Lodi scores

[Distant Thunder]

Todd,

We did get to talk a little on Friday night but not near enough to suit me. When you return in August we'll have to make an effort to spend more time talking about paper patch, your rifles and the load you guys use. I can never get enough and I like learning what other shooters are using. It's pretty obvious that the Browning chambers are very capable of handling paper patch bullets!

I would be interested in any details you care to post about your load.

The best you can tell Daniel is the only way to learn to make the correct wind calls is to make the call you see and learn from your mistakes. When I actually began to learn how to make good wind calls I was shooting with two every good spotters and they told me that you have to have the attitude of, "F" it, it ain't going on my score! Meaning that to make good calls you can't be afraid to make the call. A spotter who is afraid to call what he sees is not helping you.

I still make bad calls some times, but I learn from them and I try my best to not repeat my mistakes. I tend to make a lot more good calls because I know I will learn and correct if I make a bad call. It takes time, but you can't be afraid to make mistakes or you'll never make the good wind calls.

It helps when you are shooting with someone who understands that everyone makes mistakes and will allow you to make a mistake and learn from it. Teaching my son to spot for me was a very rewarding experience and it took a few years for some not so good calls for him to learn, but I never complained about the mistakes and he knew he had free rein to call what he saw and it really shorten his learning curve. Let him have complete control with the understanding that you will never question his calls. It is ok to point out after the fact what may have been a better call and he will learn.