And Old shooters alike:
Sometimes I think that your fellow shooters dont understand how important good 5 to 10 second pit service is to the shooter. I see this all the time. Shot goes down Range. The target stays up and up and up and then it goes down.... stays down stays down, stays down And after 20 seconds comes back up.
If you have your poop in a group with a black and white paster on your hand or finger and have your hand on the carrier so you can feel the bullet pass through the Cardboard and at the same time watching the impact area if there is one, the second th ebullet passes through the target your pulling it down... Not 5 seconds later looking at the target. Granted alot of use have a ton of time in the pits doing this. Im a slow shooter but that does not mean I should get slow service.. I need that extra time sometimes.
Lets say your pulling for a National Champion like Danny Biggs or Jim Fowler, Eric Cortina. They have a good condition and your lolly gaging around inthe pit. YOu the pit puller could be the reason for a lost match or points in a match as sometimes it comes down to just x's.
I pride myself on good pit service. Its as important to me as shooting the match... Seriously. I NEVER want to be THAT guy. I can give 7 second pit service from the time the bullet goes through the target without killing myself at all.
Here is how I do it.
Standing square to my target facing it with both or one hand on the Carrier so that my joint of my fingers touch the metal in the grip. This allows the vibration of the passing bullet to tranfer to your inner ear and confirms with the sound waves swiping off the target going to both ears. If you stand sideways you dont get the Stereo effect and cant confirm left and right. Some times if my shooter shoots real wide on the target I can tell without looking. Standing facing the target is imprtant to confirm your impact. While standing facing the target you can look at your impact area intently. So three clues without looking at the dern target. Sound, Feel and Impact. Never have to look up unless your not sure or missed it.
I have a ribbon of black pasters in my belt loop or taped to the bottom of the carrier and have at least one on my index finger. Never have to go to the Bench or turn around wasting time while the targetis in the hole or down. Do this before the shooting starts. Mover the shot spotter paste the hole and move the value disk. Im right handed so the paster is on my Left index finger and pull the target down with both and hold with my left hand. Right hand head's for the spindle, shot spotter while the target is comming down. Remove /replace into new hole paste with left hand and move Value disk with right if needed. Or I can doo all of the spotter moving with my right hand if I use a Cantilever target that wont stay in the half mast position.
Run it back up while putting in the Value disk will give you a faster cycle time but not needed. if your on the ball.
This leads me to being ready for the (shit happens part) A dropped spotter or Value disk. I always have one extra on the bench directly behind me set out so i can see it and grab it without diggin for it in the pit can or under a sweat shirt. Blown Spotter. I try to keep a Small patch of Black duct tape handy. Slap it on there and run it up with a new shot spotter. Dont be messing around, It does not have to be perfect. YOucan prep for other repairs and ask for help on the next cycle if needed.
Recap. Stand Square to the traget, Have your pasters ready and be prepared with extra supplies, if dropped. No need to be fishing around on your hands and knees while the target is down in the pits.
Your Cycle window Starts the time the bullet passes through the target not when you decide to pull it down 10 seconds later...
Hope this helps. And dont be THAT GUY.
RussT
Sometimes I think that your fellow shooters dont understand how important good 5 to 10 second pit service is to the shooter. I see this all the time. Shot goes down Range. The target stays up and up and up and then it goes down.... stays down stays down, stays down And after 20 seconds comes back up.
If you have your poop in a group with a black and white paster on your hand or finger and have your hand on the carrier so you can feel the bullet pass through the Cardboard and at the same time watching the impact area if there is one, the second th ebullet passes through the target your pulling it down... Not 5 seconds later looking at the target. Granted alot of use have a ton of time in the pits doing this. Im a slow shooter but that does not mean I should get slow service.. I need that extra time sometimes.
Lets say your pulling for a National Champion like Danny Biggs or Jim Fowler, Eric Cortina. They have a good condition and your lolly gaging around inthe pit. YOu the pit puller could be the reason for a lost match or points in a match as sometimes it comes down to just x's.
I pride myself on good pit service. Its as important to me as shooting the match... Seriously. I NEVER want to be THAT guy. I can give 7 second pit service from the time the bullet goes through the target without killing myself at all.
Here is how I do it.
Standing square to my target facing it with both or one hand on the Carrier so that my joint of my fingers touch the metal in the grip. This allows the vibration of the passing bullet to tranfer to your inner ear and confirms with the sound waves swiping off the target going to both ears. If you stand sideways you dont get the Stereo effect and cant confirm left and right. Some times if my shooter shoots real wide on the target I can tell without looking. Standing facing the target is imprtant to confirm your impact. While standing facing the target you can look at your impact area intently. So three clues without looking at the dern target. Sound, Feel and Impact. Never have to look up unless your not sure or missed it.
I have a ribbon of black pasters in my belt loop or taped to the bottom of the carrier and have at least one on my index finger. Never have to go to the Bench or turn around wasting time while the targetis in the hole or down. Do this before the shooting starts. Mover the shot spotter paste the hole and move the value disk. Im right handed so the paster is on my Left index finger and pull the target down with both and hold with my left hand. Right hand head's for the spindle, shot spotter while the target is comming down. Remove /replace into new hole paste with left hand and move Value disk with right if needed. Or I can doo all of the spotter moving with my right hand if I use a Cantilever target that wont stay in the half mast position.
Run it back up while putting in the Value disk will give you a faster cycle time but not needed. if your on the ball.
This leads me to being ready for the (shit happens part) A dropped spotter or Value disk. I always have one extra on the bench directly behind me set out so i can see it and grab it without diggin for it in the pit can or under a sweat shirt. Blown Spotter. I try to keep a Small patch of Black duct tape handy. Slap it on there and run it up with a new shot spotter. Dont be messing around, It does not have to be perfect. YOucan prep for other repairs and ask for help on the next cycle if needed.
Recap. Stand Square to the traget, Have your pasters ready and be prepared with extra supplies, if dropped. No need to be fishing around on your hands and knees while the target is down in the pits.
Your Cycle window Starts the time the bullet passes through the target not when you decide to pull it down 10 seconds later...
Hope this helps. And dont be THAT GUY.
RussT
