I have the same tripod and also shoot NRL. The reason he cut the legs is because he’s like me and is kinda short. When you start a stage we try to find the targets as fast as possible. So you deploy the tripod from the shortest position the put the Binoculars on it’s too tall from the kneeling position. So you cut the legs.
Because if you didn't look already look up a RRS tripod that is $1000+. Then the Vortex tripod next to it is another $800-900. And then you you would have to have this "shorter" tripod custom made to be at the perfect height when at full extension to fit his exact requirement. That's at least $1500. PRS/NRL is timed stages so you don't want to have to think about where your legs on your tripod need to be for you to be behind the rifle at the correct position. Eliminate seconds spent trying to get on target. Shaving seconds and whatnot.
Awesome Mr. Rick.
The whole idea of tripod legs is that they adjust to whatever height you need. Why cut them when you can just adjust them?
I have the same tripod and also shoot NRL. The reason he cut the legs is because he’s like me and is kinda short. When you start a stage we try to find the targets as fast as possible. So you deploy the tripod from the shortest position the put the Binoculars on it’s too tall from the kneeling position. So you cut the legs.
Close for me it was preferred rifle height.
Why not just get a shorter tripod?
Because if you didn't look already look up a RRS tripod that is $1000+. Then the Vortex tripod next to it is another $800-900. And then you you would have to have this "shorter" tripod custom made to be at the perfect height when at full extension to fit his exact requirement. That's at least $1500. PRS/NRL is timed stages so you don't want to have to think about where your legs on your tripod need to be for you to be behind the rifle at the correct position. Eliminate seconds spent trying to get on target. Shaving seconds and whatnot.