andy mck Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 hey all. had my 1st clay lesson today on sporting set up. scored 28 the instructor had me on a berretta o/u. i found it difficult on my left arm to hold the gun ready to shoot. will this get easier in time or should i be looking at lighter guns? or man the **** up grow a set of muscles :unsure: . later on we went through the traps again as he buttoned for someone else who then gave me a shot of his browning ultra xs which i found slightly easier to hold. we were using eley field 21's occasionally the instructor threw in some 28g's to show the difference, without telling me of course. all in all, im hooked cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 hey all.had my 1st clay lesson today on sporting set up. scored 28 the instructor had me on a berretta o/u. i found it difficult on my left arm to hold the gun ready to shoot. will this get easier in time or should i be looking at lighter guns? or man the **** up grow a set of muscles :unsure: . later on we went through the traps again as he buttoned for someone else who then gave me a shot of his browning ultra xs which i found slightly easier to hold. we were using eley field 21's occasionally the instructor threw in some 28g's to show the difference, without telling me of course. all in all, im hooked cheers Nice one Andy, glad you enjoyed it. Being new to the sport it will take time for your body to adjust and the muscle will soon come, things you are really having to think about right now you will do on auto-pilot after a while and then relax. I found the same when i started just over a year ago but soon went away. There are many guys here with far more experience to advise you. Different guns feel different, gun fit is the important bit just try as many as you can. 21g to me indicates a good coach, if you had been out and shot 28g you would have experienced far more fatigue and maybe have not enjoyed it as much. Stick with it and enjoy, most important thing to remember is to be safe, be muzzle aware at all times, if you don't know.. ask Looking forward to your progress reports Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete747 Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 As JonD says your body will adjust and after a few months you won't even think about the weight of the gun. You'll probably find that the coach had you in a "gun up" position with it in the shoulder for quite a long time on each shot but as you get more experienced you will relax a lot more and probably drop the gun out of the shoulder when calling for the birds and this combined with the swing takes a lot of the direct weight away. Stick with it as its a great sport to get into. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COACH Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 Yeah, stick with it mate, it gets easier each time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthitathing Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 Had a similar problem the first couple of times I tried it and I'm not a small bloke. More than anything I was gripping the gun too hard and tensing my shoulders ready for the recoil. You'll relax when you realise the kick isn't anywhere near what you are expecting and the gun isn't going to jump out of your hands. My gun weighs a shade over 9lb which is fairly heavy but I can happily shoot (badly) all day with it. Hope you get on OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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