ShotKam   Will a ShotKam really help me?   I’m a big fan of the ShotKam as one of the best self-diagnostic tools available to the shotgun shooter, but its value depends on how you utilize the information the device provides. The ShotKam is a high-tech camera that automatically takes a short video of every shot. It attaches to the underside of your barrel and detects the movement of the gun to initiate recording. To set up the ShotKam, you “zero in” the reticle using a smartphone or tablet. The reticle is the dot or crosshair in the ShotKam videos that reflect your gun’s bore … [Read more...]

Tournament Stress   How do you deal with tournament stress that causes you to miss easy targets?   The answer and solution to this challenge require far more than the space I have, but let me give it a go. First, always take a picture of your scorecard after shooting a round in competition, as it provides insight as to the reason for your misses, and it will guide your practice and path to improved scores. If your scorecards indicate a scattering of misses — you drop one here, one there, sometimes in the middle of a station but more commonly on the third or fourth pair — this is … [Read more...]

Cross Dominance   I am 63 years old and only took up shooting in the last few years. I am left-eye dominant and shoot sporting clays and skeet right-handed, and I wink my left eye. I do just ok with this method but would like to shoot better. Would a gun fitting or lesson benefit me?   While you should always shoot off the shoulder on the side of the more dominant eye, it is theoretically possible to overcome the biased sight picture caused by the dominance of your non-dominant-side left eye. Many shooters who start shooting at an early age (as a teenager or 20-something), shoot … [Read more...]