Shooting in Wind Several months ago, the Tulsa Gun Club held the annual St. Patrick's Day Shoot. As always, it was a well-run shoot with over 60 shooters braving the cold and WINDY conditions. The weather in Tulsa that month had, until that weekend, been warm and mostly calm, but because there was a shoot, Mother Nature had to show us that the last of cold, windy days weren't over - it was still winter. For the conditions, we had some pretty good scores, and I believe that almost everyone had fun. Of course it's always more fun if you shoot those good scores. I've found that, … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #49: Shooting Twice At the Same Target
Shooting Twice At the Same Target I've been helping a gentleman learn to shoot skeet. He's shot trap and some sporting clays and recently started shooting skeet, and he's interested in shooting registered skeet. I've worked with him once or twice a week for the last month, and he's picking the game up pretty fast, but today he shot twice at the same target. I had to explain to him that this is something that would get him removed from an event as it's a safety violation. If you get into the habit of shooting twice at the same target during practice, chances are you may … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #54: Illness
Illness A friend of mine from another state called me recently and told me that he had been diagnosed with diabetes. He also told me that he thought that his recent decline in shooting seemed to be caused by this illness. He was having a problem with his eyes. They had been gradually getting worse over the last year. He wasn't seeing leads the same as he used to. He asked me what I would advise a shooter whose eye-dominance may have changed. He had always been a right-eyed, right-handed shooter and was 'AA' or 'AAA' in the four guns. This shooter is in his late 50s, had shot … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #52: Temper Tantrum
Temper Tantrum About a week ago, I was playing golf with a senior scramble group. I am not a very good golfer, but with a scramble sometimes it's not too noticeable. The teams are drawn by getting an 'A'-class golfer to draw a team made up of himself and the three lower classes (B, C and D). The team I was assigned to had the top, or close-to-the-top, player in the group as our team leader. He is frequently on the winning team. On the first hole, our team leader hit a great drive and, this being a scramble, we all played from his ball's location. After the rest of us had hit, … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #55: Look at the Target
Look at the Target There seems to be a tendency for newer shooters (as well as some very experienced shooters) to occasionally look at their shotgun's barrel just as they get ready to pull the trigger, thus losing sight of the target. This usually makes them shoot behind the target. I firmly believe that if you see the target, you can hit it, but you must really see it. Many years ago I was told by Roman Warren, an excellent skeet and trap shooter, to try and read the writing on the target. This hint made me really look at the target. Of course, hitting the target only happens … [Read more...]
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