His name is Yusuf Dikeç, he was in the 10m air pistol men and mixed team events. The silver was in the mixed team event, won alongside teammate Şevval İlayda Tarhan. Despite what appears to be an exceptionally successful sport shooting career otherwise, he seems to have struggled in prior Olympic games (“struggled” relative to “qualified for the goddamn Olympics” of course) but apparently he was just on the ball this time
And that’s the last time I call John Oliver a British toucan…
How close did he get to making the Lion King worth watching as Zazu?
Being ruled by Turks for 400 years kinda makes sense now
And the other one is flicking a cigarette.
You you you oughta know
His hand is in his pocket to stabilize the swing from his massive dong 🍆
Opps, my huge gun was off target due to my magnum dong.
He has to synchronize his breathing with that swinging pendulum before he can time his shot.
Plot twist: he is blind on one eye
And deaf on both ears
and has an artificial arm
Should have sent this one for Trump
Don’t worry, with sniper rifle he can hit all the way from Paris
Peak sport right there!
The US Army used to teach shooting similarly to that, minus the hand in the pocket of course.
If you have your hand in your pocket you go to the ‘target’ side of the range.
Both eyes make a huge difference if you want to switch between moving targets, so it makes sense in a military setting
They removed the soldier’s hand!? That’s serious dedication!
Once you sign the papers they can do whatever they want to you.
I can’t be that stable with my arm held out in any circumstances but this seems like an incredibly fun sport.
10m air pistol. Accuracy is what counts. It ain’t your American shootin that’s for sure
Even Texans fear him
‘Parry this you fucking casuals’
He looks like he commented to someone doing this sport professionally that it look easy and now, with a bit of disdain and irritation, he had to show them what he meant by that
I know a professional assassin when I see one
Even without a gun, that is an expression that says, “you will really regret it if you ever try to fuck with me.”
But he’ll never hear you coming.
I’m not saying it’s good practice, but you can fire .22 LR without getting ringing in your ears. I’d never do it all day, but I’ve definitely done it a couple times just to get an idea how loud it is. The dude can probably hear fine. I’m not saying it won’t catch up to him though.
Edit I hear he shoots air pistol? I don’t know if that’s correct, but it’s definitely even quieter.
Yep! He competes in (at least) 10m mixed team. They use PCP pistols for that, so you really don’t really need more than a pair of earplugs. 25m and 25m rapid both use .22LR though, and many competitors compete in both events and only bring the one pair of PPE, so that’s where the images of competitors wearing full ears vs. earplugs only in one side come from (and/or some people’s ears are stupidly designed so they can’t wear normal earplugs / earbuds and have to have the uncomfortable and bulky over-the-ear protection. Not that I’m bitter or anything. Stupid ears.).
Also, his shooting stance is 100% standard, here’s him & his partner Sevval Tarhan in identical stances. It’s really more for comfort than anything else, since rounds go for 1hr 15min. Ergonomic stance means you can keep up the consistent shots for that long a period
The meme format with him vs. the south korean shooter Kim Yeji looks so different because they are competing in totally different events, even though they’re both shooting PCP target guns.
Shooting .22lr without earpro isn’t great, but yeah… doing it occasionally shouldn’t be an issue.
I use 22 on invasive nutria around the property, and when I see one of the giant rats I’ll just grab the rifle and go shoot them. It’s not like firing a .308 or .223 where it’s loud enough to permanently damage your hearing from 1 shot.
But if I’m going target shooting a 22 I’m gonna put on eyes and ears. Especially for a pistol. For those who haven’t shot, pistols are generally way louder than rifles of the same caliber. Not only is it closer to the shooter, but more of the gas expansion and powder burning occurs outside the barrel.
Air guns can also be just as loud as a 22 BTW. It’s actually fairly common to have a integrated into an air rifle in the US since the legal definition of a silencer specifically involves being designed for use on a firearm (air rifles aren’t legally firearms).
how does it sound from a rooftop?
…like it does from a deck or a driveway. I’m not sure what you’re getting at.
They’re joking (I hope), about the attempt last month.
I see. In my mind I don’t really connect target shooting and varmit hunting with a 22 with violence, so I missed the reference.
It’s like connecting wood carving with stabbings.
I heard someone say that he was wearing regular earplugs and that these are compressed air guns so not nearly as loud as regular guns. I have no idea on either of those loudnesses