Thanks, Scott, although I am not sure I am "reading" your answer correctly. I believe you are saying, as long as I'm not twisting myself in knots to do it, it is better to have it against my knee?On the one hand, it seems that if you are lightly or uncoupled from the pod, it takes a degree of freedom out of the gun/human shooting mechanism, whereas coupling yourself to the pod makes the pod more of the mechanism.Also, it's not unique to using a 'pod, as it happened to me using plain sitting as well, but my "wobble" seems to have a distinct left to right horizontal component to it, like I have pushed myself too far to the left and natural positioning is correcting it, but repositioning doesn't fix it. Any idea about that?
Hey, folks. I'm relatively new to hunter class and using a bipod. I shoot off a bum bag rather than a bucket.In preparation for my shots, I "lean" the bipod (bogpod sb-2) against my left (forward facing) knee. When actually shooting, I can either leave it against my knee or "free float" it. I honestly don't see a whole lot of difference in the shots I make either way.But, from a theoretical or form perspective, is it better to "decouple" the pod from the body?Related question, does it make much difference whether the 'pod is vertical or has a forward or backward tilt?
Quote from: TwiceHorn on August 10, 2017, 11:00:58 AMHey, folks. I'm relatively new to hunter class and using a bipod. I shoot off a bum bag rather than a bucket.In preparation for my shots, I "lean" the bipod (bogpod sb-2) against my left (forward facing) knee. When actually shooting, I can either leave it against my knee or "free float" it. I honestly don't see a whole lot of difference in the shots I make either way.But, from a theoretical or form perspective, is it better to "decouple" the pod from the body?Related question, does it make much difference whether the 'pod is vertical or has a forward or backward tilt?Concerning the "is vertical or has a forward or backward tilt?" question.........I personally keep my cross sticks as vertical as possible using "spreading the legs" to do minor height adjusting after the initial cross stick leg length. The reason for this is that my recoiling HW95 will move rearward with the release of the piston, then the gun will move forward as the piston compresses the air in the receiver. If the cross stick is leaning forward or backward the recoil of the gun will cause the cross sticks to raise or lower with the shot. If the cross sticks is vertical for each shot the recoil of the gun will still cause the gun to shift height with the shot, however this shifting height will be consistent. Inconsistent positioning of the gun on the cross sticks also creates poi issues because when I support my HW95 at the "front stock screw holes" the poi will be lover than when I support the gun close to the balance point nearer the trigger guard. I personally believe that my HW95 shoots a bit more consistently when supported near the balance point close to the trigger guard vs at the front stock mounting screws, however this adds another variable into the mix. When the gun is supported at the front stock mounting screws there is a greater distance between my shoulder and the cross stick so movement on the bucket doesn't affect the movement at the muzzle as much as it does when the cross stick is placed closer to the shoulder. LOL.....for me it's easier to hold the cross hair steady with a "wide placed fulcrum" than a "short placed fulcrum". Here is a pic of my springer being supported at the front stock mounting screws........Whatever you do with the tilt of the cross stick when shooting a recoiling piston gun make sure that it's consistent and not leaning forward for one shot and then leaning backward for the next shot. Consistency is the key when shooting a recoiling piston gun!