Yes definitely! I hate math and would still take the course.

 

Think it's worth 50 bucks a head to start out?

 

Think it's worth 50 bucks a head to start out?

You talking an online class or a local in person class?

 

What's your syllabus looking like? Will it be math for dummies, because that would be great. Price? Have to know more.

 

It would be an in person class. It would cover the mathematics of things like high angle shooting, spin drift, mil vs moa, wind formulas, time of flight, etc.

 

It would be an in person class. It would cover the mathematics of things like high angle shooting, spin drift, mil vs moa, wind formulas, time of flight, etc.

If I were in your position I'd find out what the local ranges are charging hour for hour for their classes. Then I'd knock a little money off that at first, maybe $10 to be competitive and raise the price to be equal to theirs after I had a few classes under my belt.

Then to drum up interest I'd make up some fliers that describe the class and advertise that FIRST TIME ONLY the first X number of people to call and register get in for free (small sample size of the crowd you're going for) and print up fliers for all the ranges to post on the boards.

I'd also print up some coupons with a slight discount to give to the people I talked to face to face.

 

This is an important one to under stand for 1,000 meter targets.


http://minuteofangle.blogspot.com/p/spin-drift-coriolis-effect.html

 

I would be. Are you talking mathematics dealing with concepts such as laminar flow and boundary layers, Magnus effect, etc. or more about the calculation of MOA, ballistic tables, etc.? I'm interested in either case.

 

Count me in! ILOVE physics

 

I'm no physics major but it could be interesting. I'd love to understand the variables of snipers

But I don't understand this - from the "Coriolis Effect":

If you are shooting north or south your drift will be to the right if you are in the northern hemisphere and left if you are in the southern hemisphere.

Doesn't make sense to me. When does class start?

 

I'm no physics major but it could be interesting. I'd love to understand the variables of snipers

But I don't understand this - from the "Coriolis Effect":

Doesn't make sense to me. When does class start?

The earth rotates would be the simplest way to explain.

 

I'm no physics major but it could be interesting. I'd love to understand the variables of snipers

But I don't understand this - from the "Coriolis Effect":

Doesn't make sense to me. When does class start?

Here's an animation showing the effect (from Wikimedia Commons). If you're looking standing over the shooter and the target, you'll see a similar effect (though not anywhere near as exaggerated in this image).

There are other effects acting on a projectile that are greater or lesser than the Coriolis effect, including drag, the Magnus effect, etc.. Many of these forces are insignificant, but cumulatively on long distance shots, they certainly affect the projectile. It floors me when I think of folks who can innately account for all these variables in 5 heartbeats.

 

I think, you need to tailor it to a specific group of "advanced" shooters.. But also offer some of it at a pabulum level for the general shooter, Such as how to understand and use Mil. correctly, same for MOA. How to use a mil scope to determine distance to animal target

 

mountainman13,

I fully understand the earths rotation having an effect. But why always to the right when in the northern hemisphere and left when in the southern hemisphere? I think there is an error in the statement. Should it read to the right if shooting south from the northern hemisphere and left if shooting north from the southern hemisphere?

If you stand on the north pole and shoot toward the equator the point of aim will be shifted due to the earths rotation. Assuming your trajectory is straight it will land right of point of aim. Equator is moving right when viewing the earth. From the north pole it is moving left so your shot would land right of the point of aim.

 

mountainman13,

I fully understand the earths rotation having an effect. But why always to the right when in the northern hemisphere and left when in the southern hemisphere? I think there is an error in the statement. Should it read to the right if shooting south from the northern hemisphere and left if shooting north from the southern hemisphere?

If you stand on the north pole and shoot toward the equator the point of aim will be shifted due to the earths rotation. Assuming your trajectory is straight it will land right of point of aim. Equator is moving right when viewing the earth. From the north pole it is moving left so your shot would land right of the point of aim.

Good point. Idk I'm No expert.

 

Maybe this will help understand. The water in a toilet swirls in an opposite direction in the Southern Hemisphere. Long Range riflemen are not just good shots. They are also good math students.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_force