Shooting with a Wind Coach — F-Open Teamwork Demonstration
Editor’s Comment: All long-range competitive shooters should watch this excellent video — whether you shoot with a team or as an individual. Three cameras were used so you can watch the shooter, the range flags, and the target simultaneously. After a discussion of scoring, the actual shooting starts at the five-minute mark in the video. Under the guidance of wind coach Gary Rasmussen, former U.S. F-Class Open Team Captain Shiraz Balolia shoots 100-7X for ten shots, following Gary’s wind calls. Shiraz is the President of Grizzly Industrial
Team Shooting with a Coach
Shiraz tells us: “We come across a lot of shooters who have never shot under a coach. This video was produced to give shooters a basic understanding of shooting with a coach and the importance of releasing a good shot. In a team setting, you basically leave all the decision-making to the coach and aim where you’re told to aim. I’ve worked with Gary many times and it shows in the comfort level we have with each other. The coach plots the shots or a plotter advises the coach of any grouping that is not centered.”
Watch Gary Call the Wind and Shiraz Shoot 100-7X for Ten Shots
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Shiraz was shooting a 7mm F-Open rig: “My .284 Shehane rifle takes about 10 to 12 shots to settle down and that is probably why we made several scope adjustments while shooting. It is a great caliber and a step up from a straight .284 Winchester. The wind was relatively calm, but sometimes that slow wind with subtle angle changes can be very deceiving.”
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Is it safe to assume that the scope has already been adjusted for the majority of the wind drift and that the wind coach is just fine tuning based on the current wind. I would like to hear from Shiraz on this. Thanks
Yes – there was some “wind” on the scope to start. The calls were fine tuning.
Thanks for the reply. Do you normally use a ballistic calculator to get you on the target. I’m shooting long range on my private range just to get it figured out. It seems there is wind reading and also the major calculation.
Not anymore. I used to, but now all the calcs are done on the fly in my head.
Once you do it enough you should be pretty good at it as well. I know most of my come ups and then the wind all depends on speed (visually calculated), angle, etc. Sometimes I will have a small cheat sheet for the come-ups depending on the range I am shooting at and the caliber I ma shooting. The elevation of the range changes things.
Thanks for the replies. Not sure I have the cerebral capacity to store that much info. Sticking with cheat sheets. Great shooting Shiraz and great products you represent.