maintain a straight shot

English translation: From the context ....

09:39 Aug 20, 2009
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Music / drums
English term or phrase: maintain a straight shot
All of the drums featured Paragon Deus micro-tube lugs, except for the snare drum, which was fitted with full-width tube lugs. The micro-tube lugs are fairly attractive, and they allow lots of the shell to show. But they don't have swivel nuts to receive the tension rods. Extra care must be taken when inserting those rods during head changes, in order to avoid stripping the lugs. Tuning can also be a little tricky, since you must try to ***maintain a straight shot and not misalign things.*** (The same is true with the snare drum's full-width lugs.)

Речь идет о настройке барабанов. Не вполне понятно, что имеется в виду.
Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 08:46
Selected answer:From the context ....
Explanation:
I would understand it to mean that you are to tighten the lugs across diagonals (like the wheel nuts when you change a tire) so that you do not tighten one side all the way down and then not be able to tighten the other side without ripping the drum head. You do not want to get the drum head too far from horizontal while tightening.

It is odd English, though, in my opinion.
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jccantrell
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Local time: 18:46
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Thank you very much!!!
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From the context ....


Explanation:
I would understand it to mean that you are to tighten the lugs across diagonals (like the wheel nuts when you change a tire) so that you do not tighten one side all the way down and then not be able to tighten the other side without ripping the drum head. You do not want to get the drum head too far from horizontal while tightening.

It is odd English, though, in my opinion.

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 18:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you very much!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jim Tucker (X): Tighten the lugs proportionally at any rate, diagonal or not. Agree that the expression is a little over the top, but refreshing nonetheless.
8 hrs

agree  Phong Le
14 hrs

agree  Andy Carr: Sounds like the guy wrote the description before thinking a picture might be helpful... verbage working hard.
19 hrs
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