Advanced Marksmanship it all matters

[George Az]

There I am, laying there in the dirt and since I forgot my mat, I had a new burlap sack for coyote season that I hadn't used yet, so the sack was my make shift mat. I am laying on the desert floor, it has to be approaching 100 degrees f (for our European bros - thats farenheit!) and I remember breathing and the trigger on one particular gun is still stock and it sucks, but if I concentrate really hard and breath right and load the bi pod and forget about the heat, I actually can pull off a decent group....it all matters.

For the posts that have reminded me of all that, not just "doing my part" but realistically putting it all together, trigger control, breathing, position, scope eye relief, proper parralax....everything matters. Thanks!

 

[TacticalBoltKnob]

Ummmm … okay, thanks.

 

[Sterling Shooter]

There I am, laying there in the dirt and since I forgot my mat, I had a new burlap sack for coyote season that I hadn't used yet, so the sack was my make shift mat. I am laying on the desert floor, it has to be approaching 100 degrees f (for our European bros - thats farenheit!) and I remember breathing and the trigger on one particular gun is still stock and it sucks, but if I concentrate really hard and breath right and load the bi pod and forget about the heat, I actually can pull off a decent group....it all matters.

For the posts that have reminded me of all that, not just "doing my part" but realistically putting it all together, trigger control, breathing, position, scope eye relief, proper parralax....everything matters. Thanks!

Firing a rifle is an integrated act, where "everything" supports the two principles of marksmanship, sight alignment and trigger control. You mention breathing but it is not part of the "everything" that you want to think about, since it only becomes a concern when the shooter does indeed think about it. The most modern marksmanship curriculums no longer address the ideal of shooting during the natural respiratory pause since this pause is in fact natural until someone tells you to do it, then it becomes unnatural and a distraction to good shooting.

 

[George Az]

Firing a rifle is an integrated act, where "everything" supports the two principles of marksmanship, sight alignment and trigger control. You mention breathing but it is not part of the "everything" that you want to think about, since it only becomes a concern when the shooter does indeed think about it. The most modern marksmanship curriculums no longer address the ideal of shooting during the natural respiratory pause since this pause is in fact natural until someone tells you to do it, then it becomes unnatural and a distraction to good shooting.

True. But there are times, even when hunting I have to tell myself to breath. It isn't a big deal as I am not passsing out, but if I am not breathing the scope will start to bounce a wee bit. There more oxygen we can put in our system, the better we respond in many ways, to many situation, from sprinting to even going to a job interview.

i just read an article the other day while waiting to go to the dentist on this very situation. Here is another, how many peole when under stress - such as shooting - unknowingly clamp their jaw? I used to race bikes and I know I clamp my jaw when under extreme physical output, which actually hinders my own physical out put. Sometimes under duress or stress - people don't remember to breath or breath in a way that is beneficial to the overall means.

Case in point, you have a distinguished shooter badge, I had crossed rifles.....