Posted on May 23, 2016
After watching "The Science of Hitting a MLB Fastball" I wondered, has anyone done a similar study of hitting a moving target with a rifle?
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An enemy may appear, run towards you, and drop from sight in the blink of an eye. Can you hit the target with a single shot from a rifle or pistol? Of course, we know we can. We're all great shots, right? (Especially you Marines) I just wonder if anyone has considered the science of the challenge.
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Why, yes us Marines are really that damn good. That would be an interesting study. Just kidding about being that good, hate to offend the Air Force.
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CPT Jack Durish COL Mikel J. Burroughs COL Cr Martin I just finished watching the video. It's pretty good. Ted Williams said that he could see the stitches on a baseball. He had excellent vision and as most people know, was a fighter pilot during the Second World War and the Korean War. During an All-Star Game Kama he and Mickey Mantle had a conversation about hitting and Mantle put to use some of the advice that Williams gave him. Mantle immediately went into a two-week batting slump and had to revert to his original methodology of hitting.
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SSG William Jones
Dang spell check!!! Don't know where the word "Kama" came from or what it means!!! SFC David Szucs
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Single shot? really? I have done so but frankly we worked as fire teams, 5 soldiers engaging one target. Single shot my tookus.
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