Shot Plan Have a ‘shot plan.’ It’s been proven that shooters with a shot plan actually achieve better scores than those that don't have one. A shot plan includes a few steps that work for you to get you focused on the task at hand—your next shot and only your next shot. In skeet shooting, your shot plan starts before you get on the station. That’s where you should be looking at how the targets are flying; thinking about your hold point, look point, kill zone, and foot position; and keeping positive thoughts about your shooting. When it’s your turn to get on the station, … [Read more...]
Ask the Instructor: Changing Chokes
Changing Chokes I am currently a C-class shooter and I see a lot of shooters around me changing chokes and shot sizes. What do you prefer and why? I personally shoot fixed chokes (mod and mod), which might give you some insight as to my bias. I shoot 7½ shot and, when competing, I carry 8½ or 9 shot for closer targets or those that show belly or face, like a battue. Chokes are a personal choice, as is the decision to change to affect pattern size. There’s plenty of technical evidence that changing chokes and/or shot size will change pattern density at a given distance. … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #7: John Doe
John Doe Are you shooting as well as 'John Doe'? Are the people you shoot with shooting as well as 'John Doe'? Do you want to improve your shooting, or are you just out for the social aspects? The social aspects of shooting are there, and they're one of the reasons we like to shoot. Being around people with similar likes and dislikes makes the sport more enjoyable. But, if you want to shoot higher scores and have more satisfaction with your shooting, you may have to start shooting with different people—those that are shooting at a higher level, trying to improve, … [Read more...]
Ask the Instructor: Crossing Targets
Crossing Targets Yesterday at my club, I was practicing on a 30-yard left-to-right crosser. I tried to break the target at various spots along the flight path. My best breaks were shots where I hit the bird just before it started to fade and fall off the target line. When I tried to break the target a bit later, I had a lot of trouble. Why did I have so much trouble breaking this target as it was starting to slow down and fall? Let’s eliminate eye dominance and gun fit and assume that the issue here is technique. Identifying a specific terrain feature to mark your break … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #6: Journal
Journal Have you ever wondered why you can shoot well at one event and not at another? You can shoot a competition every week and not perform at each shoot as you think you should. Your practice seems up to par, but for some strange reason you can't seem to be consistently competitive at your shoots. One of the things that I tell new shooters that show an aptitude for competition is to keep a journal or, as some call it, a diary. Whatever you call it, it will help you to know why you shoot well at one venue and not at another, or at one time and not at another. There … [Read more...]
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