Skeet Low 6

[nicknsd1978]

I have a real problem with Low 6 on Skeet. I'm a right handed shooter shooting with both eyes open with a soft mount. I shoot with a cross between maintained lead and pull away. Where should I be mounting and looking?

[TIGHTCHOKE]

Address your kill point, wind back and unmount, call the bird and then kill it.

 

 

 

Simples

Edited December 18, 2016 by TIGHTCHOKE

[bornfree]

I hold my gun well out towards the centre peg and let the clay come to the gun.

[motty]

Just keep practising that bird over and over. It isn't difficult. Very little lead is required.

[EdSolomons]

It's 1/4ing away therefore needs very little gun movement, and essentially no lead. Your eyes should do most of the work.

[buze]

I hold my gun well out towards the centre peg and let the clay come to the gun.

 

That, and watch in front of the trap for the clay to come out.

 

You can 'instinct shoot' it too, just stop thinking an wave the gun at it. Seriously!

[johnphilip]

I hold my gun well out towards the centre peg and let the clay come to the gun.

Ok and what do you do on the doubles, when the high has gone way past you.

[postie]

Hold point level with the front of the stand then ad three feet,when the clay comes shoot the nose of it as ed said needs nothing this will give you plenty of time on pair for high bird,as for pairs shot the single low in the pair's the same as the single hold point and kill point the same,hope this helps

P.s if your hold point is out to far you will find your chasing the high on the return

[nicknsd1978]

I'm guessing my hold point is to far out. I have been holding square to the base line and then bringing it out slightly more. I think I'm then moving too soon when I see the flash of the bird....someone said to try holding closer but when I do this I find I'm chasing the bird....I think 25 shots on this stand alone will help do the trick

[buze]

I'm guessing my hold point is to far out. I have been holding square to the base line and then bringing it out slightly more. I think I'm then moving too soon when I see the flash of the bird....someone said to try holding closer but when I do this I find I'm chasing the bird....I think 25 shots on this stand alone will help do the trick

 

If I'm too close to the trap, I also end up chasing the bird if I 'look' at it, and that always lead to imprecise shooting; I know the really excellent skeet shooters take them all out of the trap, but at the level I am, I've decided recently to relax a bit and take them lightly later; and my score went up as a result.

For quite a while my holding point was mid-way to the trap pretty much on all stations, now it's more like 70% to the midpoint, and that also gives me better kills on the pairs somehow. I feel more 'in control'...

 

But, I'm /definitely/ not an expert, nor a coach! :-)

[bornfree]

Ok and what do you do on the doubles, when the high has gone way past you.

Yes its gone past but still shootable no need to rush.

[Mr. Merkel]

Chris Batha explains it here if its of help.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi4NbyK9jOM&index=8&list=PL441DA01D2404EE9C

[bunnykiller]

I'm guessing my hold point is to far out. I have been holding square to the base line and then bringing it out slightly more. I think I'm then moving too soon when I see the flash of the bird....someone said to try holding closer but when I do this I find I'm chasing the bird....I think 25 shots on this stand alone will help do the trick

Keep your hold Point out a little further, but look back towards the house. If you hold too close you will be moving the gun too much and shoot infront of the bird. When you see the movement of the bird mount your gun towards the centre touch the bird then BANG big ball of dust. Easy.

[canthitathing]

It's 1/4ing away therefore needs very little gun movement, and essentially no lead. Your eyes should do most of the work.

 

Sound advice

Struggled on 1/4ing away until this man sorted it.

[nicknsd1978]

Can wait to get back out and practice on this stand

[Paul taylor]

In the mood for a round of skeet myself now after watching the Chris Batha instructional vids.

[Danger-Mouse]

In the mood for a round of skeet myself now after watching the Chris Batha instructional vids.

 

Went to Whitewater today and after doing a bit of sporting I had a round of skeet. Haven't done any skeet shooting for months and equalled my modest PB of 22.

[nicknsd1978]

So shooting 22 at skeet....what are your scores like at sporting? I know it'll vary depending on the ground

[Danger-Mouse]

So shooting 22 at skeet....what are your scores like at sporting? I know it'll vary depending on the ground

 

I haven't really done much shooting this year, certainly not in the last 4 or 5 months. The last time I shot a "proper" 50 birder was N&DGC about 3 months ago, 37/50.

 

I've found that despite, or perhaps because, I haven't been shooting much that I've shot well (by my standards) on each occasion I've ventured out. I didn't keep score on the 25 I shot on the sporting at Whitewater but I didn't miss more than 5 or 6. And when I went to Pinewood about a month ago again I shot very well.

 

Not sure if it's because I've been fired up to go or because I've shot alone or with just one other person and have therefore maintained concentration better than when I used to shoot with a large group.

[Michael300970]

I always had an issue with this, shooting straight after to straight, until this station.

 

One day a kind coach who just happened to shorting in my squad ( Les Bradley) told me to start with my barrels below the flight of the bird, then just come to it......this worked for me and then made 100 straight so I'll always be grateful for those kind words

[Anni]

Yeah, always come from slightly below the target.

 

Don't let it panic you, but pick it out quick and pull the trigger.

 

Most miss over the top or in front as they're swinging through it to much. So keep slightly under it like you would on low 7.