I am with you Brother, I shoot with the heart ❤️ not with the eyes, those who shoot with the eyes have forgotten the way of the Father...(Book of Eli quote) if you can hear your heart ❤️ ticking, then you know you are close...
Reminds me of this from the Dark Tower: "I do not aim with my hand; he who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father. I aim with my eye. I do not shoot with my hand; he who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father. I shoot with my mind. I do not kill with my gun; he who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father. I kill with my heart." As for shooting off hand. One of the main things is not to hold the breath. Try to time the shot so the Cross hairs drop onto the target in the natural pause between inhalation & exhalation. Not easy to learn but once mastered you'll never hold your breath on a shot again. All about timing both breathing & reticle alignment.
At last some real world shooting and not fully supported bench rest gun accuracy testing. In my real world especially at lambing time roaming around the land looking for predators attacking lambs l rarely get much time to get on target and release the shot and whilst leaning against a tree etc or deploying a trigger stick is a great bonus, in truth that is a rare treat. Your presentation is in my opinion an excellent demonstration of the off hand skills needed for true marksmanship, thank you.
Thank you William. Yes indeed, while I believe bench rest shooting is a great demanding and competitive sport - it doesn't have a great deal of relevance when you have to grab your rifle/shotgun and just simply go do a job of work, and be immediately effective in any weather and terrain.
Loving your vids , I am seemingly enjoying springers more of late , I just need to practice getting away from the bench now and have just bought a very nice tx that I am getting on well with . Keep it up Drew very much appreciated 😊
Some brilliant tips there pal ,i must admit i have a lot of trouble shooting offhand, 67 years old with three crushed discs, but practice is the key, I'll try some of your tricks see how i go on , once again thanks, your style of video is so refreshing and to the point, keep up the good work, respect 😁👍
I've been shooting for only a year now, and all your advice is just so helpful because there's no one to point you in the right direction . You just go out with your mate every weekend and just get on with it. So it is very helpful, and I always share your videos to our group.✌️😎
Really good video. It's very easy to obsess about shooting tiny groups at longer and longer ranges, because that's what most online content is about. With a springer it's hard to do, so you do the same thing over, and over, and over to tighten the groups. Eventually it's no longer fun, it's a chore. I ditched the bench a few days ago, and that's what brought me here. You're right, get that rifle off the bag, get used to moving it around, see how POI shifts with different positions, don't get upset about perfection and start to enjoy shooting again. 👍
Another great video! Thorough I enjoyed this and perfect advice. I picked up the technique from somewhere to breathe in slowly let the crosshairs rise and then breathe out slowly and let them lower and as they lower over the target, ideally as you come to the end of the breath squeeze the trigger and try to hold it in that position for as long as possible. I found a fairly gentle hold on the rifle and gentle breathing the was to go. Especially for springers. Just what worked for me. Very similar to what your describing here. Your a great shot my friend and it’s really good to see someone giving some actual real world advice. I’ll take these videos over some guy clamped to a bench rest any time. Your displaying actual skill here 👌🏻
@@PlanetDrewdog I have got very wobbly as I get older , I had worked it out , your video confirmed certain things , by the way , you are a star , keep lighting the world
Thank you so much for this video, great explanation, very simple, precise, and to the point, all the little things that I don’t really think about, now I know I have to practice more and just keep patient because it will come, I have a ProSport and I’m getting better with it every day ! It’s not easy lol
Answers a lot of questions for me, I been spending so much time trying to eliminate all the barrel movement it's drove me mad and I've lost some of the enjoyment and relaxation from my plinking. 👍😄
This is some great information. I have just recently subscribed to your channel. You have inspired me to practice shooting more off hand. Great video as usual.
Another really helpful and content-rich video, thank you! I always loved shooting from different positions, often with some fast heart rate activity between each position, with the aim of hitting the target and not worrying about grouping. Now I've re-started airgun shooting, I think I may have got a bit hung-up on practising my grouping to reawaken all that old muscle memory. That's all well and good, but you have reminded me of the joy and importance of shooting from alternative positions - and all kinds of them (thinking of all those survival/resourceful/adaptive practices). Thank you!
Noticeable audio quality. Thanks for using your AV skills on us lowly BB gun shooters. I hit a can left handed, scoped, at 50 yards, leaning on my truck. Much joy!
