Basic Fit I’m at the point in my shooting that I really want to improve. What should I do first: get instruction or get a gun fitting? Both! A good instructor should be able to check basic gun fit and start you on a path of improvement in your shooting proficiency. While there is a big difference between the gun fitting expertise of the average instructor and that of a professional gun fitter, NSCA certified instructors are taught to evaluate basic gun fit and how to make modifications to a shooter’s shotgun when practical. Visibility and comfort are the two most … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #10: Missing
Missing Is missing a frustrating and aggravating experience? Of course it is. When we miss, we feel let down, wonder what happened, and sometimes go so far as to dislike a particular target because we miss it frequently. Missing is a fact of life - even the greatest shooters miss occasionally. They just don't dwell on the miss while still competing but wait for the proper time to analyze and fix whatever the problem may be. Sometimes they seek help from other skilled shooters and/or instructors. You can easily look at missing as a bad thing; after all, you may not … [Read more...]
Ask the Instructor: Self-Adjusting
Self-Adjusting Short of having a gun fitter adjust my comb, how can I be sure my adjustable comb is in the right place and adjusted properly? Here is a tip for DIY comb adjusting: Find a mirror inside your home or in the clubhouse and stand in front of it, facing the mirror, with your unloaded shotgun. Stand just far enough away from the mirror so the muzzle is about six inches away from the mirror when you are fully mounted to the shotgun. Use a whiteboard marker to place a small dot on the mirror in front of you at the same height as your eye when you are fully mounted. … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #9: One Person
One Person Almost everyone at the range is more than happy to show or tell you how to shoot a particular shot. Most of these shooters want to help others learn our sport. Whether it's shooting, cooking or riding a bicycle we all need someone to help get us to where we can do those things. With shooting, as with anything else, you can get opinions from almost anyone. While these are sometimes helpful they are sometimes way off target. One person may tell you to shoot a target a certain way and another person will tell you to shoot it a different way and a third may tell you … [Read more...]
Ask the Instructor: Parallel Combs
Parallel Combs Can you explain why having an angled comb makes sense? Why wouldn’t everyone want a parallel comb? 100,000 trap shooters can’t be wrong. Historically, shotgun stocks have been angled, which means they are higher at the peak of the comb (front end, toward receiver) and lower at the heel of the comb (back end, toward the butt). The reason behind this has its origins in English-style shooting, in which shooters did not premount the shotgun, except in pigeon/box shooting. For shooters that initiate the gun mount to the cheek and shoulder after the bird becomes … [Read more...]
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