Question for Mature shooters.

[jenora]

one other point. In one of the Pyramyd Air blog posts the author, B. B. Pelletier, talked about a practice he uses which I also now use. After I am settled and aimed and ready to shoot, I close my eyes for a second and then open them again. If my cross hairs have drifted off the target I do not shoot but reset and test again. You cannot be shooting without being completely relaxed and if you are pulling off target with your eyes closed then you are not balanced, relaxed and ready to shoot.

[Not The Brightest Bulb]

Bulb are you still riding that Road King?

No that is in the past, along with the colors that were part of it. A man must know his limitations.

[Sfttailrdr46]

  Like I said not as dim as you pretend. My last season with knees in the breeze is fast approaching. Next spring I will fulfill the promise I made to my younger sister before she passed last May from complications after heart surgery and take her ashes with me to Key West . I had promised her a ride there to watch a sunset when she got out of the hospital.    Unfortunately that did not happen. When I return from that trip I will sell my Road King to someone better able to keep the shiny side up

[Not The Brightest Bulb]

So sorry about Sis, I do think the ride to key West for sunset view is mind-boggling what a memory for later years. Way to go big brother.

[Sfttailrdr46]

  I already told the resident personal RN aka wife of my intentions .

[Not The Brightest Bulb]

I already told the resident personal RN aka wife of my intentions .

Keeping her in the loop very good move.

What a nice way to have your last long trip on RK for such a mission.

Of course, nothing is written in stone, you may decide to keep RK around a while longer. Stranger things have happened.

[Rocker1]

I am 63   and some days I feel older than that, about 5 years ago I had 2 strokes within 3 days. I had a severe stutter which I spent over a year in speech therapy for and my right hand  had a sever shake needless to say it hurt my shooting tremendously but I adapted I learned to shoot between the shake to injoy my passion of airguns. I was a member of this forum then and Gene was a inspiration to me and so was Dez they both gave me a lot of support in more ways than I can count, now I can speak unless I get upset and then I stutter and my shake is  still there when I am very tired but the truth is I would shoot if I had to pull the trigger with my toes.  Guys I thankful everyday for what I can do  and  and for the support of my friends and mentors.    Thanks guys for your support of the GTA it helps us old guys in many ways even if we could not shoot.    David

[Sfttailrdr46]

  David I believe that we owe it to the future generations to pass along our love of the shooting sports and yes even hunting. Bth are a part of this country's heritage and part of what makes us great . We as seniors have much to offer and if nothing else we have a lifetime of experience on the ability on how to survive in a rapidly changing world, Think about it back in the 40's most people still had ice boxes in the kitchen , many still heated their homes with coal most homes that had telephones also had to share the use of the line with others party lines and live operators to make the connections. We grew up in a simpler world and our ability to share is part of what we can pass along as well as perserveriance

[Booger]

David I believe that we owe it to the future generations to pass along our love of the shooting sports and yes even hunting. Bth are a part of this country's heritage and part of what makes us great . We as seniors have much to offer and if nothing else we have a lifetime of experience on the ability on how to survive in a rapidly changing world, Think about it back in the 40's most people still had ice boxes in the kitchen , many still heated their homes with coal most homes that had telephones also had to share the use of the line with others party lines and live operators to make the connections. We grew up in a simpler world and our ability to share is part of what we can pass along as well as perserveriance

I am a young buck, we did not have a TV until I was about 8. We watched what my grandmother wanted to watch. At 10:00 the tv announced "It is 10:00 do you know where your children are?". Then I was able to watch the 10:00 news and go to bed. When I got older around midnight the stations would go off the air and you could only watch a test screen.

[N6CRV]

I am a young buck, we did not have a TV until I was about 8. We watched what my grandmother wanted to watch. At 10:00 the tv announced "It is 10:00 do you know where your children are?". Then I was able to watch the 10:00 news and go to bed. When I got older around midnight the stations would go off the air and you could only watch a test screen.


Then right before the test pattern you got to see our Flag waving and the National Anthem played. Sure miss the good old days. I think it was Friday you got the late late movie.

[Yarp]

I am a young buck, we did not have a TV until I was about 8. We watched what my grandmother wanted to watch. At 10:00 the tv announced "It is 10:00 do you know where your children are?". Then I was able to watch the 10:00 news and go to bed. When I got older around midnight the stations would go off the air and you could only watch a test screen.


Then right before the test pattern you got to see our Flag waving and the National Anthem played. Sure miss the good old days. I think it was Friday you got the late late movie.

Then, on Saturday morning the test pattern with its high pitched tone would change to a waving flag and the national anthem.

[Not The Brightest Bulb]

2 of my radio favorites "The Lone Ranger" and "The Shadow"

[N6CRV]

2 of my radio favorites "The Lone Ranger" and "The Shadow"

I remember the Lone Ranger on TV after school at 3:30 every weekday. Saturday was a great morning for us kids. Then it was outside with our BB guns. Todays youth don't know what they are missing.

[Sfttailrdr46]

2 of my radio favorites "The Lone Ranger" and "The Shadow"

My mom would listen to Dark Shadows

[Smoketown]

friend gave me a old B3-2 and I was hooked .
I think I will also try shooting with my oxygen on more and see if that helps can't hurt.

Waaay cool!

A springer and a tank ... I'd love to see the looks if you went to a field target shoot!   

If I don't wake up with the shakes or the pain, I'm either dreaming or dead ...   

I tell'em I'm 36 and dyslexic ...

"Welcome to the Inner Sanctum" is the one that sticks in my mind.

Cheers,
Smoketown

[Booger]

friend gave me a old B3-2 and I was hooked .
I think I will also try shooting with my oxygen on more and see if that helps can't hurt.

I tell'em I'm 36 and dyslexic ...

Cheers,
Smoketown

I tell'em I'm 55 and dyslexic ... 

[Smoketown]

I tell'em I'm 55 and dyslexic ... 

LOL ....   

Smoketown

[Booger]

I tell'em I'm 55 and dyslexic ... 

LOL ....   

Smoketown

Did you notice that was on Reply 55?

[Smoketown]

Yep,

Read it twice before spewing coffee all over my keyboard!   

Cheers,
Smoketown

[Bruno27]

loss of hearing in one ear (too much Led Zeppelin 1,2 & 4 in the other).

You cannot get too much Led Zeppelin!

I am 57 soon and enjoy my red wine, sex, fags and coffee.  We all know that too much alcohol will not improve accuracy even with one eye closed.  I have noticed that shooting after a fag gave me troubles with shaking, and I need to wait almost an hour for the affect to go away.  Lack of coffee gives me terrible head hake, so wouldn't be able to shoot.  Good sex would affect my well being and increase my accuracy.