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by rlabbe
Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:32 am
Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
Topic: Am I too old for a beginner?
Replies: 12
Views: 2832

We had a couple of people using walkers at my club. One guy was on oxygen. Ya, their scores were lower then most of the other shooters, but they brought their best with every shot. To me, that is "serious".
by rlabbe
Tue May 04, 2010 10:44 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: I fire too soon
Replies: 9
Views: 2724

Okay, those posts help me tremendously. Thanks. I have a question about point of aim. I hope this isn't considered thread drift. This is a target I shot this morning. When shooting at the bullseye, my shots seem really to like the 7 and 8 ring. This is frustrating to me, as I considered myself a goo...
by rlabbe
Sun May 02, 2010 10:07 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: I fire too soon
Replies: 9
Views: 2724

Re: I fire too soon

If I understand your post correctly, you are releasing your shot when the alignment is perfected, and you are not looking at the target - but rather the front sight - at the time the shot is released. This IS the correct way to shoot target pistol. Your brain is "going NOOO" because your ...
by rlabbe
Sat May 01, 2010 11:19 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: I fire too soon
Replies: 9
Views: 2724

Re: I fire too soon

joker wrote:
Does this mean that you are actually releasing a shot at this point?
Sorry for the wording. Yes, I'm firing despite knowing the sight picture is bad.
by rlabbe
Sat May 01, 2010 9:23 am
Forum: Shooters Lounge
Topic: I fire too soon
Replies: 9
Views: 2724

I fire too soon

I'm just starting out in pistol, though I had the typical rural upbringing of always having a rifle at hand (I say that to point out I may have acquired many bad habits), and then had some rifle training with ROTC about 20 years ago. I find that I'm frequently depressing the trigger even though I kn...