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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...]

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

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