I don't know some days i wake up and my hands are like two bricks on the end of my arms other days they are shaking, so i know when i can target shoot of plink anyone have this happen to them.
Mike 8)
i thought you were going to say something else was like a brick! ;) then i saw hands
When you start your first cup of coffee... sit in your chair with the window open ...
rest your 2240 in the crook or your elbow...
and take a chipper in the head at 20 yds ...
started my day just fine :-* :)
Quote from: Crosshairs on August 09, 2012, 04:05:36 PM
I don't know some days i wake up and my hands are like two bricks on the end of my arms other days they are shaking, so i know when i can target shoot of plink anyone have this happen to them.
Mike 8)
I hear ya man. Most days i will get the shakes like a dog sh*%in a peach seed because of all the meds I take. I have a very small window of calm, about three hours and try to take advantage of that when I can. Next week I hope to get a reduction in dosage :-*
Same here about the meds, have to force my self to relax for 5 minutes. Then if can't hit anything or too shaky I quit, next session is always better..PeashooterJoe
One or two shots usually informs me whether I should keep shooting or not. Fighting it is too frustrating watching the bull speeding back and forth and up and down. RC
It's a good shooting day for me if my wife doesn't call me every hour asking me are you still shooting?
I can usually tell whether its gonna be a good day in the first five shots. Some days the pellets are like ten ring seeking missiles, and some days i'm happy just to hit paper.
Quote from: AZAG on August 10, 2012, 07:49:48 PM
I can usually tell whether its gonna be a good day in the first five shots. Some days the pellets are like ten ring seeking missiles, and some days i'm happy just to hit paper.
Thats true too but let me ask do you keep shooting or stop. If im shaking i just keep shooting but i stop target shooting and start plinking do you think i should try to fight the shaking and stick to the targets.
Mike
Quote from: BigErn on August 10, 2012, 12:21:15 AM
It's a good shooting day for me if my wife doesn't call me every hour asking me are you still shooting?
Every hour? So... that like 12 phone calls?! :D
At my age any day you get up and out of bed is going to be a good shooting day. ;D
Carl
Quote from: BDS on August 10, 2012, 07:58:40 PM
Every hour? So... that like 12 phone calls?! :D
;D ;D ;D You're killin me dude! 12 hours I wish!
Quote from: Crosshairs on August 10, 2012, 07:55:22 PM
Thats true too but let me ask do you keep shooting or stop. If im shaking i just keep shooting but i stop target shooting and start plinking do you think i should try to fight the shaking and stick to the targets.
Mike
Mike I like the plinking idea! Gotta have a back up plan right 8). How about some long distance plinking? I plink at 10 yards with my BB pistols and 20 with the 760. Would love to try some cans at 50 or 60 yards. I think that would be fun but don't have the room :(.
Quote from: Crosshairs on August 10, 2012, 07:55:22 PM
Thats true too but let me ask do you keep shooting or stop. If im shaking i just keep shooting but i stop target shooting and start plinking do you think i should try to fight the shaking and stick to the targets.
Mike
Sometimes I keep shooting, sometimes I stop. I shoot to relax, so if I start getting frustrated even if i'm shooting well I stop and find some other way to relax.
I like the way you put that AZAG.. That's the way I am lately.. With higher blood pressure and the associated thump thump thump when you go to aim,, if I can't get it right and relax, I simply lay the gun down and quit for the time. Some things are meant to be and others, weren't. I just accept it. It's not the physical aspect that gets to me,, it's the frustration in the mind that gets to me most, so I give up before it gets out of hand and can no longer enjoy it...
Most importantly - I never lose the enthusiasm...!!!
Quote from: KevinP on August 09, 2012, 05:24:20 PM
When you start your first cup of coffee... sit in your chair with the window open ...
rest your 2240 in the crook or your elbow...
and take a chipper in the head at 20 yds ...
started my day just fine :-* :)
LOL The "elbow crook" shot is probably my steadiest naturally supported stance with a pistol. I have got to have a side or bottom prop for a carbine or rifle for long shots.
Does anybody else's bifocals ever mess with your scope optics? :(
Quote from: 1377x on August 09, 2012, 04:09:50 PM
i thought you were going to say something else was like a brick! ;) then i saw hands
Funny. ;D
Did you know that Viagra is an excellent way to stop falling out of bed during the night? Think kickstand. ;D ;D ;D
Holy cow! This thread sounds like a bunch of guys sitting around a card table in the rest home! ;)
Unfortunately I'm in the same boat. I shake most of the time so I'm used to that. My problem is the med that blurs my vision. When that happens I quit shooting paper and just line up old pill bottles to knock off ;D
(It's true)
Quote from: jdub on August 13, 2012, 06:40:41 AM
Holy cow! This thread sounds like a bunch of guys sitting around a card table in the rest home! ;)
Unfortunately I'm in the same boat. I shake most of the time so I'm used to that. My problem is the med that blurs my vision. When that happens I quit shooting paper and just line up old pill bottles to knock off ;D
Sitting around a card table in a rest home: Yes. But everybody knows everybody is packing heat! ;);D
Quote from: Davio on August 13, 2012, 06:43:20 AM
Sitting around a card table in a rest home: Yes. But everybody knows everybody is packing heat! ;);D
That's true :)
Here in Texas all us geezers in the home have CCLs to keep the riffraff from stealing our jello. ;)
Quote from: jdub on August 13, 2012, 07:02:05 AM
That's true :)
Here in Texas all us geezers in the home have CCLs to keep the riffraff from stealing our jello. ;)
Steal jello? In Texas? I would think that since gelatin is made from horses and cattle and such... that to steal it would be a capital offense. :-X ;D