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...]
Hartmann’s Hint #48: Good Pulls, Bad Pulls
Good Pulls, Bad Pulls Recently at a local shoot, there were a couple of fields that had "wireless pickles." I shot on one of the fields and perceived no difference in the quality of the pulls, but another shooter on a later squad felt that he was getting "slow pulls." His first round was straight, but he still didn't like the wireless model. The referee changed to the wired pickle for the second and subsequent rounds, and the squad finished without problems. After my hint regarding referees, I had a couple of readers send me emails commenting on the article. One of them was from … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #46: Wasting Targets
Wasting Targets At a recent registered shoot, I saw a squad look at targets for over 15 minutes before they started their round. The lead-off was a well-known and respected skeet shooter. As the referee approached the field, she let it go on for a few more minutes before saying something to the shooters about wasting targets. This young lady is an excellent referee and did the right thing by speaking up. The targets cost about 10 or 15 cents each. I'm certain someone out there will give me the actual per-unit cost, but you get the idea. Whatever the cost actually is, this … [Read more...]
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