Field Target is an arms race.

[Solo1]

Unless someone is completely oblivious....they are not going to hold in the middle and hope for no wind. The majority of the game is about reading the wind.

Mike

Ah you must know a lot of experienced new guys.

 

[thomasair]

I know myself...and know there are a lot of guys that understand the game from day one.

Mike

 

[Franklink]

Its my belief all this doesn’t really matter. There is a good bit of luck involved in ft. I mean if every time you pull the trigger a gust of wind kicks up you are not going to have a good day!

Figuring out the wind is just part of the recipe for ft success.

If it was chance, we wouldn't see the same couple people at the top at most of the matches they attend.

 

[cavedweller]

Unless someone is completely oblivious....they are not going to hold in the middle and hope for no wind. The majority of the game is about reading the wind.

Mike

I was “oblivious” to the wind for 2 years
now I’m totally obsessed with learning this wind game!
To date no one has made a gun or pellet combo capable of defeating the wind! If they did people would pay dearly for it!!!

 

[Kdog]

I was “oblivious” to the wind for 2 years
now I’m totally obsessed with learning this wind game!
To date no one has made a gun or pellet combo capable of defeating the wind! If they did people would pay dearly for it!!!

So perhaps people should pay closer attention to what pellet has the best ballistic coefficient?

 

[Franklink]

So perhaps people should pay closer attention to what pellet has the best ballistic coefficient?

Yes siree. The arms race can be won a little bit by seeking out high BC pellets. And further equipment advantages can be gained by learning which rifling profiles produce slightly higher BCs. And even individual barrels will sometimes produce a higher BC. "Aggregation of marginal gains" collectively make a huge difference.

 

[cavedweller]

So perhaps people should pay closer attention to what pellet has the best ballistic coefficient?

Yes, it’s a thought but as I understand it, pellet weight is very important in the wind equation… so if an arms race, it’s also an ammunition race or a clear understanding of how the wind affects a pellet and barrel combination in relation to the wind

 

[Motorhead]

Unless someone is completely oblivious....they are not going to hold in the middle and hope for no wind. The majority of the game is about reading the wind.

Mike

Exactly .... The "LUCK" lye's in that your educated guess in correction other than straight on is better than the others your shooting against !!
Luck is for the unprepared willing to expect good result .... it fostered the Cliche of "Dumb Luck"

 

[JEFFPPC]

thomasair in post #11 hit the nail on the head . I have been shooting various disciplines for 60 years some at the National Level. True, you need a certain level of equipment but most often not the latest greatest. What you do need is the desire to do a lot of work and spend s lot of time perfecting what is necessary to shoot at an upper level. Guys won't spend a couple hundred bucks on wind flags that will last them a lifetime but blow thousands of dollars often yearly shooting pretty much blind to the conditions. A timer is about 20.00 but I see many shooters without one or not utilizing one properly at a match. You should know how long it takes you to get off x number of shots. You pay for x number of minutes to shoot a match but only utilize less than half the time, why. Just 2 examples that have little to do with money, but on working smart at your skill set. Its the Indian not the arrow. You need straight arrows not pretty arrows. Its only an arms race if you let it be.

 

[JEFFPPC]

If it is an arms race everyone with the latest greatest would be shooting world class scores without exception. That is not the case.