arm ache

[muckybear]

hi gang i am rather new to clay shooting and today i only wore a t-shirt and now i have a ache in my shoulder well it is a bit tender (not bruised) why is this?? could it be an ill fitting gun?? shop said it fitted ok but i am told shops lie!!! or could it be just because i only had a t-shirt on?? shot 100 hit 51

[blackthorn]

new to clays 51 out of a hundred not bad, when i first started i had a ******* huge black bruise.

if i have a good day on the pigeons or the clays i get a bit of an ache the next day, try practice mounting the shotgun do it slowly to get the mount correct every time , worked for me.

plasterer, this old shoulder gets some battering

[muckybear]

new to clays 51 out of a hundred not bad, when i first started i had a ******* huge black bruise.

if i have a good day on the pigeons or the clays i get a bit of an ache the next day, try practice mounting the shotgun do it slowly to get the mount correct every time , worked for me.

plasterer, this old shoulder gets some battering

thanks that makes sense

[dunganick]

in my experiance i dont get an ache in my shoulder through recoil as such (as no doubt alot of people will suggest) the only time i get a shoulder that hurts is when i miss-mount and place one of the corners of the butt into one of the soft areas on your shoulder and then fire. If you do this once it tenderises your shoulder and then you feel the effects the next morning.

 

Just make sure the butt is not too high or low in your shoulder or too far in towards your neck

 

Another way to help stop the recoil hurting so much is to get a skeet vest, they add an extra layer of clothing which wont snag and will minimise any chance of you miss mounting and the grippy texture on the shoulder will make sure that the gun dosent slip.

 

Besides this the only thing i could imagine causing a problem would be if your gun dosent fit correctly and you are mounting it consistantly high/low left/right and you will basically suffer the same thing as i said first of all.

[bertie]

If your gun is mounted correctly you can shoot with no top on at all. I suggest you practice mounting the gun slowly infront a mirror. I always used to mount before i said pull, now i say pull and mount while following the clay, dont rush things mount gun, follow clay and pull trigger then find second follow clay shoot again. Slow fluent movements smash clays! :blink: :unsure:

[flytie]

I agree with all that goes before! Having had the odd lesson to sharpen up pre-season, Mr Clements, my local instructor, told me to practise my gun mount as I was not always getting the gun in line properly. This lead to a bruised shoulder and missed clays. It is good advice. :blink:

 

I would like to try one of thse laser jobbies that fit in your barrel to show where you are aiming, but unfortunately I never seem to get round to affording one

 

Ft

[the last engineer]

agree with the practice makes perfect thing, but dont forget, you have only just started this game, your body is still trying to adapt to a new sport, just like a cyclist will burn out legs untill they setup your shoulder is the same, after a few times out your shoulder will harden up, you'll get used to the pounding and you wont notice it at all, unless as Nick points out you miss mount and hit bab , this does not in now way put down a good gun fit, but im talking honestly now as a new fella to the game good on ya 51% 1st time out, your going to make mistakes, get used to the mechanics and it'll all fall into place .

 

you can get the gun fitted later :blink:

 

Martin

[Hunter]

Latley I have been shooting with 30 and 36gram loads, in my S/S shotgun. It really kicks like a mule, and im not sure if I put it in the correct part of my shoulder? Apologies for a silly qeustion, but do you put the stock on the ball of your shoulder? or on the collar bone? bellow it? becuase sometimes it hurts, sometimes it doesnt.. and I never remember where it shoots best. Usually is hurts everytime though :blink: so I only few around 10 shots a day with it, never needed more. And I do feel it in the morning lol

[Markio]

I would like to try one of thse laser jobbies that fit in your barrel to show where you are aiming, but unfortunately I never seem to get round to affording one :blink:

 

Ft

 

I've got a book called 'Breaking Clays' and in it they suggest a small maglite dropped into one of the barrels as cheap alternative for the laser jobbie. Then you can follow the join of two walls in a room, across the wall/ceiling join and back down the other side. I guess if the maglite falls out you know you're see-sawing during your mount.

 

P.S. Haven't tried it myself yet!

[flytie]

 

I would like to try one of thse laser jobbies that fit in your barrel to show where you are aiming, but unfortunately I never seem to get round to affording one :blink:

 

Ft

 

I've got a book called 'Breaking Clays' and in it they suggest a small maglite dropped into one of the barrels as cheap alternative for the laser jobbie. Then you can follow the join of two walls in a room, across the wall/ceiling join and back down the other side. I guess if the maglite falls out you know you're see-sawing during your mount.

 

P.S. Haven't tried it myself yet!

Let me know how you get on

 

Ft

[Cranfield]

Latley I have been shooting with 30 and 36gram loads, in my S/S shotgun. It really kicks like a mule, and im not sure if I put it in the correct part of my shoulder? Apologies for a silly qeustion, but do you put the stock on the ball of your shoulder? or on the collar bone? bellow it? becuase sometimes it hurts, sometimes it doesnt.. and I never remember where it shoots best. Usually is hurts everytime though :blink: so I only few around 10 shots a day with it, never needed more. And I do feel it in the morning lol

 

Assuming you are right handed, bend your right arm and raise your elbow until it is at a right angle to your shoulder.

 

With your left hand you will feel a soft "pocket", just below the main shoulder bone and your collar bone.

The Good Lord put that there for you to use when mounting your gun.

[JRDS]

I have shot for many years and find if I shoot much over 50 or so shells with a T Shirt on especially 32 or 36 grm then after that point it becomes progressively more painful. Best to wear a Ghillie if possible but uncomfortable if its sweltering.