Learning to read the flags

Steve what is it and why is it.
Looks like something DR Tim would use to keep someone from sneaking up behind him.
 
Vern,
I think that is the shooting setup of someone(don't remember who) who lost an eye and had to start using his other eye (and had to rig this up in order to keep shooting). I will try to find that post from past and let you know when it was.
Best,
Dan Batko

"Where are we going and why am I in this basket?"
 
That looks like the mirror set up that allows a LH shooter who is blind in their right eye just glance up w/ their left eye at thw mirrors to see the flags. Don't remember the gentleman's name, he's from somewhere down south, who first came up w/ the idea. He was blinded in one eye by a shooting accident. We have a gentleman at my home club who uses a similar setup, sometimes even effectively, ;>).
 
Is there a rule that says the flags must go on the left side? I shoot ARA .... no such rules .... and I can't see squat out of my right eye. I look through the scope with my right eye AND I setup my flags down the right side of the bench. I just look up from the scope and the flags are right in front of me.

Fred
 
Joe Bethanie, Is one shooter that uses this set up, almost looks like his rig? And I can say from experience, he knows how to use it. He has both eyes, however one of them is extremely poor.
Another Mother of neccesity.

Andy B
 
Sorry, don't know anything about the setup, just found the Picture in a group of Super Shoot photos, but do think it would aid in a one eye scenario.
 
Fred, It looks like your tails are very short. I run them from the flag tail to just above the grass. Will give you information and form a greater angle to identify air speed. Also if you get a dead calm condition, as in the early morning, you will see the tails twist as the air moves Up from the ground. About 3 flags is all I can keep up with.
For what it is worth,
Centerfire
 
Fred Nickel said:
This may end up being a question without solid answers but there usually ends up being some read good words of wisdom on this board.

I want to get better at reading the flags ..... can anyone recommend an approach or method that will make learning more effective? Sure I know, get out there and shoot, that's the plan .... but what I mean is there a way to go about it that will help "break down and see the effect of the wind"


Im just getting interetested in LR benchrest and was wondering the same. Someone suggested I get a wind guage and wherever I am observe what flags, trees, weeds, etc are doing and check the wind speed. After a while he says I'm be able to tell what wind speed is necessary for these items to move as they do.
Mike
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