I started with the gun supported on the point of balance, but have been trying different points, trying to find a good trade-off between good stability of the gun and my ability to keep the aim steady. Your thoughts on left arm placement are particularly interesting in that respect, though will pres...

Inconsistent hold is almost certainly a significant factor. Sometimes I realise I'm holding firmer, sometimes I don't. Often my overall grip is loose, but my finger-tips are a little too tight. Sometimes I notice that. Sometimes I guess I don't. On a bag, or rested on my left arm, often I don't use ...

"Maybe you lose concentration slightly after a good group, thinking it's easy. "

Very likely. That's rather my own thought already.

I'm mostly shooting from a rest, sometimes a bag, sometimes my arm.
I'm not yet steady enough to worry about grouping from HFT-type positions.

Hmm ... The one I especially like:

Teach him to fish and he'll spend all day in a boat drinking beer.

Hi all, I'm new here and new to airgun shooting, though I almost always research and learn before I do things, so I'm probably reasonably up to speed. I've had my TX200 mkIII a month or so now and have probably shot 700 pellets through it, so I'm now learning how the theory of things actually works,...