Caffeine and accuracy

[rwc101]

Geology prof always had a mug of coffee and whiskey for our 8 AM class, minus the coffee.

In high school we had a substitute go missing halfway through class. I went to the bathroom and found him with an empty whiskey bottle and too drunk to stand.

 

[Nick87]

Mix a little whiskey in to balance things out.

Beat me to it.

 

[Gr8bawana]

I'm willing to sacrifice whatever small amount of accuracy it may cost me by drinking coffee. I've been drinking coffee for so long it might just kill me not to drink it.
When I was in the 3rd or 4th grade my mom used to give me coffee in my lunchbox thermos. I've been drinking it ever since.

 

[HandgunHunter]

I don’t see it having an affect and I’m shooting handguns at distance.

if it makes you shake or something like that maybe.

I am a firm believer that 99% of accuracy issues are between the shooters ears.

 

[MTLabrador]

I am a firm believer that 99% of accuracy issues are between the shooters ears.

Absolutely true.

 

[MarvB]

I'm afraid without my morning cup or two I'd likely begin to hunt bare handed....just a touch irritable.

 

[noharleyyet]

Such a habit/routine no matter the activity, don't think it alters my mediocre abilities. Placebo coffee?...what's the point?

 

[Aussie_hunter_JD]

At the end of the day coffee is a drug

 

[Jim/Wa]

I'd rather sacrifice yardage than limit my coffee. Sometimes the only motivation for climbing out of a warm sleeping bag on a frosty morning is the thought of a hot cup of coffee.

 

[MarvB]

Placebo coffee?...what's the point?

Right?????

 

[p_ham]

I've got a slow heart rate and my BP is usually fairly low. If I drink coffee or an energy drink I feel like shit for 3 days after.
I have noticed a change in accuracy based on state of hydration with both rifle and archery, it affects your fine motor skills and mental focus similar to caffeine.

 

[Ben Sellers]

I support the blind test where your wife or coffee shop gives you your coffee without you knowing if it’s high test or not. Do it for two weeks or more so that the sample size is large enough to smooth out bad days that are due to other causes that may skew the data. I bet is it makes a small difference but the placebo effect makes more of a difference. Of course your liver condition could exacerbate the issue.

 

[mtmuley]

At the end of the day coffee is a drug

And at the start of the day, exactly the drug I need. mtmuley

 

[Elkmagnet]

I don't regularly consume caffeine and go long periods without sugar.
If I have either before a range session I can see my cross hairs shake.
I don't remember noticing while shooting archery.
Perhaps buy the game "operation" and check your steadiness with/without

 

[WapitiBob]

I’ve been shooting tournament archery for almost 50 years and can say “it depends on the person.” I drink more Diet Pepsi than water and it doesn’t bother me. Paige Pearce drinks a monster energy every day and it doesn’t bother her. You need to find your tolerance and go from there. Also, since we’re talking your aiming/grouping, the combination of draw length/mass weight/holding weight is the key to getting a bow to hold.

 

[mtmuley]

I've had exactly one energy drink in my 54 years. Won't touch another. mtmuley

 

[runningmt]

I can’t imagine elk/deer/pronghorn camp without coffee. Any camp for that matter.

I guess if it affects accuracy, I’ll just keep doing what I have been.......get as close as I can before the shot.

 

[brockel]

Copenhagen used to do that to me. Could tell during my morning shoots if I had had a dip or not. Quit about 4 years ago so don’t have to worry about it now

 

[ShootsManyBullets]

But the real question is do you shoot better if you have a deuce brewing in your belly that the coffee or tobacco would chase out of your system? I find it difficult to perform basic tasks if I'm backed up.

 

[antlerradar]

I've had exactly one energy drink in my 54 years. Won't touch another. mtmuley

Same for me, I couldn't even finish the first. That stuff is nasty.