TargetTalk

For AP: To walk 5 meters down range and tape a small quarter sized piece of paper on the floor? I could even place a nickle or quarter on the floor as well.

I have found this to be a good focal point during training. It is also give me something to help me avoid shooting the target next to mine. I 'brush' that focal point with the sight as I raise my pistol.

BTW - I've never shot the target next to me. I've just heard from some seasoned competitors that it's not a matter of if you do, just when... and there's a very good Olympic rifle competitor which appears to prove that issue ;) It can happen - and to the best of us at the highest levels.

Oz

This would probably be frowned upon by the Jury.

There are never any circumstances in an Air Pistol event where the shooter should have to go forward of the firing point. They would run the risk of either getting entangled in the target carrier wires or disturbing the cables for electronics.

I can imagine that shooting on the right target could be a problem for Air Rifle when you are looking through a set of tunnel sights. If you are worried about shooting on the correct Air Pistol target then you just need to look at the target numbers.

Beware of building a dependance on gimmicks. I cannot think of anything specific in the ISSF rules, so it'll be down to the Jury to decide. You might get away with doing it in some matches, but are going to be at a big disadvantage mentally if stopped in others.

Interesting. Thanks for the insight. I can see it now... me taping a piece of string to a quarter and throwing it down range until it lands where I want it for the match ;)

Oz wrote:Interesting. Thanks for the insight. I can see it now... me taping a piece of string to a quarter and throwing it down range until it lands where I want it for the match ;)

Is it against the rules to plink at another shooter's quarter during the sighter shots?

In general you are not allowed to alter the appearance of your target to make it unique, other than the officially placed point number.

spacepilot wrote:

Oz wrote:Interesting. Thanks for the insight. I can see it now... me taping a piece of string to a quarter and throwing it down range until it lands where I want it for the match ;)

Is it against the rules to plink at another shooter's quarter during the sighter shots?

LOL... so funny... I can picture that. It probably deserves some sort of additional comment about passing gas (through the barrel) after prep time.

Hmm... does passing gas, NOT through the barrel, during a match, constitute a disruption/annoyance to other shooters?

FP570 wrote:In general you are not allowed to alter the appearance of your target to make it unique, other than the officially placed point number.

Hmm... there's a lot of wiggle room with that rule, in regard to placing a marker on the floor, 5 yards in front of the target.

I don't shoot Olympic pistol, but for Bulleye and rifle matches I write my target number in large numbers on the web between my thumb/index finger with a ball point pen. When my hand comes up its a reminder to keep them on target number...

Ken O wrote:I don't shoot Olympic pistol, but for Bulleye and rifle matches I write my target number in large numbers on the web between my thumb/index finger with a ball point pen. When my hand comes up its a reminder to keep them on target number...

Now that sounds like a pretty good idea.

Ken O wrote:I don't shoot Olympic pistol, but for Bulleye and rifle matches I write my target number in large numbers on the web between my thumb/index finger with a ball point pen. When my hand comes up its a reminder to keep them on target number...

I sometimes do similar writing the number on a small piece of an old target. I must admit it's only ever been an issue at 20Y or 25M, when the tables themselves didn't have a number on them.

Rob.

[Socratic question alert]

Of course, the obvious answer is "don't point at the wrong target" and I am not really sure why that is such a difficult concept . . .

. . . no, really- why are you pointing at the wrong target in the first place? Are you making a choice to point somewhere other than at your target? Why do you want to shoot at someone elses target?


<Yes, of course I have crossfired. Most people do at some point. As long as you are giving your friend a deep ten, what is the downside?>

There are two kinds of shooters-

"Those that have cross-fired and those who are going to do so..."

Tillman

Some of my best "cleans" were shot on someone else's target.

The first time I cleaned a SF target in bullseye I asked the guy next to me "Why Didn't You Say Anything?"

His reply: "After the first one, I figured you were doing a heck of a lot better on my target than I was so I figured I would just let you have at it!

My score: 0

His Score: 97 (his seven with my 10 x 10)

Man, was I in the zone that day!