I had the opportunity to train with Jacob last year when he visited West Michigan. I enjoyed his class very much, and learned a lot. However, many of the concepts were very strange to me. Support side shooting and some other unorthodox shooting positions were the most foreign. I admit that I found myself questioning the value from time to time.
Fast forward a year, and I just recently had the opportunity to compete in my first ever precision rifle match. We shot fourteen stages of various distances, target sizes, and scenarios. I have now realized that Jacob's training was pure gold;
- My practice with natural point of aim and getting straight behind the rifle allowed me to spot my own impacts better and faster than the RO throughout the courses of fire. It was absolutely priceless feedback.
- There was one event that required us to shoot from an elevated and cramped balcony. The common shooting stance seemed to be leaning precariously over the railing to steady the rifle. Not me. This balcony was also the natural choice for some support-side prone, which I assumed almost instinctively. My shooting position felt rock solid, and the ringing steel was the testimony. Like a boss.
- Many of the stages involved compromising shooting platforms. While many shooters were simply trying to balance their rifle across the closest horizontal surface, I was exploiting my bipod legs and body parts against as many solid surfaces as possible. Priceless.
Thank you again Jacob for making not just a distance shooter out of me, but a precision rifle competitor. I'm proud to tell you that I scored in the top five at this event.
Keep up the great work, and know that I have been singing your praises to the many Michigan shooters that I met at this event. I hope they get to meet you next year.
Team Poodle Shooter in da house!
Fast forward a year, and I just recently had the opportunity to compete in my first ever precision rifle match. We shot fourteen stages of various distances, target sizes, and scenarios. I have now realized that Jacob's training was pure gold;
- My practice with natural point of aim and getting straight behind the rifle allowed me to spot my own impacts better and faster than the RO throughout the courses of fire. It was absolutely priceless feedback.
- There was one event that required us to shoot from an elevated and cramped balcony. The common shooting stance seemed to be leaning precariously over the railing to steady the rifle. Not me. This balcony was also the natural choice for some support-side prone, which I assumed almost instinctively. My shooting position felt rock solid, and the ringing steel was the testimony. Like a boss.
- Many of the stages involved compromising shooting platforms. While many shooters were simply trying to balance their rifle across the closest horizontal surface, I was exploiting my bipod legs and body parts against as many solid surfaces as possible. Priceless.
Thank you again Jacob for making not just a distance shooter out of me, but a precision rifle competitor. I'm proud to tell you that I scored in the top five at this event.
Keep up the great work, and know that I have been singing your praises to the many Michigan shooters that I met at this event. I hope they get to meet you next year.
Team Poodle Shooter in da house!
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