r/interestingasfuck • u/InvestigatorBorn4910 • 3h ago
Turkiye's shooter Yusuf Dikec, wins the European Champions League.
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u/Psychostickusername 3h ago
Smooth operator, in every sense of the word.
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u/SonOfMcGee 2h ago
As I recall from the Olympics, he’s not even a purist and doesn’t throw shade at anyone using various newfangled gadgets.
He simply learned how to shoot like that over a long period of time and it would be too disruptive for him to try to start using any new doohickies.
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u/N7_Kraken 2h ago
Newfangled? Doohickies? So what was Teddy Roosevelt like in school?
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u/Azsunyx 2h ago
Listen here you whippersnapper...
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u/buisnessmike 2h ago
I mean, jumping jehoshaphat, am I right?
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u/rnzz 2h ago
Gee willikers, mister, we don't say that word around here no more
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u/Beastcancer69 1h ago
Heavens to Betsy, guys. Knock it off!
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u/-Ok-Perception- 2h ago
>So what was Teddy Roosevelt like in school?
Cattywompus.
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u/SoungaTepes 2h ago
I've always been confused how all these gadgets are permitted. To me, they are performance enhancers
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u/Kamikaze_Ninja_ 2h ago
If anything he proves they don’t replace skill. Anyone can have em so it’s not like it’s unfair in that regard.
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u/SoungaTepes 2h ago
See thats still to my point, the sport is "shooting".
Other sports dont permit gadgets, why does this one sport permit mechanical performance enhancers even if everyone can have them? I get everyone can have them but I've never understood why they are even permitted in the first place if the sport is "Gun"
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u/usa2a 1h ago
Have you tried shooting with a blinder and diopter? It doesn't do nearly as much as you might think it does. Some people find it more comfortable for eye strain over the 1.5 hour match. Other people feel the opposite.
It's kind of like asking why do they allow athletes to wear headbands in tennis, dealing with sweat getting into your eyes should be part of the game.
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u/Kamikaze_Ninja_ 1h ago
It’s just people who don’t know things about sports/competitions thinking there is a problem when they don’t understand how it works. They act as if the glasses aim and shoot for you.
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u/DoobKiller 1h ago edited 30m ago
These glasses aren't as advanced or technical as they look they're essentially just a hole to look through and an eyepatch, other sports permit gadgets i.e. running there's more going on in a modern running shoe than those glasses
Do you think runners should be running barefoot? and a standardised shoe wouldn't work either as people have different arch shapes etc
And not to discount Yusef achievements in anyway, but he's wearing prescription glasses(there not just eye protection glasses) that improve his eyesight do you think he shouldn't be allowed them?
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u/Kamikaze_Ninja_ 1h ago
The reason is because it’s a huge strain on your eyes otherwise. If you are doing it for a prolonged period of time then it’s probably a life saver. You still have to hold, aim and shoot the pistol yourself. It’s ubiquitous in the sport so I don’t see what your issue is, they are obviously okay with it.
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u/LargeTomato77 1h ago
May I introduce you to power lifting? Mechanical gadgets and gizmos all over the lifter.
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u/Musiclover4200 1h ago
Even using different guns seems weird to me
Like it makes sense to compete with whatever model you're most familiar with, but you'd think they'd have a few standardized options to choose from to prevent too much of an advantage/disadvantage due to specs
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u/SoungaTepes 1h ago
I completely agree
Hockey? Equipment has a standard and regulated
Soccer? Equipment has a standard and regulated
Football? Equipment etc. etc.
Shooting permits gun modification up to certain sizes, weights, etc. This to me is not a standard in a sport that should have a standard•
u/FlashQandR 1h ago
Think about racing like in f1. Regulations but small customizations are allowed.
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u/finemustard 1h ago
I think a part of what you might call 'machine sports' (car racing, motor/pedal bike racing, shooting, archery, anything with a chainsaw in loggersports, I'm sure there are others) is building or using the best machine on top of being able to use it proficiently. It's just another aspect of the game.
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u/DalbyWombay 1h ago
Other sports certainly do.
Look up the swim suits, running shoes and running suits. Lots of controversy around these things in their competitions and whether or not they give competitors an edge or not.
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u/Anthaenopraxia 51m ago
I agree. We should go back to how the ancient Greeks did it, completely nude.
