Good With a Rifle=Good at Pool?
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Yes, that's exactly why I think good with a rifle helps. Thank you. Johnnyt
You're talking shotgun? I'm talking rifle. Johnnyt
Yes, I have been bullseye shooting for exactly 1 yr yesterday. My winnings are $8,400.00 in the last 9 months.
I definitely put in a couple hrs a day of practice for first couple months but now I'm down to 15-20 minutes every other day! And it looks like I'll be making another 1k this month
Does shooting and pool go hand in hand??? I think so!
And for those wondering, I was barely hitting the paper at 15 yds with iron sights first month and by the second I was shooting 3" groups with my 1911!
Having a very mechanical background, I also started doing trigger jobs! I have about 30 jobs out there and all my customers couldn't be happier!
Whodathunk after wanting and buying my dream gun (Beretta 92fs) with money I won gambling some 1-hole on a BARBOX!!!! I would go on to make close to 10k shooting led down range?!?!
Eli
Me too...I wish I played pool as well as I can shoot a rifle.
Yes, I have been bullseye shooting for exactly 1 yr yesterday. My winnings are $8,400.00 in the last 9 months.
I definitely put in a couple hrs a day of practice for first couple months but now I'm down to 15-20 minutes every other day! And it looks like I'll be making another 1k this month
Does shooting and pool go hand in hand??? I think so!
And for those wondering, I was barely hitting the paper at 15 yds with iron sights first month and by the second I was shooting 3" groups with my 1911!
Having a very mechanical background, I also started doing trigger jobs! I have about 30 jobs out there and all my customers couldn't be happier!
Whodathunk after wanting and buying my dream gun (Beretta 92fs) with money I won gambling some 1-hole on a BARBOX!!!! I would go on to make close to 10k shooting led down range?!?!
Eli
How do you make money at it? Do they have tournaments?
As for the OP - I would agree with this. I was a very good marksman from the age of 6 or 7 when I started shooting rifles regularly. And when I started playing pool it was natural to sight down the cue and figure out where the ball needed to go.
In the early 80's I spent a few years in college and came out with a degree as a Gunsmith. I was a good shot at rifles, hand guns and shotguns. I was particularly good at hitting clay pigeons or beer bottles :embarrassed2: with a .22 rifle that were thrown in the air. I hit 11 blue rocks in a row in front of a crowd of my peers in 1982. These were not thrown at warp speed or anything but it was a accomplishment that I am still proud of today.
I figured that I could match this with the "rolling spot shot" on a pool table but I have only hit five in a row on my Diamond pro. Fats could hit these endlessly. I do think there is a correlation between the two types of shooting.
I figured that I could match this with the "rolling spot shot" on a pool table but I have only hit five in a row on my Diamond pro. Fats could hit these endlessly. I do think there is a correlation between the two types of shooting.
I played pretty good pool before joining the Marine Corps when I was 18.
I had never fired a weapon in my life before boot camp.
We had the M14 rifle at that time which is a bit of a beast.
I took to it almost from day one.
On pre qualification day I shot a 220 good for an expert badge.
On qualification day I shot a 219 good for a sharp shooter badge.
Did being good at pool help with the shooting?
Maybe.
I had never fired a weapon in my life before boot camp.
We had the M14 rifle at that time which is a bit of a beast.
I took to it almost from day one.
On pre qualification day I shot a 220 good for an expert badge.
On qualification day I shot a 219 good for a sharp shooter badge.
Did being good at pool help with the shooting?
Maybe.
I would say there's something to it
Yes, I have been bullseye shooting for exactly 1 yr yesterday. My winnings are $8,400.00 in the last 9 months.
I definitely put in a couple hrs a day of practice for first couple months but now I'm down to 15-20 minutes every other day! And it looks like I'll be making another 1k this month
Does shooting and pool go hand in hand??? I think so!
And for those wondering, I was barely hitting the paper at 15 yds with iron sights first month and by the second I was shooting 3" groups with my 1911!
Having a very mechanical background, I also started doing trigger jobs! I have about 30 jobs out there and all my customers couldn't be happier!
Whodathunk after wanting and buying my dream gun (Beretta 92fs) with money I won gambling some 1-hole on a BARBOX!!!! I would go on to make close to 10k shooting led down range?!?!
Eli
So tell us, Deadeye, exactly which shooting sport do you participate in that would pay you over eight grand in the past few months? And you've only been shooting for a year?
Such a stupid thread, the only relation the two share is the term "shooting." Shooting rifles is easy, as long as you hold the gun steadily on target and pull the trigger, the gun does all the work. "Shooting" a cue ball on target takes much more skill and physical coordination...
Good eyesight/hand eye coordination, with focus and confidence in one's ability=good at shooting anything, whether it be with a cue, club, rifle, pistol, racket, whatever it is. When people who aren't military boast about their marksmanship, it's usually because they aren't very coordinated/aren't very good at sports imo
Good eyesight/hand eye coordination, with focus and confidence in one's ability=good at shooting anything, whether it be with a cue, club, rifle, pistol, racket, whatever it is. When people who aren't military boast about their marksmanship, it's usually because they aren't very coordinated/aren't very good at sports imo
Broken down Kel tech 40 cal great little piece she loves it
Shotgun now, rifle competitions as a kid.
I find many similarities that translate.Training your eyes,preshot routine,and the mental ability to take one shot at a time with 100% commitment every shot.
And "easy" fades away when matched up with other good shooters.
