What does, "Aim small, miss small" mean, Mel Gibson says it in the Patriot?

Question

What does, "Aim small, miss small" mean, Mel Gibson says it in the Patriot?

Answer 1

If you aim at the smallest target possible, you won't miss by as much as if you aimed at a larger target. It really is true. With my bow if I aim at a small target I get better groups then if I aim at a larger target from the same distance.

Answer 2

The rest of them got it. Aim at a single point where the round needs to go. Then, even if you are a little off, there is enough leniency that you will still get a fatal shot. That is why there are bright colored bullseye markings on targets (or at least I think that is why, other than to be visible).

Answer 3

My opinion: "If you aim at a man's heart or lung area and your aiming at a precise spot (aiming small) and you miss the that particular area then you have a chance of still hitting a vital spot (or missing small)."

Sorry if that doesn't make sense it was in my mind and I was trying to put it into words.

Answer 4

It means don't aim at the entire body, pick the vital area's and aim there, and if you miss that little area, then you will still make a killing shot

Answer 5

Be as careful and precise with your aim as possible, and you will be on target or real close. In the heat of a hunt or combat, many riflemen will forget to actually aim as well as they should.

Answer 6

In other words pick a spot, and focus entirely on it when aiming, and in so doing you will hit it or very close to it.*

Answer 7

Aim at a small target and dont miss.

Answer 8

What this means is this: Say for example, a deer . dont just aim at the deer, aim at a place on the deer.A differant colored patch of hair, a certain place in specific. That way your concentration will keep your sites on target. Or If it were a man ,for instance, aim at a button rather than just the man....you'll shoot tighter groups. ok justin said it better than me.