skeet

[P03]

Nick,

 

I'll wager that it's not "the last few" birds that you're missing, more likely one or both of the birds on stations 3,4,5, because this is where most people come unstuck.

 

Play it like the serious Yank skeet shooters do, stick the gun hard into the shoulder and superglue your cheek to the stock on every station before even thinking about calling "Pull", that will eliminate a good few missed birds due to faulty mounts.

 

Also work out your hold point properly on every station, don't make the mistake of pointing the gun at the chute as you call for the bird, as you will end up chasing the bird and probably overleading it.

 

Make sure your feet are correctly positioned to be comfortable at the point at which the shot is made, not when the swing is started.

 

On station 4 doubles, consider carefully which is the harder, i.e. faster, target and always opt to shoot that one first.

 

I'm no expert at Skeet, but I have shot a 100 straight in Registered competition, I lost interest a bit after that..!!

 

Cat.

 

the birds i seem to be missing is the pair on 4 (2nd bird) and the very last stand and last bird.

 

those who have seen me shoot will know im not a very quick shooter and tend to hang on things a while, ive got my own technique for this on skeet, but its the pairs i struggle with as i spend so much time making sure i break the first one, the 2nd bird is over half way by hte time im thinking about it.

 

thanks for your advice

 

mark, all the grounds i shoot score for me, and unfortunatly you are correct, i know which ones i miss.

 

I'm not sure how many on here (think martin cavie was one) remember the first monday madness, well our instructor then gave us a load of advice about foot positioning, where to look for the bird (pre mounted etc) and ways of working things out to make life easier, these sort of tips have undoubtadly paid off.

 

 

sounds like your allowing yourself to miss the second bird to confirm it Nick, eg you worry yourself out of a hit, walk up, set up, shoot the birds, try taking the first bird earlier allowing yourself more time on the 2nd bird, you have plenty of time on station 4 and 7, my own observations in skeet are right handers normaly fall of at 5 or 6 , methinks they get tired, as a lefty i had a problem with 2 high for a time, gave it a little more respect picked a point a little further out with the gun and removed it from the sky.

 

if you get the chance shoot a few single second targets first, when your comfortable add the 1st bird in, you will suprise yourself when it breaks nick.

 

i was shooting with a few guys here one sunday, and running 125 straight, in the zone andall that, the western Canadian champ walks up and says " do you breathe in or out when you call" the 126th bird landed untouched followed by multiple profanities, it happens, deal with it, next month it could be high 8 that gets you.

 

 

good luck Nick B)

 

Martin

That would be High 1 single then

[Dunkield]

Don't shoot it myself, but have enjoyed the thread.

I am glad that the words technique and concentration have crept into this thread, rather than the PW Clay Section compulsive obsessive discussion syndrome about choke/cartridge choice/gun up/gun down etc etc

[the last engineer]

 

i was shooting with a few guys here one sunday, and running 125 straight, in the zone andall that, the western Canadian champ walks up and says " do you breathe in or out when you call" the 126th bird landed untouched followed by multiple profanities, it happens, deal with it, next month it could be high 8 that gets you.

 

 

good luck Nick B)

 

Martin

That would be High 1 single then

 

 

so you had to pull that one up eh i think it was the one bird i realy realy wanted to run up and jump on,,,,,,,,,,, as well as the motor mouth who threw me off B)

[Zapp]

I used to have the same problem nick.

 

What I was doing was worrying about the first bird so much I wasnt giving the second the thought it required. The way I rememdied it was to shoot single high birds until I was confident enough to shoot them quickly, and then I shot single lows, but let them get to the centre peg before picking them up. That way I could take the high nice and fast and then be comfortable to quickly pick up the low.

 

On the subject of shot size etc, I use 8's all the time. I find that the days when I straight it are the days when I am smoking the clays, so I put my misses down to me &^%$ing it up, as opposed to a problem with choke or shot size.

 

Just my opinion you understand...

 

ZB

[dunganick]

On the subject of shot size etc, I use 8's all the time. I find that the days when I straight it are the days when I am smoking the clays, so I put my misses down to me &^%$ing it up, as opposed to a problem with choke or shot size.

 

Just my opinion you understand...

 

ZB

 

 

this would be my opinion as well, some good advice there (and the rest of this thread) cheers lads

[the last engineer]

so the next post from young Nick will be " ive cracked it " " 25 - 50 - 75 straight and counting , B) go for it Nick

 

Martin p.s. when we do hook up you can kick my rear i can never get the gun in the shoulder either

[paulos]

and on this note, who fancies the English open in June?