Sage advice - From a different era.

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#1 Post by **dromia** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 7:36 am

"IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER IN OFFHAND RIFLE SHOOTING, GALLERY SHOOTING ESPECIALLY by H. M. POPE

DRINK. If you smoke or drink, keep right on in your regular habits, don’t change them; no training pays except practice. If you drink as you shoot use ale, beer or light wine. DON’T drink whiskey or strong liquors, they slow the eyesight, and while you appear to be holding and pulling cleanly, you do not get your shots because you do not see as well as you think you do. Don’t drink a swallow or two at a time as a glass will chill the stomach every time, and the nerves are then unsettled and you cannot hold steady till you get warmed again."

I just love it.

Watcher · #2 Post by **Watcher** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:11 am

I'll try that next time I'm on the range...

#3 Post by **dromia** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:22 am

I'm going to take his advice and switch from drinking whisky at the point to beer, see if that helps my shooting. :goodjob:

#4 Post by **dromia** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:23 am

I also liked the unequivocal "no training pays except practice."

There is a lot of truth in that.

Oddbod · #5 Post by **Oddbod** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 11:54 pm

dromia wrote:I also liked the unequivocal "no training pays except practice."

There is a lot of truth in that.

I practice my drinking daily.

My shooting less often cos it costs more than drinking. :cheers:

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