Matthew Duncan Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 IMHO it is bad target placement. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leroy Luck Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 My personal experience is going too fast and not using the sights 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Oak Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 I'm going with bad target placement!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hells Comin Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 Someone at the loading table moved my sights. Hells Comin 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I. M. Crossdraw, SASS# 8321 Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Targets are too small and waaaay back there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I. M. Crossdraw, SASS# 8321 Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Oh yeah, black powder smoke. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Forgot to cast in rare earth magnets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 I shoot Gunfighter and my left hand is a little near sighted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Crosswind. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Stealth Bullets!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 lack of sight alignment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Moving targets. It's either they're moving, or my sights are... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom, SASS #54973 Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Moving eyes before breaking shot... ohhh...this is in jest. Never mind. Phantom 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Sackett Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Hate to say it, but I agree with Phantom. I think back on a stage with misses and think I may have seen sight alignment, then quickly shifted my eyes looking for the next target before I pull the trigger. Either that or I’m moving way faster than the bullet can get out of the barrel before I swing to the next target. Yeh, that’s it. I blame it all on slow bullets. Sam Sackett 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Depending on whether you hold yer tongue right, the Targets will move Left, Right, Up Or Down just as you break the shot. Seen 'em do it I have. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDogPete Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 2 hours ago, I. M. Crossdraw, SASS# 8321 said: Oh yeah, black powder smoke. Most definitely black powder smoke! If we cannot see the targets, how can the spotters, right? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Jackson Turner Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 (edited) Gravitational gusts. This, coupled with the Coriolis Effect, compounded by the fact that the earth is rotating at 1,038 mph at the equator, can easily lead to target acquisition and subsequent projectile impact difficulties. Now, because that speed changes as you draw closer to the poles, you are more likely to miss, depending on the latitude in which you are most accustomed to shooting. If, for example, you shoot regularly in Quito, Ecuador, and you transition to a shooting match in, say, Utqiaġvik, Alaska, where the rotational speed is far less, your point of impact is just going to be all over the place, compared to what you're used to shooting. Always glad to help, FJT -The Professor Edited October 4 by Frederick Jackson Turner 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kajun Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 2 hours ago, Badlands Bob #61228 said: I shoot Gunfighter and my left hand is a little near sighted. Black powder smoke cures near sightedness. Kajun 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903 Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 3 hours ago, Matthew Duncan said: IMHO it is bad target placement. I’m pretty sure it’s jittery targets, they jump every time they hear a gunshot! Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hells Comin Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 3 hours ago, Badlands Bob #61228 said: I shoot Gunfighter and my left hand is a little near sighted. So your're a right handed gunfighter. Hells Comin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend P. Babcock Chase Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 To paraphrase the great nascar driver Daryl Waltrip: I got a little behind on my aiming. He said "Steering" after a spin. Rev. Chase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Jack, SASS #77862 Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 I am going to go with gremlins moving the target. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 (edited) 3 hours ago, Frederick Jackson Turner said: ...compounded by the fact that the earth is rotating at 1,038 mph at the equator, ... Thank you sir, for explaining this more eloquently than I could have. Coupled with this effect, if most of the clubs you shoot at have the targets in one general compass direction, then you shoot at one with targets in a different direction, this will increase the problem. One other overlooked issue is tectonic plate movement. This of course varies from one location to another, but is unpredictable. Well, sometimes it actually is predictable, like during the last shot of an otherwise clean match. edit: oh yeah, and I heard that too much finger in the trigger guard will do it, but I think that's an old wives tale. Edited October 4 by Abilene, SASS # 27489 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Badly Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 My dang cursed left pistol. Cost me a clean match at the SE Regional last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erasmus Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 I don't miss, sometimes my bullets just happen to be in the resonant frequency of the plate and don't happen to make a sound... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rainmaker, SASS #11631 Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Isn't it obvious? Climate change. It's causing all kinds of havoc: droughts, floods, hurricanes and misses. Let's just throw some money at it! "How dare you?" 😜 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bill Burt Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Since I’ve never missed I can’t answer this one. Now all those incorrect misses that have been called on me over the years…clearly there’s a conspiracy of some kind. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possum Skinner, SASS#60697 Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Lack of dark matter. If it's dark enough, spotters can't see misses, so they don't matter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Gravity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cayuse Jack, SASS #19407 Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 13 hours ago, Matthew Duncan said: IMHO it is bad target placement. I’ve seen you shoot… You need to open your eyes while shooting. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusta B. Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Most likely not holding your mouth right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 For troubleshooting why you miss, try using this diagnostic target: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted October 4 Author Share Posted October 4 3 hours ago, Cayuse Jack, SASS #19407 said: I’ve seen you shoot… You need to open your eyes while shooting. That would explain why I can’t find the sights! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Sights? Remember Shane's revolver had no front sight. On the other hand maybe that explains why he missed the target less than three feet away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Jackson Turner Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 13 hours ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: One other overlooked issue is tectonic plate movement. This of course varies from one location to another, but is unpredictable. Well, sometimes it actually is predictable, like during the last shot of an otherwise clean match. Absolutely correct, and a worthy and necessary addition to this thread. Cheers, A wiser FJT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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