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Re:Micro-engraver who works between heartbeats to keep his h... by kitd on Thursday April 14, 2016 @05:10PM (#11500378)
Happy to stand corrected on archery. Very interesting to read your descriptions!

When I was shooting competitively, I could see the crosshairs move off-target with each heart beat. Squeezing the trigger during a beat would inevitably result in failure.

Re:Micro-engraver who works between heartbeats to keep his h... by bpchaps on Thursday April 14, 2016 @05:51PM (#11500606)
Sometimes I would actually use my heartbeats to help with shooting. It tended to do a sideways figure 8 pattern, so it was "just" a matter of learning when the sights would lead towards a good place and sometimes even pulling the trigger as it's moving towards the target's center. With my awful trigger control, it took a long time to learn to do it well.
Re:Micro-engraver who works between heartbeats to keep his h... by modoc on Thursday April 14, 2016 @10:07PM (#11501606)
Yes!! I also have a sideways figure 8 sight "drift". It's just a matter of timing the trigger pull at the right point of the movement. Granted, it would be great if I didn't have the movement at all... but...
Re:Micro-engraver who works between heartbeats to keep his h... by bpchaps on Thursday April 14, 2016 @10:23PM (#11501657)
Tell me about it. Then there's the incredible feeling of frustration when you're close to the perfect shot... and then your muscles start to run out of oxygen and build up lactic acid..... 7 seconds in.

I've never had to walk off the line because of it (too stubborn), but everyone else on the team did, every other competition.