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Ask the Instructor: Chokes for Beginners

Chokes for Beginners   I am a beginner at sporting clays and love the sport. I’m hooked — but I am so incredibly confused about chokes! What should I use and when?   For a newcomer to sporting clays, considerations of bore micrometer measurements, 5/1000ths increments and bead counts within a 30-inch circle at 40 yards can cause the eyes to roll back into the head. I understand that you must get a lot of advice and opinions from your squadmates about the latest technical choke data. So, let me try to untangle the Gordian knot. As a beginner, you should be enjoying the … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Ask the Instructor, chokes, Don Currie, NSCA Chief instructor, shotgun chokes, Target Talk

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