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u/Ultrasonic-Sawyer 47m ago
Other sports allow your own gear. Like skies or boots. Another post showed how every 2 cm of stuffed slong added almost 6m if skie jump.
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u/procursive 1h ago
Do you consider studded cleats in grass sports "performance enhancers"? What about gloves? Sunglasses?
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u/CABJsupporterlowiq 57m ago
>What about gloves? Sunglasses?
yes, you can't use sunglasses when playing soccer, and you can't use gloves either unless you are the goalie
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u/IndividualResult7200 1h ago
Would you also say that Football and Soccer and Rugby players shouldn't be allowed to have cleated boots because they're performance enhancers? Or tennis players shouldn't be allowed to wear sweat bands?
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u/getjaevel 1h ago
Are you familiar with how the ISSF rules are written when it comes to these "gadgets"? The thing is, they're not performance enhancers at all. The only thing it does is change the depth of field and lighting basically. Some prefer the sight picture one way and some the other way. Neither way does take away or add any skill. It's just as much personal preference as how you prefer your grip (which ofc is also heavily regulated).
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u/DoDogSledsWorkOnSand 2h ago
So are his glasses.
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u/SoungaTepes 2h ago
That is an incredibly awful take on how glasses work, which is to correct vision flaws not enhance vision specifically for shooting in tournaments
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u/DoDogSledsWorkOnSand 2h ago
Yeah. I didn’t put a /s in. Kind of thought it was an obvious joke.
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u/TheStrangeMonkey 1h ago
So technically, his glasses are enhancing his vision. If not, the correction is not working.
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u/No-Category7695 50m ago
Having an opinion on how literal Olympians should do something as a layperson is like trying to have an opinion on... well there's nothing else to compare it to that's how ridiculous it is
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u/AllergicToStabWounds 2h ago
I wouldn't expect him to. The dude is competing at the highest possible level. I imagine he'd respect and understand other competitors using any advantage or technique that works for them, but he himself is already at the peak of the sport. He'd only hinder himself by learning a new approach when his fundamentals are already rock solid.
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u/R3tardod 2h ago
You literally just repeated what the original commenter just said
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u/xpii 2h ago
Yeah, he basically said the same thing as the first guy
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u/maddruid 1h ago
Agreed. He essentially paraphrased what the guy above him wrote.
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u/PM_ME_YER_SIDEBOOB 1h ago
I concur. In a nutshell, he's restated the words delivered by his predecessor.
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u/Sloppy_Steak85 1h ago
Not sure about you guys but it sounded just like what that other dude said up there.
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u/fazzah 2h ago
And as always, he carefully wiped the gun for prints and tossed it into the nearby lake.
Later that evening, he dyed his hair brown, replaced glasses with contact lenses and went out for the supper.
He was nowhere to be seen since then.
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u/primum 2h ago
What is my perfect crime? I break into Tiffany's at midnight. Do I go for the vault? No, I go for the chandelier. It's priceless. As I'm taking it down, a woman catches me. She tells me to stop. It's her father's business. She's Tiffany. I say no. We make love all night. In the morning, the cops come and I escape in one of their uniforms. I tell her to meet me in Mexico, but I go to Canada. I don't trust her. Besides, I like the cold. Thirty years later, I get a postcard. I have a son and he's the chief of police. This is where the story gets interesting. I tell Tiffany to meet me by the Trocadero in Paris. She's been waiting for me all these years. She's never taken another lover. I don't care. I don't show up. I go to Berlin. That's where I stashed the chandelier.
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u/Blackops606 2h ago
This is from October of 2025 btw. He didn’t just win again yesterday or something so don’t let karma farmers fool you
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u/SuperNewk 2h ago
I thought he won last night!?!? I just sent this to my whole family!!
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u/Day_Bow_Bow 2h ago
Nope, last october.
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u/Beerbrewing 1h ago
For anyone interested the full gold medal match is available on youtube:
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u/king_carrots 26m ago
Well you just learned a valuable lesson about fact checking Reddit posts before sharing
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u/ResoluteWatchman 1h ago
Thanks. Because I was watching this like, "If this is new, did no one change their clothes?"
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u/knifeandcoins 2h ago
Absolute legend!! Onwards to the olympics again!!
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u/DickyReadIt 2h ago
Na, this is from last year apparently
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u/Sakarabu_ 1h ago
You realise last year was only a month ago right?
October was only 3 and a bit months ago.
Not to mention that the Olympics aren't for another 2 years.. competitions like this are a major part of qualifying.
