altnipper Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) Hi just wondered peoples thoughts on this. (I'm not talking about being dangerous - ie not having alcohol in the system to lead to poor safety) On new years day I shot the worst I've shot for a long time. I calculated I had 8/9 units of alcohol the night before so not loads - 3pints equiv, also went to bed at about 11pm, shot the next day at 10.30am. So 11.30hrs without drinking. I shot low 50's /100 reg shoot, the week before I shot an 87/100 at a registered shoot. I'm not looking for excuses and I'm just interested if anyone else has found this. I felt fine on new years day not sluggish or anything but I just could not pick up where I was going wrong, whereas the week before I did that instantly. So was it the residual effects of the alcohol on the judgement of distance and speed? The body I think is meant to get rid of 1 unit an hour roughly buy I had far longer than this after finishing drinking. It was really odd I couldn't feel why I was missing at all just felt normal and like I should be hitting them but wasn't. I would have expected it if I'd had more alcohol but then to be honest I wouldn't have gone shooting as I know it would have been a waste of time. Does anyone else compeletly abstain the night before a shoot or even longer? Think I'm going to from now on, least if it happens again I will have to find something else to blame. Thanks Edited January 4, 2013 by altnipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 I used to shoot far better if I was suffering from the night before in our pub league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huffhuff Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Not that I condone such things, but I normally shoot better the morning after. I think it's about not over thinking things. I just get in the stand and shoot (generally in the right direction). I also drive far better after a good few beers (<---- that one was a joke). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) It won't be the alcohol, going by the quantity you say you had. What it will be is dehydration (your body needs a lot of water to process alcohol). Also various residual toxins, depending on exactly what you had (red wine puts me in a terrible state the following day, even if only a couple of glasses) How to avoid ? When you go to bed, drink a pint of water. In the morning, when you go for a **** (to urinate, ty pw censoring), look at the colour. If pale/straw coloured, then you aren't too bad. Any darker, you are still dehydrated. More water Edited January 4, 2013 by robbiep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrapFiller Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 I've had more the night before gone to bed later than that, and still shot a 65 which is about my average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Even small amounts of alcohol in your system effects your ability at such tasks, people don't drive better and they certainly don't shoot better. its well proven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1in9 Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 I have historically shot better with a hangover! A throw back to getting into clays as a student. Frame of mind is key to shooting sports, if you are at your most relaxed with a mild hangover then so be it. Although some mental exercises could easily enough get you into the same place. Many darts players simply can't function without a specific quota of beer inside them for this very reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Maughan Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 How many Olympic athletes would expect to perform to their full potential after a night on the razz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 The only people who genuinely perform motor tasks better with a level of alcohol in their system are alcoholics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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