04-06-2011, 01:46 AM
I shoot smallbore and air rifle here at West Point. Once you get the basics down you can easily focus on a point on the target but to get consistent shots you must set up the same way every time. This goes shot to shot, down to the placement of the finger on the trigger.
As for the burning of an image you are exactly correct. Especially in a stable position like prone if you hold for over two seconds the brain keeps that image and while it may look like a centershot the shot may be a low value ten or high value nine (really close to scoring rings). What I do in all positions is set up for my Natural Point of Aim(NPA) on the target close my eyes breathe, relax, take up the slack in the trigger, open my eyes, then I do a selection if I'm settled on the target I continue to squeeze and if not I release pressure reset my NPA, check it and start over. If you guys need me to write up some newb articles I can. All of the basics are the same just you HP guys have to do it a little faster.
As for the burning of an image you are exactly correct. Especially in a stable position like prone if you hold for over two seconds the brain keeps that image and while it may look like a centershot the shot may be a low value ten or high value nine (really close to scoring rings). What I do in all positions is set up for my Natural Point of Aim(NPA) on the target close my eyes breathe, relax, take up the slack in the trigger, open my eyes, then I do a selection if I'm settled on the target I continue to squeeze and if not I release pressure reset my NPA, check it and start over. If you guys need me to write up some newb articles I can. All of the basics are the same just you HP guys have to do it a little faster.