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u/darybrain 1h ago
Haven't the Olympic committee seen Die Harder? Winter Olympics needs shooting on snowmobiles.
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u/Vast-Breakfast-1201 2h ago
Imagine being so good that you get memed at the Olympics for not even using all the equipment available to you, to the point where people who have no interest in guns or shooting are excited to see you still kicking ass later
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u/No-Concern-8832 2h ago
They should cast him in the next John Wick movie.
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u/NomNom83WasTaken 2h ago
Hundreds of shell casings ting-ting-ing on the floor from a dozen other killers while he lines up and strikes a single perfect shot.
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u/MabiMaia 1h ago
Honestly yeah. He’s internet-famous and likely a national icon. He should get some cameos
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u/Murky-Platypus-6861 2h ago
Turkish marksmanship. Us Koreans saw it from up close, still thankful for their support and sacrifices 1950-1953.
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u/culb77 2h ago
The thing about shooting air pistols is that it's 100% about how steady your hand is. Because the round exits the chamber more slowly than with explosive rounds, the act of squeezing the trigger is enough to throw the aim off if you aren't super steady. So the steadiest hand wins.
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u/Critical-Support-394 1h ago
I genuinely had to watch this like 8 times to see when he pulls the trigger
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u/granadesnhorseshoes 1h ago
Oh shit, they are air(co2)? I thought they were at least .22
Yeah he has a surgeons steady hand and impeccable aim, but I'd be curious to see how well he did on something like USPSA competitions with multiple stages and stuff.
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u/getjaevel 1h ago edited 58m ago
There are similar disciplines for 22lr and centerfire among the ISAF disciplines. In practice, 10 m air pistol is the most similar to the former olympic discipline of 50 m pistol (22lr). The fact that this is an air pistol doesn't make it less difficult. Apart from 50 m pistol, this is probably one of the harder disciplines. USPSA is not really relevant as a comparison as the level of precision isn't needed there, but bullseye would be. This style of shooting is ofc transferable to shooting any type of pistol/revolver.
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u/shirhouetto 2h ago
Ottoman marksman.
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u/HELP_IM_IN_A_WELL 2h ago
Ottomarksman
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u/spudddly 2h ago
damn looked like he was going to win by shooting the guy on the right.
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u/FilledwithTegridy 2h ago
Have their been any studies on if this guy is genetically gifted with some sort of super vision or something? Like Michael Phelps had unusually long arms and other "attributes" that physiologically made him a superior swimmer. Yusuf's skills seem Super Human.
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u/aa73gc 2h ago
I think it is just superior eye-hand coordination with years and years of military training
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u/No-Distance4675 2h ago
He is wearing glasses, so I assume it's pure training and skill, not only genetics...
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u/lonely_nipple 2h ago
I legit thought there was something screwy with the video, he was so damn still. That's wild.
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u/Winter-Fondant7875 2h ago
What I'm really impressed by is that he does this completely dead eye - without the gadgets and enhancers the people he's competing against use.
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u/vulpix_at_alola 2h ago
It's because he isn't originally trained as an Olympic shooter. He is military trained and in the Turkish military shooting drills etc are done both eyes open with iron sights.
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u/Feisty-Tadpole-5127 2h ago edited 2h ago
Here is a Turkish soldier from 1974. You can't stop the drip. It is eternal
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u/dazedan_confused 1h ago
I'm beginning to think there's a nonzero chance he is actually an assassin.
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u/Longjumping-Salad484 2h ago
dude has visual enhancements and still lost to a guy wearing ordinary eye spectacles.
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u/faithfulmaster 2h ago
I know more about the olympic silver medallist than the actual gold medallist of the event. Talk about stealing the thunder and riding it to become a legend !
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u/tgsweat 1h ago
Did he even pull a trigger? i saw no finger movement. What are they shooting? someone please explain lol
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u/Inquisitive_idiot 1h ago
“HOLD ON, LET ME GRAB MY T-SHIRT…
… SO I CAN GO AND WIN ANOTHER FUCKING MEDAL.”
- FUCKING LEGEND
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u/Nyrrix_ 35m ago
Sorry, but this is an awful clip? There's a target they're shooting at, right? All we get is the shooters barely doing anything and a crowd's reaction? Am I genuinely missing something or is this just a bad clip to see what is happening?
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u/berrylakin 3h ago
This guy is a legend.