Thread: Bad technique

STANDING
Benchmark: 15cm@25m
Feet shoulder width apart. About 20 -30deg from direction to target.
Left upper and lower arms each 45 deg from vertical.
Variant for target shooting: left upper arm rests on chest (if suitable body shape) body leans back at hip. Lower arm vertical. Forend balanced on fist.

KNEELING
Benchmark: 25cm@100m
Left lower leg vrttical and toe turned slightly in. Left arm upper and loer both at 45 deg to vertical, same as standing.
Left elbow triceps tendon flat area resting in knee between patella and medial head of quadriceps (see wikipedia for explanation anatomical terms but they are the most unambiguous way to describe positions).
Right knee on ground with leg 60 to 90 deg from direction of target.
Buttock weight is on right heel. Right foot can either take weight on toes (high position) or be flexed (in line with lower leg) with weight on front /top of ankle and foot on the ground (low).
Right elbow in air horiontal to 45 deg below same as standing position.
Varint for target shooting: sit on side if foot twisted flat. Considerable variation may be needed depending on the relative lengths of legs and back.

SITTING
Benchmark: 30cm@200m
Sit buttocks in ground.
Left leg towards or left of target.
Right leg about 45 to 90 deg from target.
Left elbow triceps tendon on medial side if patella . Similar to kneeling.
Right elbow resting on medial side of right knee.
Variant: crossed legs.
Variant for target shooting: left elbow hooked around knee and foreend rests under its own weight on side of arm.
Some variation depending on arm and leg length and back flexibility.