With all the technology at our disposal, it does have a place in marksmanship training.
The Smart Phone is one of the best tools for this. Or a GoPro.
Pictures or video of one "In Position" be that dry or live fire can provide immense feedback in several ways.
One is the feedback you can receive by self-critique. Video of a rapid fire string, or slow fire string can reveal a lot of errors.
I used this a lot in the beginning of my high power journey. But, I was also not aware of a lot of things I needed to look at/identify and correct.
That is where the coach comes in, be that an accomplished shooter or Appleseed instructor. Share those videos and be ready for the critique that comes from them.
Here is a tip for the few remaining without a smart phone. Example: You can identify very simply and easy if you are bringing your head to the rifle for standing (vice bringing the rifle to your head), by simply viewing yourself in a full length mirror.
OK, so what value does the video tape bring to the shooter that thinks they have the fundamentals?
You can upload that video to your computer, and then review it in SLOW MOTION! Ahhhh.....that reveals a LOT. Especially with live fire, and recoil. It will identify a flinch/jerk/buck, issues with trigger control, and also follow thru. Depending on how the camera is setup, you can watch the tip of the barrel during recoil, and see if it is coming straight up and down, or if it is canting.
Plus, it is way cool when you do capture that perfect slow motion video....and it reveals a perfect position/shot.
Here is a link to two videos of my 10 yr old daughter Shannon, one is a standing slow mo video, and that was a decent position.
The other is a slow mo video of her shooting 600 yards slow prone, and we identified an issue with follow thru, it looks good....BUT....watch the tip of her barrel. She did well with the follow thru as far as holding the trigger back and staying on the rifle, it is just the way it recoiled that identified she likely did not have it in her shoulder correctly.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rMhsaa-m2VZ7jdhbGYgmwY0c3cDkC4hi?usp=sharing
Give it a try! Media is a valuable training tool.
I've said this for years. I often take a pic of a student to show them what to change. It is much easier to show than describe
Quote from: Charles McKinley on September 13, 2019, 06:51:45 PM
I've said this for years. I often take a pic of a student to show them what to change. It is much easier to show than describe
Absolutely! Easy enough to take a short video with the phone, or a few pics, and pull someone to the side and show them.
It is tough to argue with anything once it is seen with their own eyes from an observer's perspective.
R/
Chris