Howdy Mike, Glad you joined the discussion.
BTW guys, if you don't know Mike Ezell you sure need to get acquainted with him and pay close attention to what he says. I've been experimenting with tuners ever since I built the tunnel back in 2003. I credit Mike Ezell with patiently convincing me that I was making too big of adjustments and passing up several 'in-tune' spots on the way. Boy, was he ever right !! Thank you Mike. I don't think I would have ever discovered that on my own. I must also give much credit to Rodney Brown and Richard Brensing who agreed with Mike Ezell. We finally mastered these old tuners; didn't we guys? Thanks for your help. !
Mike, even though Tony Boyer is adamant about ignoring mirage; like you, I was never able to completely do that.
You're right, there are times when mirage is the truest indicator of what's happening on the target. I know Tony was just trying to convince me to avoid getting fixated on
anything except the entire field of wind flags. He often spoke of avoiding 'tunnel vision' and I must have been one of the worst offenders.
BTW, I thought of something else Tony emphasized and that is the importance of continuing your group once you start. He observed my shooting style and once convinced of what I was doing wrong, he walked up beside the bench, shaking his finger, and said, , ,
"If you have to wait THAT long between shots to get that first "thing" (that's what he calls my probes) just right, you will not be able to shoot decent aggs."
"Once you have decided on a condition, and feel it will hold long enough to fire your record shots, SHOOT, and keep shooting till you finish. Watching the flags of course, staying alert for surprises, but for the most part, just shoot till your finished. If you stop for some insignificant flip or flop of a tail, you have to start over completely with sighters, etc., exposing yourself to lots of risk, when if you had simply continued shooting that last shot or two, you would have had a better chance of finishing with a decent group."
And that's about all I've got to say about that for now.
Later
Gene Beggs