Fastest Fingers Contest

[BAZOOKA_Boy]

ok, I can make another vid later on, I will go all the way outside then, I was just in the back of my garage, as its like 26 degrees outside...freaking cold for Oregon (I know its colder almost everywhere else :P) plus it doesn't help that I tried to make it when my fingers were frozen and a little sluggish from working on getting some anno stuff moved to my bigger and more temperature controlled location

[Pneumagger]

Awhile ago I made this vid. Sorry for the webcam, that's all I had at the time and youtube made it even worse looking. If I can find my old drives, I'll dig up the godwave pics.
Throughout the string the fastest full second was a 14cps sustained. The fastest burst in it (quickest 2 consecutive peaks) was 17.2bps.

[drg]

Boy it's awfully hard to confirm 1 shot/1 pull in that video ...

[BAZOOKA_Boy]

if you mean me, yea, it may seem that way till you know that it doesn't fire on the trigger pull, but on the release, thats the only way the micro switch I had worked, and I have just gone with it, it feels a little strange at first, though when you really start shooting it, it is a very nice feel, that, and the timmy frame/trigger really help me also

[drg]

if you mean me, yea, it may seem that way till you know that it doesn't fire on the trigger pull, but on the release, thats the only way the micro switch I had worked, and I have just gone with it, it feels a little strange at first, though when you really start shooting it, it is a very nice feel, that, and the timmy frame/trigger really help me also

Actually i was referring to pneumagger's ...

[Pneumagger]

Actually i was referring to pneumagger's ...

I know it's got a crap frame rate (I think 15frame/sec) and If i'm pulling near 15 and the frame rate is 15 then there's not going to be smooth movement... but it is legit. Here is the link to the original thread a long time ago: LINK HERE . I found an old pics in my photobucket here's a 1 second clip from that string. The fastest portion came towards the middle of the primary long string.

[drg]

I know it's got a crap frame rate (I think 15frame/sec) and If i'm pulling near 15 and the frame rate is 15 then there's not going to be smooth movement... but it is legit. Here is the link to the original thread a long time ago: LINK HERE . I found an old pics in my photobucket here's a 1 second clip from that string. The fastest portion came towards the middle of the primary long string.

Unfortnately, the whole point of this thread is to "show your work" as it were ... if the video is insufficient to show the required information, then it cannot be counted. I would think you might want a more consistent 5 seconds anyway for an official entry.

BTW, rawbutter ... how do you feel as far as the practicality test with this one?

[Pneumagger]

I think the point of the video is more a "proof it's you shooting". Anyone can post a pic of some goldwave they found and claim they shot that fast. It's called fastest fingers contest... not best film award. It's a 15fps webcam and it's all i own... I don't feel a silly contest is just worth my purchasing a new camcorder. If you're doubting the validity that it is real video or it's altered then I guess your doubts are reasonable, as I clearly spend times recording and editing things a year and a half in advance of some thread I plan to post them in for fame and fortune.

The audio is plenty good enough to hear and use GW to analyze at least a full 1 second sample. I would record a better sample for you with my silly camera, but I do not currently have an electro or mech I could use.

[drg]

Clearly, the point is whether you are getting one shot per pull, that's been a basic requirement of these contents ... Your video does not show how fast your fingers are at all. The camera simply does not have enough framerate. Unfortunate, but the whole point of video proof is just that -- proof.

It's not to see who is shooting, heck most of them don't have a face in them.

[rawbutter]

Unfortnately, the whole point of this thread is to "show your work" as it were ... if the video is insufficient to show the required information, then it cannot be counted. I would think you might want a more consistent 5 seconds anyway for an official entry.

BTW, rawbutter ... how do you feel as far as the practicality test with this one?

I get your point, drg, but I have to side with pneumagger. These aren't the Golden Globes... we're all just showing off how fast (or slow) we can shoot.

Bottom line is that I trust pneumagger. He's been here a long time and he's personally helped me out with stuff. If he says it's him shooting the gun on pure semi, I'm gonna trust that, even though the video may be sub-par.

And that goes for everyone else too. Unless I have a good reason not to, I'm going to assume people are being honest. Besides, analyzing videos to look closely at finger movement is way more work than I'm willing to do.

Pneumagger.... I'll get to your video tonight when I'm home and confirm your bps. I can't see the video here at work, even during lunch break.

[rawbutter]

I don't feel a silly contest is just worth my purchasing a new camcorder.

My sentiments exactly. I'm just glad you entered something.

[drg]

I get your point, drg, but I have to side with pneumagger. These aren't the Golden Globes... we're all just showing off how fast (or slow) we can shoot.

Bottom line is that I trust pneumagger. He's been here a long time and he's personally helped me out with stuff. If he says it's him shooting the gun on pure semi, I'm gonna trust that, even though the video may be sub-par.

And that goes for everyone else too. Unless I have a good reason not to, I'm going to assume people are being honest. Besides, analyzing videos to look closely at finger movement is way more work than I'm willing to do.

Pneumagger.... I'll get to your video tonight when I'm home and confirm your bps. I can't see the video here at work, even during lunch break.

Well, that's unfortunate. It's the same problem that marred the last contest.

The thing is people can completely truthfully believe they are pulling an honest number and not be. It's not hard for a few balls of trigger bounce to slip by undetected when you are running flat out.

At any rate, my analysis of that video gets 11 bps on the dot.

[Mongoose]

Well, that's unfortunate. It's the same problem that marred the last contest.

The thing is people can completely truthfully believe they are pulling an honest number and not be. It's not hard for a few balls of trigger bounce to slip by undetected when you are running flat out.

At any rate, my analysis of that video gets 11 bps on the dot.

well i just wanna say that he is using a pnuemag...and there is no bounce with them.
all you can do is semi.
vids good with me

[rawbutter]

Well, that's unfortunate. It's the same problem that marred the last contest.

I don't see it being that big of a deal.

The big difference between this contest and the last one is that we're not playing for money... and I think that's significant. The grand prize for the last contest was almost $100, whereas here we're just competing for bragging rights.

So, I'm really not expecting dishonesty from people. I mean... c'mon. Is there anyone out there who's so pathetic that they're going to spend all the time and energy to make a fake video just for some self-esteem points through an Internet paintball forum?


Alright... let's get this contest back on topic. Let's see some more shooting!!!

[tebo]

Could I submit another entry? I found another trigger adjustment screw that made my pull much easier. If not that alright.