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by Iuri
Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:20 pm
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: London 2012 shooting venues
Replies: 20
Views: 4242

I've heard of way more shooters losing their equipment and getting it damaged on airlines than during an event (actually never heard of any). It was a very long time ago, but at the 1920 olympics, at Belgium, the Brazilian team had all their pistols stolen and had to compete with pistols lended fro...
by Iuri
Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:13 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: Video in poor taste
Replies: 46
Views: 10901

It's a shame what the amnesty international did. I always HATED the human rights organizations here in Brazil cause they always try to make the life of the target shooter even harder and with the amnesty international, it doesn't seem to be so diferent. This video made me remember when Galvão Bueno,...
by Iuri
Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:45 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Hips over-rotated
Replies: 4
Views: 1303

Thank very much all you guys for the answers, I will try to balance more the weight and change the foot position. I don't think that parallel hips is a good position for me, but I'm shure that the position I'm shooting now isn't the best . Here in Brazil, target shooting is just borning again, and I...
by Iuri
Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:44 pm
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Hips over-rotated
Replies: 4
Views: 1303

Hips over-rotated

Everybody says that the hips must be absolutely parallel to the firing line, but my shooting position doesn't alow me to do this. I place the left foot about 15 centimeter to the right, and 80% of my weight in the left leg. It makes the hips go almost 30-40 degree to the right. The legs hurt a littl...