Wind Flag Setup

[SGJennings]

In 100 and 200 yard, how do you guys set up your windflags so that they can be read easily. So that nearer don't get confused with further, etc.

For example, do you put them in a dead straight line out to the target and rely on the vertical to tell them apart? Or, do you "stack" them left to right or right to left or what?

Greg J.

 

[glp]

Greg...

In 100 and 200 yard, how do you guys set up your windflags so that they can be read easily. So that nearer don't get confused with further, etc.

For example, do you put them in a dead straight line out to the target and rely on the vertical to tell them apart? Or, do you "stack" them left to right or right to left or what?

Greg J.

at 100 I set either 3 or 4. I prefer 3 if there is no special range topography that tells me to play it safe and set 4. I put my farthest at about 75 yards so it shows in my scope. The other 2 or 3 are set to my left(I'm right handed shooter) in a staggered fashion so I can see them visually.

At 200 I use 4 or 5 with the last 2 in the scope and the nearer ones offset so I can see them visually. --Greg

 

[goodgrouper]

It depends on the range. Some target frames have the targets closer together than others and some ranges have benches closer together. These things might make it so you have to stack them on top of each other to keep from interfering with your neighbor's row. If you get lucky and draw a bench number that has your target on the extreme end of a target frame, you will have room to angle your row out. The key here is just to not interfere with your neighbor and obey the rule of flag height in relation to the bench top.

Of course, if you're just practicing, you can set them up however you want but I would experiment with it. Get used to seeing the flags set up both ways because sooner or later, you're going to have to make do with what you get.

 

[Pete Wass]

I have tried a number of setups

I like a decending diagional line best. I like to be able to see the flag closest to the target clearly above the others. Shooting HBR rifles enablse one to see all of their flags in their scope. With the higher powered scopes, one needs to be able to see and read the flags without seeing all of them in their scope. I think a lot depends on how good a person is at being able to translate what one sees. As I have aged, I am not a "Quick" as I use to be so I need to have things as simple as possible. I also can not translate what both my eyes see at the same time, if that makes any sense.

If one has ever learned to speak a second language one finds out that the process becomes a lot easier once one doesn't have to translate every word they use. I think the same goes for reading flags. If one doesn't have to translate what they see - - - well, you can see where I am going here I think.

 

[Steve Lee]

I set them up so the farthest flag is in line with the target and the rest of the flags are angled back to the next bench to the left. Height is staggered so they appear to be in a line angled down and to the left when I'm sitting at the bench.

 

[jackie schmidt]

It Depends........

on the range. At Tomball and Denton, it is impossible to set your flags staright in line and see downrange, (especially on the right sides), because of that huge hump in the middle, and the low setting of the target frames.

When possible, I like them dead in front, staggered in height so I can see each flag and tail over the other. I set the flag closest to the target frame a high as the rules will allow.

At Tomball, and Denton, at 200 yards, you are forced to set the flags in sort of a bannana curve if you want a clear view of each. Denton is the absolute worst range I have ever shot when it come sto flag set.

New Braunfels is the best, with Miland about as good. The firing line and target frames are considerably higher than the land in between, so you can set flags in a nice straight line, one a little higher than the other all the way to the target.

I use five flags at 100, (although I might start just using four), and six at 200. I just space the 200 yard flags further apart.

I could care less if they are in the scope, as I shoot heads up........jackie