PRS Talk Analysis of any position.

[Wheres-Waldo]

Regardless of the position, what are the criteria you judge the quality of your position on?

Stability? Ability to manage recoil?

As long as you can get in/out of position at a reasonable pace, is there anything else that matters?

 

[Olen_4504]

i think you have it pretty much summed up. it's a balance between efficiency/stability/ability to manage recoil and spot your shot.

depending on the situation you might decide to favor one of those more than the others.

 

[Mormegil87]

I also look at what the minimum amount of gear I need for the stage. Most stages a guy can get away with one bag but once in awhile a curve ball is thrown.

 

[Mordamer]

I have found that if I just hit all the targets the rest of that stuff doesn't matter as much.

 

[PowerstrokeOBX]

Stable as possible with the least amount of gear as possible.

 

[jhunter]

Conditions are a factor. If I know what the wind is doing then I don’t need to spot impact. However I’m building a position if I need a wind call

 

[Dthomas3523]

Situationally dependent.

More wind = more need for recoil management

Multiple positions = ability to get out faster

Multiple targets = ability to move rifle amount needed

Etc etc etc.

IMO, there’s not really a cookie cutter checklist like there is for prone shooting.

For example, if the target is pretty small, there’s not much wind, and the prop is pretty unstable (like a tire at an angle that bounces) then you can back off the gun quite a bit and free recoil more as you know you don’t need a huge amount of recoil management to see where/if you miss due to wind.

That same scenario with a lot of constant wind, you’re going to really focus on recoil the first shot until you know your wind call us good.

Same scenario with switchy wind, you’re going to have to really focus on recoil every single shot.

Etc etc.

 

[308pirate]

I have found that if I just hit all the targets the rest of that stuff doesn't matter as much.

Real helpful answer to an intelligent question...........

 

[Birddog6424]

Recoil management isnt a consideration for me. It is what it is.

Stability is the primary concern for all positional shooting. I want to build the best position I possibly can. That's what is going to get me the hits, which is the point of it all.

Secondary considerations are doing it with the least amount of gear and being able to do it quickly for multiple position stages. Yesterdays match had a 5 position stage everyone was either timing out on, or missing their shots. I went for a rear tripod deployed on the clock and got 7 hits in 8 shots and timed out. An 8 ended up being the best score of the day.

Getting the hits always comes first.

 

[Sheldon N]

As long as you can get in/out of position at a reasonable pace, is there anything else that matters?

I make most of my position decisions based on time management. Given enough time you could build a rock solid, recoil managed position with bags and tripods and tac tables for each shooting position. There's usually never enough time for that so I almost always just run a single bag.

 

[Birddog6424]

I make most of my position decisions based on time management. Given enough time you could build a rock solid, recoil managed position with bags and tripods and tac tables for each shooting position. There's usually never enough time for that so I almost always just run a single bag.

I agree. I think being as minimalist as you can effectively manage is important.

I used to carry a lot of crap around. This year especially I've discarded 90% of it. I pretty much just carry a front bag and a rear bag now. And I already have a tripod for my spotter, so I also will use it for rear support on any stage where there is plenty of room to operate it.