Comments on: Wind Flags in Slow Motion — You’ll Be Surprised

By: Jim Harvey

Jim Harvey — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 16:08:45 +0000

Just a follow-up. I was not surprised. I have been building wind flags and shooting accessories for over twenty years. I have always subjected them to extensive testing in a controlled environment to prove my concepts. Basically an interior room with a fan at 10 feet. I cleared the room of any obstructions that could affect the actions of the wind. Wind energy and consistently always varied, even with the changing of the fan speed and direction. The flag always followed the actual direction of the wind, it never was completely stable. I was able to minimize this action through design. To prove my point, I purchased three different wind flags and all were no better. What can we expect at an outdoor range? You should experiment to understand your flag’s actual reaction and not be surprised at the range.

By: Jim Harvey

Jim Harvey — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 05:16:09 +0000

This is why standard wind flags aren’t good enough. They leave far to much wind information undefined. The problem is their basic design. They are not capable of displaying up/down wind pressure and not capable of displaying cross wing intensity either. Sensitive equals twitching, jerking and consistent movement. Utube shows two identical wind flags facing each other with the propellers spinning and streamers flowing. Which one do you believe????

By: Rustij

Rustij — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 00:12:25 +0000

Excellent subject and something all shooters need to practice as much as they can. I don’t completely agree with what Boyd says above that ‘he can tell someone doesn’t own flags if they only test when there is no wind’. In my experience testing/load development is best done with the least amount of wind as possible to illuminate that wind factor, practice on the other hand should be in all kinds of conditions.

By: Boyd Allen

Boyd Allen — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 15:45:24 +0000

Excellent subject and videos. Learning how to understand what your wind flags are trying to tell you is one of the most important skills that a shooter needs to acquire. It is a lot more complex than one might expect, and there is no substitute for on the range experience. It is like learning a musical instrument in that no matter how much you read, you sill only really learn how to do it by actual practice. I always smile when some shooter posts that he only tests when there is no wind. From that I can tell that he does not own a set of flags.