm wide) blinder then do that.
I suspect (with no proof) that most people will prefer the blinder, but that doesn't mean it is best for you.
Blinders
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:25 pm
by 2650 Plus
I agree completely with what David says. I suspecyt that if you want to project an image of a top international shooter you should use the blinder But if your score is most important just shoot with which ever works best. Lots of luck, Good Shooting Bill Horton
Re: shooting with out blinds.
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:51 pm
by Spencer
sagara wrote:Pls explain me whether shooting with out blinds is good or bad for an Air pistol & free pistol shooter..
advantages..?
You have posed the question in relation to pistol (i.e. standing) - peripheral vision is fairly important in relation to balance. I.e. interfering with the peripheral vision (side blinders) is not necessarily a good thing.
Spencer