First one of four wind flags is finished. Now to test it Sunday at the N50 match at Open Grove.
My home made wind flag
- Thread starter RallyeX
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Maybe I'm wrong but are the yellow arrows on the tail supposed to point out the wind direction? If so, are they backwards?
I suppose I would have to see it in action.
But, it looks great.
I suppose I would have to see it in action.
But, it looks great.
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Wicks style flags have the arrow pointing in the direction that the wind is coming from. It also points towards the approximate direction of the hold off.
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Wicks flags are doubled vaned, its very easy to read direction, single vane flags are a lot harder to read and personally if using arrows I want them pointing the direction the wind is heading not coming. You will see two tone round balls in the front, different color props or spinners to help indicate direction of flags. JMHO
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I can honestly say I have never looked at whatever direction anything is pointing to tell me which way to hold....even though I had some flags that came with arrows. I think it's instinctive enough that no one needs arrows.
Mike
Mike
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Very nice flags ..High contrast ..Looks Great!
Very interesting way that you set your bipod!
I do enjoy the photos you take at the Open Grove
Very interesting way that you set your bipod!
I do enjoy the photos you take at the Open Grove
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Shooting out to 500yds I have tried double vane flags figuring they are more visible. For me that is not the case, they sit on a shelf in the garage. Wht is more visible to me is a sailcloth tale in the raspberry color. The flag the gentleman made above looks very nice and well made. Tripod style legs are ok on level ground with little wind, they don't work at some ranges with uneven or hilly terrain.The yellow tail is visible against green grass but tends to go away at distance and in bright sun or against snow in the winter. Flags can get complicated trying to have them very visible in all conditions especially past 100 yards. But often heard at bench matches regardless of the distance, He who reads the flags correctly wins. Actually seeing the tail quickly and easily tells me all I am looking for.
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I want that tripod holding the flag! Why is because just last week my cheapy tripod broke when I put a weight on one of the legs to keep it from blowing over. Ha, it blew over anyway and now I need to re-rivet or screw it back together.
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The only reason I put a v shaped strip is to possibly help with distinguishing a slight angle off when shooting in a tail or head wind or a quartering wind? But honestly don’t believe it’s saved me any points doing so because the flags change so rapidly in those conditions plus I have less and less patience as I get older
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