Hey drew absolutely love all the content in your videos, you got me back into airrifles, watching the way you customised the cp2 i went out and bought 2 of them in a .177 and another in 2.2 for ratting in the allotments where i live. I also bought a smk xs78 (another co2 rifle) as couldnt afford a decent pcp. Your channel is one of the best out there in my opinion, you say it straight with no bs and in a day and age where bull shit is every where is very refreshing. And the advise and knowledge you have gave on your channel has helped me no end, so just like to say a big thanks drew, keep up the great work on vids and looking forward to the shooting and chat vids coming up. All the best mate Russ
Thanks again, Drew for an interesting and informative video.....I'll be practicing my unsupported shooting more after seeing this......Stay free my friend...
Thanks heaps for that video mate!! I'm all over the place with my aiming, tried to keep it perfectly still but couldn't. I thought there was something wrong with me LoL.
This is wisdom that applies to firearms as well. If you can shoot a springer well, you will be amazing with a firearm. Firearms are not as touchy. Springers are the most unforgiving platform you can learn to learn to use, and that is a good thing.
Agreed Mark. I used firearms regularly back before the law changed after the last mass shooting in my country. A springer can still give me challenges! Drew
Great video , some of the good ft shooter can hit 40mm targets standing unsupported at 45 plus yards with 40-80 mag scopes sonit is possible . A legend once told me that the most important thing is to make a good shot everytime weather you hit the target or not if the shot is good the targets will come . Take care .
Hey Shane hope you're doing well brother. It's a Pard NV007V night vision - I paid about 320 for it last year but you can probably find this model for less now. Drew
@@PlanetDrewdog yeh doing fine thanks, been out for me Birthday meal , can hardly move bloated , and thanks for sharing the info , gonna have to get something similar in the future , it will help with scope reviews , take care buddy Shane
I feel better about myself now that I know that you can't do it with a stock Gamo trigger. (Just kidding) _If you had the Crosman made murica sold Express hunter you might say that this Gamo trigger was not too bad !😁_ *Who knows ?!*
@@PlanetDrewdog Yes it is haha even their basic trigger (SAT) is better than Crosman's trigger 😁 But with an RC bearing or a longer screw you can somewhat fix it !
I am with you Brother, I shoot with the heart ❤️ not with the eyes, those who shoot with the eyes have forgotten the way of the Father...(Book of Eli quote) if you can hear your heart ❤️ ticking, then you know you are close...
That is a perfect description my friend. Shoot with the heart.
Reminds me of this from the Dark Tower:
"I do not aim with my hand; he who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
I aim with my eye.
I do not shoot with my hand; he who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
I shoot with my mind.
I do not kill with my gun; he who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father.
I kill with my heart."
As for shooting off hand. One of the main things is not to hold the breath. Try to time the shot so the Cross hairs drop onto the target in the natural pause between inhalation & exhalation. Not easy to learn but once mastered you'll never hold your breath on a shot again. All about timing both breathing & reticle alignment.
At last some real world shooting and not fully supported bench rest gun accuracy testing. In my real world especially at lambing time roaming around the land looking for predators attacking lambs l rarely get much time to get on target and release the shot and whilst leaning against a tree etc or deploying a trigger stick is a great bonus, in truth that is a rare treat. Your presentation is in my opinion an excellent demonstration of the off hand skills needed for true marksmanship, thank you.
Thank you William. Yes indeed, while I believe bench rest shooting is a great demanding and competitive sport - it doesn't have a great deal of relevance when you have to grab your rifle/shotgun and just simply go do a job of work, and be immediately effective in any weather and terrain.
everything you said was spot-on,
Thank you kindly Michael.
Drew
Thanks Drew! Very nice explanation and video demonstration of off hand shooting. The beat one I've seen on YT.
Thanks Gman! Much appreciated brother.
Drew
That was fantastic. Some great bits of information and some hidden gems too! The scope cam footage was a great help. Thank you and take care.
Thanks Paul!
Drew
Great video as usual my man, always interesting and informative, love em, keep em coming, cheers, roll on the next one x
Thank you kindly!
Drew
Another quality video 🤙
Thanks Tom.
Drew
Thats gonna help me🙂 thanks 👍
Thank you Ricardo,
Drew
Great video as always drew thanks for sharing
Thank you Phillip.
Drew
so grateful for coming across this legendary channel
Thank you kindly.
Drew
Great information for a beginner like me ,thanks again.
Thanks Robert.
Drew
Loving your vids , I am seemingly enjoying springers more of late , I just need to practice getting away from the bench now and have just bought a very nice tx that I am getting on well with . Keep it up Drew very much appreciated 😊
Yeah, TX - I love 'em. I just enjoy the challenges a springer provides - when it goes well it's really satisfying.
