calledflyer, The use of wind flags, or wind directional indicators, wind socks, surveyors tape on a stick will improve your scores once you learn to trust what they are telling you. As to where. Some say right in front or your bench, some say so many yds out etc.... I put out a wind probe with a wind directional pan out about 25 yds approx. I put a wind flag/pointer with tails around 50ish yds one at 100 yds and one at around 160ish yds. I angle them from my left side to the right so I can see as much of each as I can. I am no big time wind reader, a bit impatient, but getting better, and improving my scores. Which is most important, they all are. I was shooting at Beeson range working HARD to read conditions and doing ok, I saw my condition coming by looking at others wind flags and got ready for it to get to my lane of flight. Saw my condition and let it go. A very good shooter I sit next to so as to learn or some of his stuff will rub off on me, leaned over and said "low left" I thought BS that was a good call and is in my group. I spotted the shot and guess what, impact low left of my group. The fellow that made the call without even seeing it or even down on his rifle, was getting ready to load his rifle while he watched the conditions, I asked how in the heck did you see that? He said, "didn't you see your far flag do that twitch just as you shot? Guess not. I had watched that guy shoot two 250's in one relay one morning. And many 250's and tight groups, I learned huge amounts from him and his bud next to him, both from western NY, and have gotten to where I can stay close to them sometimes and even out do on rare occasions. I have learned so much from them two, Dale Reynolds and Jeff Schultz Get some flags and learn to trust them.......
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