Body weight amount on the legs
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Body weight amount on the legs
It seems that I do something wrong.
When I shoot standing,I feel my body weight shifted on my right leg(I am a right hand shooter)I could say 30 on my left and 70 on my right while I have read it should be the opposite.
Is it wrong?Can I fix it?
Thank you!
When I shoot standing,I feel my body weight shifted on my right leg(I am a right hand shooter)I could say 30 on my left and 70 on my right while I have read it should be the opposite.
Is it wrong?Can I fix it?
Thank you!
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i drew a picture of Torsten Krebs' position from the book Air Rifle Shooting because it shows a good static position with all the basics. take note of the hip position; they should tilt upward toward the target, and this (at least from my experience) will be the main influence of weight distribution among the legs. the center of gravity is ideally about half way between the left foot and the midpoint of the two feet.
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What actually hand position do you have? Fist up? Resting on the palm? Something different?
If the rifle is too high and you have your hand fist up you may want to try a palm based position which will drop the rifle considerably. You can have it with the rifle resting on the pad on your palm next to your thumb or have your palm facing to the right and your rifle resting just above your wrist. There are plenty of other ways to do it, watch a final with either of the Emmons and you will be able to see the position that they use which is again different.
Only problem with a palm position is that it is very low so the rifle can end up too far from your head to comfortably look through the sights. But if it puts the rifle on target, gets you the right weight distribution and is steady then it is better to just use some sight raisers to make the sights higher and bring them to you.
If the rifle is too high and you have your hand fist up you may want to try a palm based position which will drop the rifle considerably. You can have it with the rifle resting on the pad on your palm next to your thumb or have your palm facing to the right and your rifle resting just above your wrist. There are plenty of other ways to do it, watch a final with either of the Emmons and you will be able to see the position that they use which is again different.
Only problem with a palm position is that it is very low so the rifle can end up too far from your head to comfortably look through the sights. But if it puts the rifle on target, gets you the right weight distribution and is steady then it is better to just use some sight raisers to make the sights higher and bring them to you.