Thanks Gary,
Drew
Good advice. Practice a lot.
Absolutely!
Some brilliant tips there pal ,i must admit i have a lot of trouble shooting offhand, 67 years old with three crushed discs, but practice is the key, I'll try some of your tricks see how i go on , once again thanks, your style of video is so refreshing and to the point, keep up the good work, respect 😁👍
Thank you once again Phillip, and I wish you success - I find that effort put into it really does pay off in terms of personal satisfaction.
Drew
been sitting on the back step practising with unloaded rifle last couple of weeks then watching this video gave me some answers
I hope there is something useful in the video brother, all the best,
Drew
Great advice 🙂👍. Yes, breath control is close to the most important thing for shooting offhand 🙂👍.
Yeah, for me it's breathing and a trigger I like.
@@PlanetDrewdog Yes, you are right 🙂👍
Great stuff, thanks ✌️😎
Thank you kindly!
Drew
I've been shooting for only a year now, and all your advice is just so helpful because there's no one to point you in the right direction . You just go out with your mate every weekend and just get on with it. So it is very helpful, and I always share your videos to our group.✌️😎
@@SedEdwards That's very kind of you indeed. Thank you so much.
Drew
You make me want to go out and shoot right now, just to apply all the incredibly helpful inputs you just put out! 🙌🏼😎🤠
Thank you!
Drew
Great tips drew thanks bro 👍
Thank you Mark.
Really good video. It's very easy to obsess about shooting tiny groups at longer and longer ranges, because that's what most online content is about.
With a springer it's hard to do, so you do the same thing over, and over, and over to tighten the groups. Eventually it's no longer fun, it's a chore.
I ditched the bench a few days ago, and that's what brought me here. You're right, get that rifle off the bag, get used to moving it around, see how POI shifts with different positions, don't get upset about perfection and start to enjoy shooting again. 👍
Another great video! Thorough I enjoyed this and perfect advice. I picked up the technique from somewhere to breathe in slowly let the crosshairs rise and then breathe out slowly and let them lower and as they lower over the target, ideally as you come to the end of the breath squeeze the trigger and try to hold it in that position for as long as possible. I found a fairly gentle hold on the rifle and gentle breathing the was to go. Especially for springers. Just what worked for me. Very similar to what your describing here. Your a great shot my friend and it’s really good to see someone giving some actual real world advice. I’ll take these videos over some guy clamped to a bench rest any time. Your displaying actual skill here 👌🏻
Yeah it comes down to what works for us as individuals. If it works - it works. Regardless of what the book says.
@@PlanetDrewdog exactly, like you said it’s all about feeling at one with the rifle
Great video Drew and some excellent tips as always. You are helping more people than you can imagine
Hope so Tyrone! Thanks brother.
Drew
thanks for this 🙂
My pleasure Jonathan. Hope it's of some use.
Drew
@@PlanetDrewdog I have got very wobbly as I get older , I had worked it out , your video confirmed certain things , by the way , you are a star , keep lighting the world
@@patthewoodboy that is the kindest comment my friend. Thank you.
Drew
Thank you so much for this video, great explanation, very simple, precise, and to the point, all the little things that I don’t really think about, now I know I have to practice more and just keep patient because it will come, I have a ProSport and I’m getting better with it every day ! It’s not easy lol
Thanks Sean, really hope it helps in some way. Great to hear you have the Pro Sport! It just feels part of your body once you get used to it.
Drew
That was very helpful!
Cool, thank you!
Drew
Catching up on your older videos and really enjoying your content.
We definitely need to encourage folks to get off the bench once in a while! Great video brother 🍻
Thank you my friend!
Drew
hi again mate , been a while ,… that’s a great video mate and i’m sure it will help many people
i really enjoyed it as i always do mate 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Daniel
Thanks Daniel 👍
Drew
Answers a lot of questions for me, I been spending so much time trying to eliminate all the barrel movement it's drove me mad and I've lost some of the enjoyment and relaxation from my plinking. 👍😄
Yeah, just go with the flow of your movement Rob, it's all about timing really.
This is some great information. I have just recently subscribed to your channel. You have inspired me to practice shooting more off hand. Great video as usual.
Thank you kindly William.
