07-01-2017, 05:20 PM
LR,
While I agree with it is the evolution of shooting sports, it is sad to see it declining.
There are things that I think new shooters miss out on because they have equipment that does it for them.
Eg: Natural point of aim, many shooters I see coming up today, have no idea what this is. THey just plop down behind a rest or bipod and start shooting. They dont know the benefits of NPA and how it could help them.
When I started out there were a lot of Service rifle/Iron sight/match rifle shooters, and they emphasized NPA etc.
I believe it helped me even though I never really shot those disciplines, but I made High Master in F/TR incorporating all that they taught me and I try to pass these snippets on to new shooters.
Another point that was brought up to me about optics in Service, the top shooters also switched to optics as they did not want to be beaten because of a equipment advantage, they could still shoot with irons, but made the switch to keep up with others who adopted the change, which makes sense from a competition perspective.
SY
While I agree with it is the evolution of shooting sports, it is sad to see it declining.
There are things that I think new shooters miss out on because they have equipment that does it for them.
Eg: Natural point of aim, many shooters I see coming up today, have no idea what this is. THey just plop down behind a rest or bipod and start shooting. They dont know the benefits of NPA and how it could help them.
When I started out there were a lot of Service rifle/Iron sight/match rifle shooters, and they emphasized NPA etc.
I believe it helped me even though I never really shot those disciplines, but I made High Master in F/TR incorporating all that they taught me and I try to pass these snippets on to new shooters.
Another point that was brought up to me about optics in Service, the top shooters also switched to optics as they did not want to be beaten because of a equipment advantage, they could still shoot with irons, but made the switch to keep up with others who adopted the change, which makes sense from a competition perspective.
SY