Giving Advice “I am very new to this sport. What is the etiquette for offering unsolicited advice? I’m also a former golfer, so is the shooting stage like a putting green where silence should be the rule?” Here’s the entire question, for context: “I am very new to this sport. I recently shot at my first registered sporting clays event. I was placed in a squad with total strangers (nice guys). In the middle of shooting, I felt a tap on my shoulder and heard, ‘You’re not following through.’ A few stations later I feel another tap and hear, ‘You need to get in front of that … [Read more...]
Ask the Instructor: Footwear
Footwear "What is the best type of footwear to use to shoot sporting clays? I usually wear heeled boots and have had other shooters tell me you are better off wearing a flatter type sneaker or wedge style boot if I was going to continue wearing boots." Wearing the proper footwear is an important consideration when assembling your shooting wardrobe, whether for wing shooting or clay shooting. There are four criteria you should keep in mind when considering what footwear you will buy and use for shooting. First and second are comfort and the weather conditions in which … [Read more...]
Ask the Instructor: Target Database
Target Database "If a properly fitted shotgun is supposed to shoot where you are looking and the key to hitting a target is to apply hard focus to the target, then why are we often behind every bird?” There are two issues at the heart of your question. First, you may be stopping or slowing your muzzle just prior to the break point. This is most commonly caused by an attempt to measure the barrel-target relationship at the end of your “stroke,” just prior to shot execution. Essentially, you are attempting to consciously measure and apply the appropriate lead, otherwise … [Read more...]
Ask the Instructor: Flinching
Flinching "I have a flinch I’d like to be rid of. What is the best way to break this bad habit?" Contrary to popular belief, a flinch is never a habit and is very rarely due to anticipation of recoil. Yet many will switch to lighter loads, some even converting to a smaller-gauge gun, in order to stop a flinch. By far the most expensive yet useless attempt to rid oneself of a flinch involves having a release trigger installed in a shotgun. Newsflash! The cause of a flinch is almost always the result of an interruption of the visual connection between the dominant eye and … [Read more...]
Ask the Instructor: Stock Contact
Stock Contact "Where should the buttstock engage the shoulder? Should the heel be below, slightly on, or slightly above the clavicle? And what is the proper amount of cheek-to-stock pressure?" Regarding cheek-to-stock pressure, think about the pressure of a medium handshake: not a death grip but also not a limp handshake. This is the approximate pressure you should feel on all four points of physical contact with your shotgun: the front hand against the shotgun’s forearm, the back hand in the pistol grip area, the cheek against the comb and the shoulder against the butt … [Read more...]
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