Drew
Another really helpful and content-rich video, thank you! I always loved shooting from different positions, often with some fast heart rate activity between each position, with the aim of hitting the target and not worrying about grouping. Now I've re-started airgun shooting, I think I may have got a bit hung-up on practising my grouping to reawaken all that old muscle memory. That's all well and good, but you have reminded me of the joy and importance of shooting from alternative positions - and all kinds of them (thinking of all those survival/resourceful/adaptive practices). Thank you!
Thank you my friend. Yeah it's good to mix it up a bit I think, keeps us on our toes.
Noticeable audio quality. Thanks for using your AV skills on us lowly BB gun shooters. I hit a can left handed, scoped, at 50 yards, leaning on my truck. Much joy!
Way to go brother 👍
Drew
Hey drew absolutely love all the content in your videos, you got me back into airrifles, watching the way you customised the cp2 i went out and bought 2 of them in a .177 and another in 2.2 for ratting in the allotments where i live. I also bought a smk xs78 (another co2 rifle) as couldnt afford a decent pcp. Your channel is one of the best out there in my opinion, you say it straight with no bs and in a day and age where bull shit is every where is very refreshing. And the advise and knowledge you have gave on your channel has helped me no end, so just like to say a big thanks drew, keep up the great work on vids and looking forward to the shooting and chat vids coming up. All the best mate
Russ
Thank you kindly Russ my friend. Yeah those CP-2 rifles are superb value and great for ratting.
All the best
Drew
Excellent information, thanks for sharing!
My pleasure. Thanks Shane.
Drew
Thanks again, Drew for an interesting and informative video.....I'll be practicing my unsupported shooting more after seeing this......Stay free my friend...
Thank you David. Yeah it's good to keep challenging ourselves I think.
Drew
Thanks heaps for that video mate!! I'm all over the place with my aiming, tried to keep it perfectly still but couldn't. I thought there was something wrong with me LoL.
Just gotta go with the flow brother 😎
Drew
Good stuff brother.
Thank you Jon.
Drew
thanks for the inspiration. i'm going to practice offhand more. seems fun!! and becoming a better shooter is always welcome 😎😎
Thank you so much, and I wish you success my friend.
Drew
This is wisdom that applies to firearms as well. If you can shoot a springer well, you will be amazing with a firearm. Firearms are not as touchy. Springers are the most unforgiving platform you can learn to learn to use, and that is a good thing.
Agreed Mark. I used firearms regularly back before the law changed after the last mass shooting in my country. A springer can still give me challenges!
Drew
Excellent I enjoyed your video . Thaught it was just me that wobbled .
Nope. We all wobble, some less than others. I'm all over the place some days...
Thanks Ian
Drew
You my friend are exactly the type of person I aspire to be! I’m in Peterborough if you ever fancy meeting for a shoot 👌🏻
Great video very informative
Thank you Andrew.
Drew
Great video , some of the good ft shooter can hit 40mm targets standing unsupported at 45 plus yards with 40-80 mag scopes sonit is possible .
A legend once told me that the most important thing is to make a good shot everytime weather you hit the target or not if the shot is good the targets will come . Take care .
Bit of a legend yourself I think Damion. If anyone knows how to shoot well offhand - it's you.
Drew.
@@PlanetDrewdog your to kind Im average at best
Well.
There ya go
Great video , what make is your scope cam please , looks good quality, thanks Shane
Hey Shane hope you're doing well brother. It's a Pard NV007V night vision - I paid about 320 for it last year but you can probably find this model for less now.
Drew
@@PlanetDrewdog yeh doing fine thanks, been out for me Birthday meal , can hardly move bloated , and thanks for sharing the info , gonna have to get something similar in the future , it will help with scope reviews , take care buddy Shane
A question of calibre, no not which is best that one will never be answered. But do you stick to one calibre or have you got a mix?
I guess I'm a .22 guy, although my pro sport is .177 (bought used so I didn't have a choice).
Brilliant video & great channel. However I have to say, does anyone else get a Dave Angel vibe from our resident armed hippie 👍😉
Cross between Dave Angel and Swiss Tony or so I've been told...
Drew
I feel better about myself now that I know that you can't do it with a stock Gamo trigger.
(Just kidding)
_If you had the Crosman made murica sold Express hunter you might say that this Gamo trigger was not too bad !😁_
*Who knows ?!*
Wow.. that bad huh?
@@PlanetDrewdog Yes it is haha
even their basic trigger (SAT) is better than Crosman's trigger 😁
But with an RC bearing or a longer screw you can somewhat fix it !
👍😉
Are you from uk