JonD Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 Hi All, I may answer my own question her but from missing 4\4 i now seem to hit the singles most of the time, however the pairs are getting me. Sometimes i miss both but today in practice i killed the pair with the first barrel I have now moved my hold point back slightly to allow me to pick up and kill the bird earlier to avoid the above situation but would appreciate any advice. First regd in the morning Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulos Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 If the targets are set correctly then they should pass over the centre peg. Therefore I always shoot the first in the pair just past the peg, that way the second is already out of the way. Don't think that you MUST shoot it before or at the peg - you have plenty of time. Practice shooting the singles where you would shoot them as a pair. That way you have less to think about and you won't go changing your mind when you are about to pull the trigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter De La Mare Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 I do the opposite to Paulos, I kill the high bird 2 metres before the peg, that way the low bird appears nicely at the end of your barrels for you to kill with barely any barrel movement at all. It takes a little getting used to, and maybe a change of mindset, to get it that early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbly Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 I go the other way,bring my barrels back to the corner of the skeet house, move on the bird quick. If the centre peg is 12 O'clock nail the high bird at 11, a quick flick in the other direction and the low bird is dead....bosh..bosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beretta Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 i shoot low bird first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COACH Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 The moving gun mount is paramount here. I also shoot the low house first before the center peg and then up and a gentle almost flick through the high house bird with very little gun movement from the first bird to the second as the second is now in place over the first bird. Don`t shoot with locked knees and move from the hips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulos Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 Don't bend your knees and crouch though....or you will look like a ****! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 Don't worry about it. No need to change your hold point and try and kill the first bird earlier. It'll only mean you're likely to rush by trying to kill it before the peg. It happens very occasionally, but no need to change you're usual set up. Try and shoot them together in practice and see how many you manage. Not many i'll wager. Just do what you always do, shoot the singles, then when you shoot the pairs concentrate on killing the first bird when you feel you're on it, don't rush it to get a position on the second bird. You've got more time than you might think. Good luck for tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Don't bend your knees and crouch though....or you will look like a ****! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Thanks all, I'll see how it goes today rest of the squad are A\AA so no pressure Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Thanks, I tried slowing down and shooting low first ended up only dropping 3\16 Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulos Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Just keep practicing and you will get them all How did you finish up overall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Not sure as there were still cards to be submitted when I left. I shot 19, 18, 18, 16 and there were 5 or 6 below me when i left. Worst was a 7, 4, 4, 2. Overall I enjoyed it and looking forward to the next My mission was to not come last Cheers, Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter De La Mare Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Well done Jon. How was the registered experience for you? I guess whomever shot the low scores was blindfolded somehow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulos Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Admit it Pete, it was you wasn't it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 I didn't see PDLM, David Blunkett or Stevie Wonder about lol however they were class C, at least if i'd put it in i could have hidden in UC I found the registered thing initially daunting as I was worried about the rules etc as I only had the CPSA guides etc to go from which sounded pretty anal and i wasn't sure what to expect. I was very nervous and didn't really settle down until mid way through round 3 but then really enjoyed it. A couple of guys on the squad had their 50&100 ESK straight badges which was pretty awe inspiring although there weren't any straights on my squad today, a couple of 24's though. There was absolute silence until the end of the second round and then there was a bit of chat, one of the guys could obviously tell I was green so to speak, he had a chat when we moved to the next layout about how i could improve on stand 6 as i had been making things difficult for myself. I applied what he had said and straighted 6 on the remaining 2 rounds and got a comment from one of the other guys of very well shot after 6 so that made me smile. Overall i'm really glad i did it, i enjoyed it, i learnt from it and am really looking forward to the next one. I'm glad i did it now as i now know what to expect, the other thing is a now have a reason to practice more as i have something to aim for. The main thing I was worried about was shooting like a muppet, although my scores weren't great I was very happy with them and i wasn't last. My PB is a 20 which i have shot once (last weekend) and have done 19's about 6\7 times. Getting 4 sorted has taken time, until a session with one of the coaches at Bisley spotted straight away that i have cross dominance (despite 3 lessons at a very expensive ground who completely missed it) so I couldn't hit a crosser full stop. I left skeet alone for about 6 weeks and only shot sporting before going back to it and my bad memories of 4 are long gone I know skeet, well ESK anyway is considered beneath some shooters but i think it's helped my sporting and vice versa. I just can't wait to get out again next weekend Cheers, Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbly Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Good on ya, you'll find must shooters who think Skeet is beneath them generally can't shoot it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Skeet is excellent practice for Sporting, just ask Digweed, he's shot plenty of it. Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky T Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Well done JonD for giving registered shooting a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anni Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Good effort JonD I must shoot more skeet if just for the practice. I used to get nervous on my first few registered shoots but it dos'nt bother me at all now. Keep it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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