TARGET PRACTICE COMPARED WITH SNAP SHOOTING.
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The shooting at still targets, either off-hand or from a rest, judging windage and the elevation required, nice cleaning, regular loading, etc., are very scientific and good practice for sharp shooting, but unfit one for snap shooting.
To be able to judge distance, windage, the height above or depression below the level, the speed and direction the object is moving, while you count one, two, three, is the skill which this system endeavors to teach, and which is solidly practical.
To stand for one or two minutes, with the elbow resting on the hip, and the hand twisted in an awkward position underneath the trigger guard waiting for a season of partial paralysis to steady the aim, for any purposes other than sharp shooting, is unpractical.
To rest, either standing or lying is more unpractical still.
To be able, in spite of shaky nerves, to throw the rifle, bullet and all at the object in an instant, is practical.
A good snap shot can shoot better off-hand than from a rest, and does not close either eye, when he aims.
Keeping both eyes open comes unsought with practice, and indicates that the gun has become the servile weapon, which finds its way to its place between the eyes and the object, without demanding attention, and delivers its charge direct at the bidding of the master, whose both eyes are intently watching the course of the target.
The brain and finger become so sympathetic that the firing is done almost without bidding.