Flexmoney Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 [ThreadDrift]Eric Buljung introduced me to berm shooting at Phillips Range, he was shooting his Olympic pistol into the berm. No target, just shooting into the berm. If it is good enough for him it is probably good enough for me. Wow! That says a lot. I had the good fortune to train with him for a few days at Benning, quite a few years ago. Talk about hard core. I remember he did the craziest thing I'd ever seen. He was shooting slow fire, and he was holding, forever - the shot just wouldn't break. Then without shooting, he'd "rest" - but he wouldn't bring the gun down, he'd just rest his head over on his shoulder! [/TD] Brian, why'd he do that? I love it when Brian says something is "crazy" (or words to that effect). It usually means there is some good stuff to be learned, if only from Brian's perspective on how he views it. Maybe there is more story ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 [ThreadDrift]Eric Buljung introduced me to berm shooting at Phillips Range, he was shooting his Olympic pistol into the berm. No target, just shooting into the berm. If it is good enough for him it is probably good enough for me. Wow! That says a lot. I had the good fortune to train with him for a few days at Benning, quite a few years ago. Talk about hard core. I remember he did the craziest thing I'd ever seen. He was shooting slow fire, and he was holding, forever - the shot just wouldn't break. Then without shooting, he'd "rest" - but he wouldn't bring the gun down, he'd just rest his head over on his shoulder! [/TD] Brian, why'd he do that? I love it when Brian says something is "crazy" (or words to that effect). It usually means there is some good stuff to be learned, if only from Brian's perspective on how he views it. Maybe there is more story ?? My read is that those guys who shoot the international disciplines have the ability the body from the mind, and this is a literal case. My $0.02 PS - I know the question wasn't for me PSS - BE - cool story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allgoodhits Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 While breaking shots at a non-target you have no distraction of hold area. Therefore sights (alignment) and trigger are the only concern. To excell at precision shooting, one must totally understand and accept area aiming but have no compromise on sight alignment and trigger control. One must understand the difference between causing or letting a gun fire and making a gun fire at a finite moment. MJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 MJ...with you there. I don't think that is the "crazy" thing that BE was talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Griffin Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I shoot a bit of Olympic air pistol, there's "stability" which is the relationship of the hand/rear sight/front sight, which with practice doesn't move. Then there's "wobble" which is the unavoidable movement of the entire structure in relation to the target. A very common early mistake is to compromise stability to try and fix wobble; moving the platform at the last second to try and coax the shot into the 10. H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I probably should have said something more like "impressive." But it was so impressive - that he'd trained, physically, to hold his arm in position for so long that he'd fatigue mentally or visually before his arm got tired, and that recuperating did not require lowering his arm - impressive didn't seem like enough. Hardcore. be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I shoot a bit of Olympic air pistol, there's "stability" which is the relationship of the hand/rear sight/front sight, which with practice doesn't move. Then there's "wobble" which is the unavoidable movement of the entire structure in relation to the target. A very common early mistake is to compromise stability to try and fix wobble; moving the platform at the last second to try and coax the shot into the 10. H. Nicely put! be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 I probably should have said something more like "impressive." ... impressive didn't seem like enough. Hardcore. be Nah...I knew what you meant. That is why it peaked my interest. It just occured to me (while responding to this). I tend to read somebody's words and my brain hears it in that person's "voice". (at least, my minds representation of their "voice") Until now, I've never wondered if everybody else did that or not... Anyway...pretty cool that he would rest while in position. Kinda like a horse sleeping on it's feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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