What is great about the Wicks Flags?

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Hillman

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Could the shooters who own the Wicks Flag please explain why they think this is best design. Is it the dual vane? The double tails? The ability to see the quartering wind? Seems they are very popular...

Thanks Bob Hill
 
Hi Bob,

I guess you have pretty much covered all or most of why many of us use Wick's flags. The dual vanes make it a lot easier to read when the wind is coming from different angles, or as you say, quartering. I have always said, one of the things many shooters miss is when the flags are at odd angles with a crossing wind. The dual vaines with contrasting colors help a lot.

I'm sure there are other fine flags out there. But I have been using Wicks for years. There is a reason why many of us old timers describe the conditions as a "red condition or a white condition". Wick's flags have red and white vains. It goes to show many folks were, and are, using them.

Al
 
Something I noticed at a match this year; The lad sitting to my immediate left had Wick's dual vane flags; Smallish ones. I had just missed a shot to a switch that did not show in my flag. As I was waiting to shoot again I noticed his flag moved before mine did and in enough time to carry the shot out . ( those two flags were no more than 6' apart)

I have a copy of the single vane Wicks flags, which I thought were very good but they have missed some switches they should have reacted in. Breaks ya heart when it happens, or doesn't happen, doesn't it?
 
First, Wick's flags are good flags. The other reason is similar to folks buying the same brand of toothpaste over and over. It's what they use, they're comfortable with it and it serves their purpose well.

Those angle changes Al speaks of...looking down on a flag (would be easier to look up) and considering the rotation as if it were a clock....you gotta have a rimfire rifle that will "give" you a half hour each way and a centerfire rifle that gives an hour. Otherwise, you're dead at the Cracker Barrel on the way to the match. NOBODY can watch any set of flags close enough to prevent getting "caught". The rifle has to give them a plugged "10" when it happens.
 
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First off, Thanks to you and your dad for bringing back these flags and Al thank you. I started off using these flags and consider them to be the best for my wind reading. My tired eyes like the double vane, it gives me a quick reference on the angles compared to a single vane. I've tested these flags with other brands of single and double vane, you both know the answer to that from my recent orders.

Will test the single tail dual vane design here shortly, and give you feedback on my findings. I like your up and down flag also.

Thanks again and wishing you success.

Regards,
Joe
 
I think it comes down to how your brain translates the information from the flags and our brains all work differently.

In my case on a day when the wind is dancing around everywhere I’ll hold an edge of the 10 ring and pick my moment and drive it down the middle and I have Wicks flags and BRT flags and I find my head response faster and a lot less conscious thought going on when I use the Wicks.

Exactly why that is I don’t know and it has intrigued me, I’ve read-up on how visual info is transferred to the brain and then into a reflex response. It seems its all about colours and shapes.

Peter
 
Joe.....Could you give me a link to buy the double vane wind flags.

Thanks

Roy
 
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