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Hartmann’s Hint #26: Trap and Skeet Are Complementary

Trap and Skeet Are Complementary Many of us have heard something like, "Skeet targets always fly in the same place, so skeet is easier" or  "Trap is just so boring." Another saying goes like this. "Trap is easier to learn and harder to master than skeet." There are many people that try to show that their sport is better than another one, but I believe that if it's with a shotgun, it's fun and that it takes a level of skill to be proficient at whichever sport it is. I have shot most of the clay target sports at one time or another. I call myself a 'homeless bunker shooter,' as that was a … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Barry Hartmann, clay target sports, Hartmann's Hints, Master Instructor, NSSA, shotgun, skeet, trap

Hartmann’s Hint #25: Volunteering At Your Club

Volunteering At Your Club The NSSA-NSCA Target Talk dated January 22, 2018, had my hint, 'Getting Involved With Your Club'. While it's common for me to get some comments regarding the various hints, this one drew several from multiple different clubs. As soon as Target Talk hit the street, I started getting 'emails of appreciation' from people who are trying to run their particular clubs with whatever help they can get. The common statement is, "it's the same five or 10 people who volunteer for every task." Most clubs have upgrades planned or in the works that you might be able to … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Barry Hartmann, Hartmann's Hints, Master Instructor, NSSA, shotgun, skeet

Ask the Instructor: Colored Targets

Colored Targets   Many shooters have trouble picking up certain colored targets against certain backgrounds. Target setters can virtually eliminate this issue by using different target colors. Why is so little attention given to the problem of target visibility and its effect on sporting clays shooters?   While target setters need to understand how to use target colors to maximize visibility, we can’t always blame the target setter. To your point, when targets are set in such a way that a round of clays feels like more of an eye test than a shooting test, it’s time to provide … [Read more...]

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

Ask the Instructor: Saving Face

Saving Face   Friends of mine, all novice shots, have invited me to shoot sporting clays for the first time. The last time I had a firearm in my hands was when I was in the army in 1959. I don’t want to look like an idiot. In 30 seconds or less, how do I keep my buddies from beating me?   That’s easy: Focus – Movement – Faith. Most shooters come to the sport assuming that shotgunning is identical to rifle shooting. They assume that our job, as shooters, is to visually and consciously line up the sights of the gun with the target and when everything looks aligned, execute the … [Read more...]

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

Hartmann’s Hint #24: Unload Your Guns

Unload Your Guns Many years ago. a group of my friends and I went Rabbit hunting near the South Central California towns of Taft and Maricopa at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley where there are some Texas-sized Jack Rabbits. There were six or seven of us that frequently hunted together, and another four guys we knew joined us a little later in the morning. We had never hunted with this new group before, and they seemed to be less experienced than our group. The area we were hunting in had rolling hills that slowly rose in elevation, and we walked two or three hours going up one … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Barry Hartmann, Hartmann's Hints, Master Instructor, NSSA, shotgun, skeet

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