Aim low, shoot high

Posted by ESC January 06, 2005In reply to Aim Quotes posted by SR on January 06, 2005

Do you know where or from whom this phrase come from?

I don't know. But I'm looking for a similar phrase: "Aim low and shoot high." A coworker who is a hunter said it about writing goals. I guess he meant have modest goals and then try to exceed them.

There is a wonderful site for quotes by 'googling'
the key word you are looking for. Try 'Aim.'
One of my favourites is...
"Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star."
W. Clement Stone

www.brainyquote.com/ quotes/keywords/aim.html
SR

Today I asked a coworker, who is a championship marksman, about the two aim expressions. He said that when using some weapons the shooter has to aim a bit lower than the target to compensate for the gun bucking up when firing.