Good stuff Austin. R Churchill talks about the hitting a target before the butt hits the shoulder issue in his book. If you use your left/leading hand correctly to 'point' the gun you are capable of hitting targets before the butt seats. He used that as a demonstration during instruction.
One thing no one has mentioned as of yet is the difference in how the shooter is put together... long neck, large head, long arms, etc, and how it makes a difference in how a gun fits. For me, with a gun with 3" of drop and just over 14" LOP, when I shoot "open faced" or head upright as I prefer, when I bring the gun up it is NOT just my chin that touches the stock. The comb nests just nicely against my cheek and I'm looking straight down the rib. I don't need an added comb to make a nice rest for the cheek. My cheek isn't mashed against the stock like Drew's olympic shooter; it's just comfortably nestled, and I'm looking straight out the middle of my glasses and NOT through the greasy upper left-hand corner as I would be if I had to jam my head down onto a much flatter stock.
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