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<blockquote data-quote="BadgeBunny" data-source="post: 2385152" data-attributes="member: 1242"><p>THIS!! </p><p></p><p>And no heels. Or sandals (although it's a bit cool today) ... Tennis shoes or low-heeled shoes ...</p><p></p><p>Take a hat with a brim. Just in case. Some kids (boys and girls) don't like the brass ejecting at first ... The brim will keep it away from her face if it happens to fly that way.</p><p></p><p>Don't nag. Show her and then LET HER DO IT ... As long as she is being safe give her the chance to figure it out herself once you give her the lowdown. That is the single biggest complaint I hear from women folk. Their men (dads, husbands, boyfriends, brothers, uncles, you name it) don't give them a chance to work through what they are trying to learn. If she asks for help that is one thing. But WAIT until she asks for help after you have shown her the basics. Staying close is one thing; hovering like you think she is incapable of following your instructions, or figuring it out for herself is quite another.</p><p></p><p>HAVE FUN!! You are laying the groundwork for many more trips to the range (or your one and only trip with her) ... Okie4570 is right about letting her outshoot you. Don't be obvious but this is about her having a good time, not you showing her what a good shot you are. Let her shoot more than you do ... Encourage her to shoot 3 magazines to your one.</p><p></p><p><strong>DO NOT make a big deal out of recoil. Let her try all the guns you take and let her pick her favorite.</strong> She might surprise you. But if you start off by telling her that one is worse than the other or that beginners need to start with a .22 because of the recoil you are going to limit her before she starts. I'd never even shot a .22 until after I hurt my neck. GC took a bunch of different guns to the range and let me pick which one I liked the best ... He taught me the basics with that one. Believe it or not, my favorite gun was (and still) is a G-31 ... but my neck can't take the recoil like it used to ... <img src="/images/smilies/frown.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>Don't put her targets out too far to start with. 7 yards is not too close to start. Then move them out 3 or 4 yards at a time until she starts losing her accuracy and pull them back in and let her have some fun. It is important to finish on a good note!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BadgeBunny, post: 2385152, member: 1242"] THIS!! And no heels. Or sandals (although it's a bit cool today) ... Tennis shoes or low-heeled shoes ... Take a hat with a brim. Just in case. Some kids (boys and girls) don't like the brass ejecting at first ... The brim will keep it away from her face if it happens to fly that way. Don't nag. Show her and then LET HER DO IT ... As long as she is being safe give her the chance to figure it out herself once you give her the lowdown. That is the single biggest complaint I hear from women folk. Their men (dads, husbands, boyfriends, brothers, uncles, you name it) don't give them a chance to work through what they are trying to learn. If she asks for help that is one thing. But WAIT until she asks for help after you have shown her the basics. Staying close is one thing; hovering like you think she is incapable of following your instructions, or figuring it out for herself is quite another. HAVE FUN!! You are laying the groundwork for many more trips to the range (or your one and only trip with her) ... Okie4570 is right about letting her outshoot you. Don't be obvious but this is about her having a good time, not you showing her what a good shot you are. Let her shoot more than you do ... Encourage her to shoot 3 magazines to your one. [B]DO NOT make a big deal out of recoil. Let her try all the guns you take and let her pick her favorite.[/B] She might surprise you. But if you start off by telling her that one is worse than the other or that beginners need to start with a .22 because of the recoil you are going to limit her before she starts. I'd never even shot a .22 until after I hurt my neck. GC took a bunch of different guns to the range and let me pick which one I liked the best ... He taught me the basics with that one. Believe it or not, my favorite gun was (and still) is a G-31 ... but my neck can't take the recoil like it used to ... :( Don't put her targets out too far to start with. 7 yards is not too close to start. Then move them out 3 or 4 yards at a time until she starts losing her accuracy and pull them back in and let her have some fun. It is important to finish on a good note! [/QUOTE]
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