Bowling Pin/Falling plate Match schedule:
TBA
These matches are scheduled to start at 1:00 PM at the Monashka Bay indoor range.
In
a bowling pin match, the shooter stand 25 feet from a 4 by 8 foot table with 5 bowling pins places 18 inches back from
the front of the table. Starting position is gun touching the table directly in front of the shooter. The
score is the average of the 3 best out of 4 times needed to knock all of the pins off of the table.
Master Tips by Bill Watson
1. Don't peek There's a strong temptation to look at the pins as you shoot,
especially after you've make one or two good shots. Avoid it. Ignore the pins and and focus on the front sight. (You stop hittin' them when you start watchin' them)
2.
Don't rush Don't try to shoot fast. Speed comes from smoothness,
not effort.
3. Go for one shot hits
Consistency is the key to shooting bowling pins, and to be consistent you have to shoot at a one shot per pin pace.
4. Left to right or right to left? Do what's comfortable
to you. I shoot from left to right, but many top shooters do the opposite.
5.
Point of aim I aim at the logo, about two-thirds of the way up the pin.
Shooting at the fattest part of the pin doesn't allow enough margin for error. If you hit a little low, the pun
might not go off the table. If you're a little high, you'd probably miss the pin altogether.
6. Go back for the deadwood Watching the pins as you shoot and
trying to "pick up" deadwood as you go along wastes valuable time on pins that might have rolled off anyway.
And stopping for deadwood along the way disturbs your rhythm: it takes a very careful shot to hit a pin that's on
it's side, so you have to slow down to make the shot. Then you have to speed back up for the standing pins.
It's better to fire one shot per pin, re-assess the problem, and go back for the deadwood.
7.
Double tap the last pin The clock stops when the last pin hits either the back
wall or the ground, so if you can speed it up with an extra hit, you can shave one or two tenths of a second off of your time.
But you really have to be "on" to do it properly.
