Quote Originally Posted by yobuck View Post
Well if i may be so bold, explain spin drift.
Did you learn about spin drift by say reading one of Brian Litz books?
Frankly untill about 10 years ago or so i had never heard that term even used.
But then ive never read any books on this subject.
But today it seems to be used everywhere i read about it.
My question would be what does it matter anyway why a shot lands in a particular place?
The bigger question to me is what are you going to do about it?
If it matters, then it only matters if it isnt corrected.
If your simply shooting for group, then it matters not where the group is on the target anyway, even way out in the white part.
Nothing here matters other than how well you shoot, and that includes knowing about things like spin drift.
Leave all that stuff to the armchair wind reading experts.
By the way, did your class include any pointers on that topic?
Hmmm...

I'm not sure what you are getting at. Are you being sarcastic?

Are you asking if spin drift exists and if I'm drinking the Kool-Aid?

In an effort to understand what's going on, I'm comparing the results from 600 yards (which were a centered group) to 1000 yards (which were not centered). The conclusion I came to was that spin drift changed the point of impact up and to the right. Maybe I'm wrong. I'm just looking for answers here.

Because this was the first time at that distance, I didn't go making adjustments every time a shot didn't land in the center. I was more interested in trying to produce a decent group than a decent score. It was a class, and not a match.

Understanding what happened, and why, are the basics of learning. There is a lot to learn in long range shooting, and this was just a start.

We did not discuss spin drift in the classroom portion of the class, and because I hadn't shot at extended distances before it had never been a factor to consider.