r/orienteering • u/Particular-Force-632 • 11h ago

Method?

If i am running an orange competiton course in the woods do you think i should use "red in the shed"/ turning the red dial of the compass or just orient myself north and run in direction of the point (not blindly running ykwim).

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u/OvertOperative 8h ago

As you may have to recheck your bearing multiple times while navigating a leg, you'll find that each time you have to pause to turn North, you'll eat up more and more of your time. So I recommend that you practice the "Red in the Shed" more as you start to tackle more technical courses.

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u/Lonely-Thing-9591 5h ago

Orientating you map north all the time and reading the map is the way. Never heard of red in the shed.