Shooting techniques when in a school of Fish

[azapa]

Hey Marmir: I did practical pistol shooting for about 15 years! Full bore pistols, 9mm, .40 S+W and .45 ACP. I was never that good though, but I think those years of point and shoot help me spearing.

Comp. this weekend canceled, 1 to 2M viz and huge swells, still got in though. Check out De la Paranguanzon (sorry, in Spanish only)

 

[MARMIR]

Hey Marmir: I did practical pistol shooting for about 15 years! Full bore pistols, 9mm, .40 S+W and .45 ACP. I was never that good though, but I think those years of point and shoot help me spearing.

Comp. this weekend canceled, 1 to 2M viz and huge swells, still got in though. Check out De la Paranguanzon (sorry, in Spanish only)

Hi Azapa,

...I'm sure it has helped a lot.....btw I don't speak spanish and I have spot you in a pic....pls tell us more about it....

 

[jimy286]

So wat do you guys use as a target in the water for shooting?

 

[spaghetti]

So wat do you guys use as a target in the water for shooting?

A plastic bottle full of sand, a "balsa" light wood plate or...the Omer target fish (Omer now sells a plastic fish for practice shooting: it costs 24 euro. I'd say: plastic bottle and save your money for some serious bottle if you see what I mean :friday).

 

[Mr. X]

Do a google search on "instinctive shooting" there are dudes out there who are precision shots without even looking at their guns, bows or whatever else they are shooting.

Interesting, I guess it's the classic western gunslinger approach.

I find aiming properly always takes too way too long & fish sense all that gradual tensing & positioning. Even a partial hurried aim is often too much. I found using a smaller 75cm spear gun last season seemed to help make that sort of instinctive shooting easier & more natural, it was a joy. IB Boyd's description of how he uses his very long (140cm) railgun was very interesting. Longer guns (even 90cm) seem to require a different approach than a short gun, especially in a current/rip.

 

[efattah]

I would warn you all that this thread has a very suggestive title: 'Shooting techniques when in a school.' My first thought was it was someone who was planning a 'Columbine High School Massacre', and needed techniques to shoot people when in a high school...

 

[Mr. X]

We don't need any more of those. sigh.
(Well spotted & fixed guys ).

 

[kmo]

Re: Shooting techniques when in a school of Fish wearing trenchcoats

I would warn you all that this thread has a very suggestive title: 'Shooting techniques when in a school.' My first thought was it was someone who was planning a 'Columbine High School Massacre', and needed techniques to shoot people when in a high school...

Eric, I think the media has warped your mind. That never once occured to me in the 18months this thread has been up and running!

 

[VtViper]

When the shaft is released you'll be suprised (you should NOT know when your gun will shoot).

Coming from ballistic target shooting, I can tell you it pains me anytime I hear somebody say this...