waiting out the storm (virus)

[om21braz]

Shooting with your dominant eye is the only way to ever be good with a shotgun. And both eyes open is a big help but the gun needs to be behind the dominant eye. The grease or tape over the glasses people are never excellent shooters.

Well I have been blessed with the opportunity to shoot with some of the best there are and seen quite a few methods employed to overcome various issues, but I would not say that the grease or tape folks are never excellent shots.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Wondering what people will be doing...especially the ones isolating themselves etc...
There is no sports to watch...

What will the Internet bring to the table...?

I suspect streaming service subscriptions will be going up...youtube and other sites will be seeing more traffic...

Maybe some free games etc?

I’ve got a YouTube channel and seasonally traffic picks up, but not right now. I know I’m watching about as much stuff as before but it is more focused on financial markets.

Next week it’ll be above freezing so I’ll finally be able to start cleaning my garage and maybe some small jobs.

 

[om21braz]

There is an old wives tale about not "aiming" a shotgun. I mounted an EoTech on one of my competition guns and it really helped new and poor shooters. I only tried it for about 8 weeks and reverted back to bead sights when the large state/regional competitions started back up as I was a bit better with the "old way". I think if I had stuck with the EoTech I may have eventually been as good...maybe better. (I was averaging 98+ at the time)

One of the better competitive shotgun shooters I know has his lenses ground so his front bead is in perfect focus...he aims. Every competition shotgun used in Trap shooting has two beads. I believe most use a mix of pointing and aiming...I mostly aim.

New shooters that "aim" seem to stop the gun and shoot behind the bird...that may be why "pointing" yielded better results.

BTW, I was pathetic with the shotgun. Used to shoot scores of 15-17 in my twenties and got frustrated with it. In my early 50's I got the bug and it took a lot of rounds to get decent. 15-20k rounds a year and 10 years later fired my first 200x200 and took second place in the shoot off for the state championship. Been away from it for the last 5 years and only shoot for fun now. Had a serve injury that forced me to quit one year, and never went back. It is one of the most expensive sports to participate in. Lots of good folks and a lot of older ones...I fear coronavirus may affect the sport big time. Many shoots are being cancelled but no reports yet of deaths.

IMHO, it was make the gun shoot where I look, then forget about sights. Dan Carlisle, much to the dismay of many, would take the sights off guns of all folks coming to his clinics.

 

[hawkeye08]

My goal is to make some good decisions regarding my retirement (today is my last work day unless I decide to get a job again).. most of it is internet and phone, talking with my wife.. I don't get out too much so generally so really not much difference.. If I have time left over after retirement planning, then I have a bunch of waiting projects here at home that can benefit from some focused time..

 

[MossRoad]

Then you are quite the specimen and truly blessed... I suck at a lot of things. Just to start the long list... Poetry, Compassion, Patience, .... :laughing:

Athletics are strong
My demise is archery
People get my goat

 

[MossRoad]

My wife has eyes in the back of her head.

My mom had those, too.

 

[D2Cat]

MossRoad, the easiest way to prevent people from getting your goat is not tell them where it is tied!

 

[groundcover]

Great one for the favorite quote thread !

 

[drssg]

My goal is to make some good decisions regarding my retirement (today is my last work day unless I decide to get a job again).. most of it is internet and phone, talking with my wife.. I don't get out too much so generally so really not much difference.. If I have time left over after retirement planning, then I have a bunch of waiting projects here at home that can benefit from some focused time..

I feel for you. I had a less severe version of what you're experiencing at the start of my retirement. The market just happened to take what seemed like a big hit immediately after I gave my employer notice of my retirement. Shortly after retirement, my portfolio was down 10%, and it was difficult to not extrapolate that loss and envision how long it will take to go broke.

This too shall pass, and I believe our economy will be strong. IMO, the biggest financial issue now is short-term living expenses. It would be a shame to have to sell investments right now. Good luck.

 

[ovrszd]

Want to perform a simple fun test?

Hold up your index finger at arms length and look at it with BOTH eyes open.
Pick a spot on the wall and line up the top of the index finger with that spot. Remember BOTH eyes open.
Now close one eye. Then open that eye and close the other. Note which eye the finger and spot stays lined up with (the other one will "jump")

Which ever eye keeps the finger and spot lined up is your "dominate eye" and "usually" indicates which handedness you are, but not always. But it is your dominant eye for sure.

I learned that in Army Basic Training. First day of Weapons Training. Left eye dominant. Left handed.