clays to rough shooting

[leonp9lbw]

Hi,

 

I have been shooting about six months and have just recently shot a few clays or should I say tried to.!! Anyway I would like to know how many people would say shooting clays will help improve your rough shooting. When you take into consideration on a stand you should get a pretty good idea where the bird is coming from and how it is going to fly for each of the ten birds, however when rough shooting every bird is different. I would be interested in your opinion.

[beretta]

well it will teach you about lead to start with.

[GW80]

Even if you are snap shooting at woodcock or snipe, shooting over decoys, the principles are all the same you still need to get on the bird and swing through!!

[onlyme]

if your doing walked up id get yourself on the fitasc to force you not to shoot with the comfertableness of gun in your shoulder , and on the english sporting ...... its all about technique and sight pictures, .....

[bunnykiller]

if your doing walked up id get yourself on the fitasc to force you not to shoot with the comfertableness of gun in your shoulder , and on the english sporting ...... its all about technique and sight pictures, .....

 

Good advice here from Onlyme.

[COACH]

Another way is to shoot skeet with the gun down and use the moving gun mount.

Shooters that use the moving gun mount are by far more consistent and in general, better shots. All the top FITASC shooters use it and it`s used in Olympic skeet as well.

If you don`t know how to do it, you will need a lesson or two with a GOOD coach. It will save you a lot of money in the long run.

[RED BEARD]

if your doing walked up id get yourself on the fitasc to force you not to shoot with the comfertableness of gun in your shoulder , and on the english sporting ...... its all about technique and sight pictures, .....

i always shoot gun down no matter what discipline i'm shooting.i suppose it means i hit less,but i find it better practise.

[COACH]

The problem with some peoples gun down position is that it's too far down.

A lot of farmers do it.

They hold the stock down below there belt line and the muzzles are straight up in the air resulting in a rushed mount that is not consistent and a nasty see-sawing effect with the muzzles, which is not good. :blink:

It makes crossers almost impossible

I saw a lot of that last night at a private clay shoot.

Edited July 7, 2010 by COACH

[covlocks]

Back to the original - clays will help you, whatever the discipline, although I personally prefer ESP

 

Unless you can hit clays with reasonable consistency, which at least have a fairly predictable flight line, its not a great idea to go rough shooting, which leads to just taking pot-shots at things that spring up in front of you, and possibly causing prolonged grief to the bird or rabbit you have wounded.