TargetTalk

What works best for shading in variable wind conditions: a wider front aperture that gives more white around the target or a smaller diameter aperture?

Dennis L

Hi Dennis,
if you believe in diffraction effects at the edges of the foresight, then a slightly larger foresight would be better than a slightly smaller one...

My reasoning behind that is:
as you aim further off, eventually the foresight will intersect the aiming mark BUT due to diffraction around the foresight ring, you will still see a thin white line between them. This distortion makes it more difficult to assess just how far you've shaded.
A larger foresight means you can shade more before you get this effect.

We used to have an "aiming off" competition where you nominated how many points you would drop on a card - which usually ended up with having to hit an 8 on the final shot... Amazing how difficult that can be when you WANT to do it!

Regards,
Ken.