How to stop stopping .

[mfrcus]

Hi all ,i had my 1st lesson today & found out my main problem is i keep stopping the gun & waving the gun arround like a wand ,the instructer was prety good & told me to practice my mount which was generaly okbut to try & swing through & do it all a bit smoother .What i'd like to know though is there a good way to practice not stopping the gun ect.I did get a lot better as the day went on but any tips would be great .cheers marcus

[Catamong]

Yes, get out and shoot plenty of Skeet, that's how Digweed progressed in Sporting, it teaches you to swing the gun.

 

Cat.

[webster]

hi Mfcus I had the same problem. My instructor sugested that I mou nt my gun at the break point and set my self up to feel comfortable, then twist from the hips back to my clay pick up point call for the bird pick up its line then using my hips to create momentum push through to create the lead pictrure. This works for me but I am sure you will some help from these guys on the forum there are some realy good shooters here good luck

[paulos]

Yes, get out and shoot plenty of Skeet, that's how Digweed progressed in Sporting, it teaches you to swing the gun.

 

Cat.

 

Get on the skeet and practice, practice, practice. Remember that it is your noggin that tells your body what to do so just concentrate on following through the shot.

[utectok]

For me it's move mount shoot every time. I even mutter the mantra to myself sometimes as I shoot. Works sometimes!

[JonD]

Mfrcus,

 

If you want to shoot some skeet you are welcome to come down to the NCSC at Bisley and have a go, i'm down there most weekends. It's about 25 mins from Maidenhead.

 

PM me if you want more info.

 

Jon.

[mfrcus]

Mfrcus,

 

If you want to shoot some skeet you are welcome to come down to the NCSC at Bisley and have a go, i'm down there most weekends. It's about 25 mins from Maidenhead.

 

PM me if you want more info.

 

Jon.

Thanks for that Jon ,i'll be in touch ..Thanks for all the other replys aswell...cheers marcus

[Jega]

Hi mate ,me and my lad both suffered from this problem after years of air rifles and keeping perfectly still whilst aiming, suddenly its all about movement and flow.Dont worry about it too much though it really is down to just practice practice and more practice,even in the back garden following birds that are flying past(gun unloaded obviously) helps enormously with getting a smooth and consistant swing and a natural mount .Good Luck.

Edited March 20, 2010 by Jega

[peter-peter]

Belgian folding side leaver .410 poachers gun, with skeleton stock.

Single 25 1/2 " Barrel.

 

Well used, action a little loose on stock.

 

....OFFERS....

 

 

 

Hi mate ,me and my lad both suffered from this problem after years of air rifles and keeping perfectly still whilst aiming, suddenly its all about movement and flow.Dont worry about it too much though it really is down to just practice practice and more practice,even in the back garden following birds that are flying past(gun unloaded obviously) helps enormously with getting a smooth and consistant swing and a natural mount .Good Luck.

best advise is from jega. dry practice is excellent. hold the gun gently to your shoulder and swing all your body from the feet up. taking most of your weight on the front foot.

dont pull the gun tight into your shoulder when shooting, it increases recoil and causes your muscles to tense.

[beretta]

increases recoil??? :o :o :o

[christy]

I used to (still do) dry practice indoors by following the line were the ceiling meets the wall. Helps follow a straight line and improves smoothness. Sounds daft but it helps me.

[Mr_Logic]

All practice swinging will help. Also try looking at the clay not the gun - when you stop aiming it, you'll follow through better.

[MITCHF]

Dry mount, I do this 4 nights a week still.

A method I adopted after advise was to mount the gun on the the corner point of a ceiling in a room in the house, then swing up and down the line of the ceiling where it meets the wall left and right, relaxed and flowing focussing on the line not the bead. I doubt if it's orthodox but works for me.

 

At the clay ground. skeet, skeet, skeet, when you get bored with that, more skeet

 

Good luck

 

PS. Close the curtains just in case the neighbours get the jitters

Edited March 21, 2010 by MITCHF

[FlorianO]

I used to (still do) dry practice indoors by following the line were the ceiling meets the wall. Helps follow a straight line and improves smoothness. Sounds daft but it helps me.

 

2nd (or is this 3rd ?) that. A "personal twist" (?) is that I usually do this when it's dark (the kids went to sleep and house quiets down) with a flash light inserted into the barrel. Focusing the beam makes the spot on the wall not larger than a plate, and also the darkness helps me not to see the bead but focus on the beam (or, better yet, a spot on the front edge of that) -- or at least so I'm telling myself.

 

Also, I do this for both horizontal (ceiling meets wall) and vertical (wall meets wall) lines -- but not during same evening / session.

 

Works for me, at least.

Edited March 22, 2010 by FlorianO