snowyhog Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Many thanks to all those that replied to my question on the looping target . I do have another if any advice can be given ?? The first bird has come from your left shoulder 20 metres out to left and 35m high pulling towards you a bit as its going away . The tricky staggerd 2nd is going from the right side 20m away up from the ground at speed at 60 deg and arching away to the right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Not sure what you mean by "pulling towards you a bit as its going away" I've just got back from the pub, which doesn't help, but I'm having trouble imagining that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowyhog Posted January 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Not sure what you mean by "pulling towards you a bit as its going away" I've just got back from the pub, which doesn't help, but I'm having trouble imagining that one Yes as its going away it starts curving to the right when on about three quarters of its travel , the 2nd one is doing the same vering to the right so you are blind to this at three quarters of its travel , so starts vering away in the kill zone . Maybe drink would help in this one , i have only been going a few weeks so sorry to sound to amateurish . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Sorry to put a damper on this thread, but it's completely impossible to answer these types of questions on an internet forum. There are so many factors that can affect where each target should be shot, including target speed, angle, size, colour, wind direction & strength, background, sun position, angle of safety cage, etc etc. The only way to crack this one is to have somebody who knows what they're doing stand behind you as you're shooting and telling you where you're going wrong. Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 (edited) Not sure what you mean by "pulling towards you a bit as its going away" I've just got back from the pub, which doesn't help, but I'm having trouble imagining that one Yes as its going away it starts curving to the right when on about three quarters of its travel , the 2nd one is doing the same vering to the right so you are blind to this at three quarters of its travel , so starts vering away in the kill zone . Maybe drink would help in this one , i have only been going a few weeks so sorry to sound to amateurish . I'd just shoot them much quicker, before they start turning. Cat's right though, it's hard to comment sensibly without being there. People often miss by leaving it too long and letting the clay "get away" though, so try and get on them quicker. Edited January 29, 2008 by Chard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Many thanks to all those that replied to my question on the looping target . I do have another if any advice can be given ?? The first bird has come from your left shoulder 20 metres out to left and 35m high pulling towards you a bit as its going away . The tricky staggerd 2nd is going from the right side 20m away up from the ground at speed at 60 deg and arching away to the right as cat said, your asking questions no-one can accuratly answer, may i give you a tip, take a look at the following a trap layout and a skeet layout, the two set ups will give you the majority of angles you need to practice, left to right, right to left, dropping, rising, incoming, outgoing, and shallow away targets at speed, you need toge out there with an instructor and get your head around this, all the advice from us armchair jockeys wont help you, its hands on that cuts it, once you have some skill under your belt you will be able to explain things a lot better (this is not a critisism), but most of all figure out what happened yourself, set your self a target to reach each time you go out, concentrate on learning little bits at a time, to try and load it all in will screw anyones mind up, " baby steps" is the call, my way is train first, do some serious shooting look to improove maybe gun mount, or target aquasition, or stance, after that have some fun and shoot anything, enjoy the sport, let us know how you get on. good luck buddy Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Agree with what others have said, all you can do is get out and practice and have some tuition. It was a real hurdle for me at the begining of the year as I had just got back into shooting and when I was younger I would always be having some form of instruction and someone telling me where to shoot. First time out on a proper shoot and I had to figure it out for myself and no one telling me where I had gone wrong if I missed. Get out there and shoot and what others do the same and you will start to learn. Final thing that has also been mentioned is that by the sounds of it the bird you are talking about has started to loose speed an is falling off its flightline. Try and shoot it earlier when it is just moving forward and loosing height.... leave it any longer and you are trying to deal with it sdieways movement also. I am no expert and the guys on here really know their stuff. I am just trying to give you my view as only a few weeks ago I was thinking the same questions to myself.... the answer is practice. I shot 34% on my first outing 5 weeks ago and managed nearly double that at the weekend just gone. No instruction, just practice every week. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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