I really liked your video. I liked how excited your first PH was at the zebra. Videos show a lot words and reports just can’t. What did you think of the shooting sticks? I see your first PH had a set of quad sticks with the flat front. A similar set goes with me on every hunt. I saw the second PH had a set with a front V. I find this type very difficult to use myself because the adjustments must come from the sticks.
375fox:
Yes, Helmut, (the the top man at Onduri) and Scot at Burchell, were two PH's with very different personalities, lol I greatly enjoy hunting with both men.
Helmut was super excited about that Hartman, because one of the females had seen us on our approach and spooked. None of the others had seen us, but of course they all moved off when the excited one did. Helmut made that huffing call and it worked, bringing them all back in. I think his excitement was based on that, and that it took me a few secs, while the zebra stood for us, to get that shot off !
It's interesting that you picked up on the difference in the sticks. I am of two minds on that.
The wide front shelf type like the Viper-Flex and 4Stable do offer a bit of traverse without relocating the feet, but you have to be diligent on controlling the recoil bounce when you shoot. The V type like the Accurate Concepts Scot uses do require careful setup, but the shooting / recoil control is rock solid.
I'm not sure which is best. I'm currently working on getting an example of each type to me here in the states in order to do some practicing.
