Future IPSC Champion 12 Year Old!
- Thread starter Canuck44
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just watched this on my PC, now can actually read the stuff on the bottom. they shot it under controlled circumstances (they actually state that).Big freakin deal. some of you guys really need to untie the manties and let the blood flow. it was done totally safely, no big deal.
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They're just jealous, Rob. Most of the naysayers can't shoot as good as the kid, so they criticize the video.
The kid's got potential, but odds heavily favor Red Magnum's prediction.
Thanks for sharing, Bob!
stormbringer
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Great shooting...........
Very fast for certain.
However he also certainly broke 90 at 2:52 that is of concern. That said it was not a "match" per se but in a promo video so the IPSC rules do not apply.
My son was never that fast at 12 but never came close to 90 ever. I guess it is a matter of perspective. I always wanted him to shoot safe first.......speed can follow.
Very fast for certain.
However he also certainly broke 90 at 2:52 that is of concern. That said it was not a "match" per se but in a promo video so the IPSC rules do not apply.
My son was never that fast at 12 but never came close to 90 ever. I guess it is a matter of perspective. I always wanted him to shoot safe first.......speed can follow.
I have viewed the video twice and I don't think he broke 90 as you suggest or is shooting so fast he is unsafe as you imply. Great to see a kid out shooting at that level at his age. The hormones may indeed kick in at some point but kids that are driven at that age often are elite level athletes within their sporting diciplines no matter the sport. It would be interesting to know what level he is at now. My bet Master.
Take Care
Bob
They're just jealous, Rob. Most of the naysayers can't shoot as good as the kid, so they criticize the video.
you obviously don't know $hit about why people are responding..
there was a clip a year ago about 12 yer old from the Philippines.. Doing the same thing, but SAFELY and under match conditions.. Didn't see him break 90, didn't see him with the finger in the trigger, didn't see a guy with a camera down range..
"being better a better shooter " than people responding, has nothing to do with it and just your way of trying misdirect people from the issue which is the kid is unsafe..
stormbringer
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Check out 2:52
There is ZERO doubt that he was well past 90.
That is unsafe.
I did not say that his speed made him unsafe. His speed did not seem to be a factor when he broke 90. Actually if anything it was his SLOWNESS of shooitng versus the speed of his feet that made him break 90.
I have viewed the vid about 5 times........
1st time.........wow how great!! Excellent
2nd...........Ummm was that a manned camera that he was shooting towards? HMmm
3rd.... (after reading comments about finger in trigger) I am not sure if the finger is in or out of the trigger guard........hard to see with such small fingers.
4th.........WTF!! That is well past 90!! at 2:52
5th.......you know all that lightning stuff really takes away from the quality of the video .
Now...they could have edited out the parts that are of concern and we would have a real quality video showcasing what looks like a real up and commer instead of distractging everyone with the details.
I totally agree with that. It's difficult to filter out all the distractions and see how much potential the lad really has. He'll need the direction and guidance of his parents and/or coachs to develop into a top-flight shooter, but the potential is there.
On a normal range as you see here in Canada he might have broken 90 but the range shown could easily allow for shots at angles we don't normally see here. Kelowna here in BC has such a range.
And again a manned camera down range, so what? It was obviously a well thought out and planned production. Totally safe. Just because it bothers some of you doesn't make it unsafe.
And again a manned camera down range, so what? It was obviously a well thought out and planned production. Totally safe. Just because it bothers some of you doesn't make it unsafe.
Hello.. are you blind.. at 1:19 he is almost directly in line behind the targets.. he's also shooting at rubber tires which can and do deflect bullets at wierd angles. (as well as dislodging previously embedded bullets and sending them flying)
at 1:14 he shooting steel, and the camera man is almost 90 degrees.. right where the splatter is going.
It's just plain stupid..
No its not, but then again I don't need a boy scout to help me cross the street either. Its obviously planned out, you have no idea the precautions taken nor how the camera was held during all of the filming. Its a calculable risk minimized through proper planning and execution. Which since the camera man doesn't fall over from wounding, they obviously succeeded.
darkshadow
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Very cool Kid!
is the gun strapped to his hand?
is the gun strapped to his hand?
Ok expert.. tell me exactly what planning they did? what "precautions" they took? You seem to be the expert in their safety yet you where not there.. was the camera man wearing body armor??.. the fact is you don't know jack about the safety they took.
Sigh....I wish I was like that at 12 yrs old....Oh well, my kid will be. This guy even had the matrix fight song to boot!
Sadly, I think this video could of been put together better....kind of has that 'cocky' feel to it. The lighting bolts, the introduction, it was all a little over the top.
Good luck to the kid though, after only 18 months too....Give him some years and he'll be doing okay.
Sadly, I think this video could of been put together better....kind of has that 'cocky' feel to it. The lighting bolts, the introduction, it was all a little over the top.
Good luck to the kid though, after only 18 months too....Give him some years and he'll be doing okay.
you don't know if they didn't, no proof one way or the other, using his relation to targets is moot because we don't know the relation between the targets and the berms.
We also don't know what his hits were, speed without accuracy is useless. so take the video for what it is, entertainment/PR
being down range while the kid is shooting was the camera mans choice, being able to make our own decisions regardless of how smart they are is the right of every free person.
Bingo. Automatically assuming they are being unsafe because the nanny state we live in has told us such actions are unsafe is simply ridiculous. Especially when at the beginning of the video they even give you some explanations and warnings. Being downrange while someone shoots past you or near you can and is easily done.
darkshadow
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- OH Ontario, OH NO!
I have filmed people shooting standing at about 91* when they were shooting at about 80*, it feels a little odd looking up someones muzzle but looks good on film
