DanBettin Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 In nearly every single video I've watched of people shooting sporting (many), I've noticed they bring the gun up, call pull, THEN mount the gun properly when they have a visual on the clay. Why? I wanted to avoid asking this question but I can't find the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumpler1991 Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Smoother swing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Too soft to shoot propper gun down 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBettin Posted September 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Smoother swing Interesting. How, specifically? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumpler1991 Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 U see the clay earlier follow it with mussles better movement gun down, not that i know i shoot trap lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Gil Ash has some good stuff on this if you search YouTube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Parallel mount, have the gun close to ready, it follows the flight of the clay as you mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBettin Posted September 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Parallel mount, have the gun close to ready, it follows the flight of the clay as you mount. What is the benefit of this though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 What is the benefit of this though? The benefit is specific to the person. For many having the gun hard mounted may obscure their vision or cause eyes to come back to the barrel, for others it is a good way to start the body movement, for others it is easier on the muscles and joints to do it that way and for some it is familiarity and habit. Depending on the type of target I may start with the gun out the shoulder and mount to the gun at the point i want to kill the bird, or i may have the gun hard mounted ready to take a quick shot, especially fast going away type birds. There is no right or wrong, just what works best for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBettin Posted September 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 The benefit is specific to the person. For many having the gun hard mounted may obscure their vision or cause eyes to come back to the barrel, for others it is a good way to start the body movement, for others it is easier on the muscles and joints to do it that way and for some it is familiarity and habit. Depending on the type of target I may start with the gun out the shoulder and mount to the gun at the point i want to kill the bird, or i may have the gun hard mounted ready to take a quick shot, especially fast going away type birds. There is no right or wrong, just what works best for you. Excellent, thanks very much! Pretty much answers my question. I'm going to try gun down on my next shoot, can't do any harm to see whether it works for me or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Gun up you tend to aim (concentrate on the gun) gun down is more instinctive (concentrating on the target) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grange1905 Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 (edited) As a newcomer to clay pigeon shooting: During my first lesson I was mounting my gun and then calling the bird - it worked, but I found that clays coming towards me were obstructed by the barrel and I ended up chasing them. I shoot with one eye closed, as I'm rubbish with both open. On my second lesson the instructor showed me the proper technique of having the stock around the armpit height and following the clay with the gun as I was mounting. The issue of blocking off the target was eliminated and I shot much better. It is a matter of practising and having a good instructor, but I found that, personaly, that improved my shooting. There is a good video on youtube regarding proper mounting, I will try and find it when I get home. Alao check out Gill Ash - as previously mentioned, brilliant concise info. Edited September 6, 2017 by Grange1905 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Gun up you tend to aim (concentrate on the gun) gun down is more instinctive (concentrating on the target) This ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Surprised he can even see the clay with that ridiculous haircut... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.C Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Also check out, if you can find a copy, Clay Pigeon Marksmanship by Percy Stanbury & G. L. Carlisle. ISBN 0 214 20070 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Excellent, thanks very much! Pretty much answers my question. I'm going to try gun down on my next shoot, can't do any harm to see whether it works for me or not. It will work on some targets and not on others. Successful shooting is not about a single right approach, it is about understanding what approach is the most appropriate and effective. On targets where you have a limited time to consistently kill the target then having the gun in the shoulder is the most effective approach. If you watch the most successful trap or skeet shooters they pre-mount for a reason. Olympic skeet and FITASC sporting are the hardest disciplines for a good reason and that is because they are gun down disciplines. It is a cliche, but it is also true, spending time with a good coach will help you establish what is right for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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