Posted by Anthony Hall on Mar 14, 2013; 10:36am
URL: http://oldforum.flyshooter.com.au/Wind-flags-tp5706930p5706944.html

Hi Peter,

I use 5 flags for 300 and 6 for 500..... I found that 5 was a bit light at 500 and I was compromising somewhere and you can't concentrate on many more than 6 in my opinion...... but clearly the more the merrier, just remember that its more work to set up and pack up......not to mention buying the buggers.

I like the first flag to be just in front of the bench and the next 2 (regardless of 300 or 500) inside the first 100m.  With the others, I look for topography on the range that I feel is going to cause wind pockets (ie a valley in the adjoining hill, or a break in the trees line etc). and place one there.  I also avoid the bottom of a valley if practical as the pole needs to go bloody high....

In an ideal world I would set up .
5-10m, 50m & 80-100, then 200, 300, 400 & 475 -  with the last 3 or 4 in the scope For 500m
5-10m, 50m, 80-100, 150 200, 250-275 - with the last 3 in the scope for 300m.

But as long as the first 2 are close, I am a bit flexible on the rest to suit the range.

Cheers

Anthony