Mental Process I’ve been shooting for two years now and progressing well. When I practice, things go well, but in a registered shoot, I just cannot bring it all together for a good score. The boredom gets to me waiting to shoot. Any advice on the mental game of registered shooting? At a certain point in your technical development, you will reach a point where very few targets are beyond your ability to break. At this point, the mental process you follow while in the stand, and just prior to calling for the target, has a much greater impact on your score. Some, who don’t … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #16: Rushing
Rushing One of the errors that newer and some experienced shooters make is rushing their shots. An experienced shooter I shot with last weekend had that problem, you could see that he wasn't ready when he called for low 8 in the last round of the 28GA. He missed it. You see young people rushing their shots a lot. At station 1, they load two shells, shoot the high house single and almost as fast as they can, they call for the low house. They miss the low house more frequently than they would if they just slowed down a little. An experienced gentleman I trained to be a NSSA … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #15: Watching
Watching Watching better shooters execute their shots When you're attending registered shoots, watch the shooters that consistently shoot 'the scores' that put them in the winners' circle. By watching how they shoot their particular shots you can compare them and see what they might be doing to shoot shots you may not hit consistently or ones that you want to hit in a different way. Many years ago, Steve Tucker, a gentleman I used to shoot with, became an excellent skeet doubles shooter. He was already a 'AAA' class shooter in doubles as well as regular skeet, but he wanted … [Read more...]
Ask the Instructor: Heavy Loads
Heavy Loads I’ve noticed that some sporting clays shooters use expensive ammunition with heavier loads like 1-1/8 and 1¼ ounce. Is there a real advantage? The 1¼-ounce load is better saved for duck or turkey season. Most courses and clubs don’t allow them, and in competition, the rules require that 12-gauge shells have no more than 1-1/8 ounces of shot. For choosing between a 1-1/8-ounce and a 1-ounce load, I’ll give you both sides of the argument and then my preference. Some shooters prefer 1-1/8 ounces of shot because they believe they are more likely to break a target … [Read more...]
Ask the Instructor: Practice
Practice What is the best way for a C, D or E class shooter to practice? A beginning shooter should concentrate on getting your eyes, hands and gun working together to break some easy targets. Start on going-away and incoming targets, then gradually introduce more angle: quartering targets, then crossing targets, followed by specialty targets. More experienced competitors who find themselves frustrated and stalled in C or D class probably haven't developed an effective practice strategy. Here are some tips for enhancing your game: Increase your target database. Become … [Read more...]
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