TargetTalk

today I had a chance to finally impress the others since I joined this club and...

...and that's when I learnt "don’t count your chickens before they hatch"
lesson learnt....

Just hold the target so your finger covers the 4.

Dude.
I am like shooting for 3 years.. and I still get some occasional 4s if I do not concentrate.
That is the name of the game.
concentrate

Ah arr… you need the Pistol Shooters book of Excuses, filled with 100’s of unique reasons.
One for every occasion…..

David M wrote: ↑Sat Jan 29, 2022 4:55 am Ah arr… you need the Pistol Shooters book of Excuses, filled with 100’s of unique reasons.
One for every occasion…..

I've found that one suffices for almost every occasion:
"I suck at this game."

Once upon a time, in the running for a medal, I planted a solid 2 on my final string (because I suck at this game). A few spaces down the line, the guy who was positioned to displace me managed to shoot - get this - a 2 in his final string, which let me sneak in. I've always been grateful for other shooters having the same excuse as me.

David M wrote: ↑Sat Jan 29, 2022 4:55 am Ah arr… you need the Pistol Shooters book of Excuses, filled with 100’s of unique reasons.
One for every occasion…..

I NEED IT, WHERE CAN I BUY ONE? :D

The best excuse I ever heard was from a rifle shooter. He was competing in the US National Matches (Camp Perry), and was well ahead of all the other competitors (in rifle, that can be only 3 or 4 points...). He was shooting standing, and his last shot was at 6:00, out in the white. That immediately dropped him out of the running.

When asked what happened, all he would ever says was "My arches fell."

"It´s because Im just exausted! Last night I had to babysit kittens"

"there was a bug on the target . . . "

I've definitely had bug problems on free pistol targets. I take a shot, and a black spot appears WAY out in the white, decidedly not where I called it. On a good day, it will wander around & I know not to panic...

Same here in free pistol.
Fire a shot,check it, a 3.
Then while watching the shot walks across to the 4 ring.
Then 5 ring and flies off.
The real shot was in the lower circle of the nunber 8, high.