25 Meter Targets- Using small goals to crush big ones
Issue 136 / 12 Dec 24
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In the military, before going to the range with a new weapon, we first zero at the 25-meter range. Shooting at a closer target builds confidence and reduces the effects of weather and wind.
If your sights are off, you may well miss the entire target at 300M. That makes it difficult to know where your rounds are impacting.
The same sight adjustments that allow us to hit a 25-meter target will also allow us to hit out to 300 meters.
As you can see in the chart above, between 25 M and 300 M, the trajectory of the round will not deviate more than 5 inches.
We can apply this principle when developing our New Year’s Resolutions.
Rather than starting the new year off shooting on a barely visible distant target, begin on something closer so that you can more easily see the impact your actions are having.
Instead of going from zero gym days per week to seven, start with three. It will be easier to get on target and easier to maintain.
Don't confuse this with lowering your expectations. You are simply identifying the target you want to reach and starting with an incremental win.
If you start shooting at long-range targets immediately, you may not be on paper, making it difficult to establish a shot group. When you get on target, you build confidence.
When you build confidence, you realize that raising your sights to the long-range target requires the same skills you have already developed.
The continued application of the basics that made you successful at 25 meters can take you to 300 meters and beyond.
Until next week,
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John
