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1912 Summer Olympics, Men's Pistol, Sweden (media.piefed.social)
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[โ€“] ooterness@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What I find astonishing is that no one thought to use both hands. That was the style of the day, but any two-handed grip would massively improve their accuracy.

[โ€“] Arkthos@pawb.social 5 points 5 days ago

Olympic shooting still uses one hand grip today, I don't think it's the it never occurred to them, it's just not a part of the discipline.