chrispti Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Sorry if this has been posted before... What are your views on clay shooting? Should a new shooter start on clays before attempting live quarry? Should a seasoned shooter regularly clay shoot to keep on form? Or if pigeon shooting, is you view that theres no substitute for the real thing? All views and oppinions are welcome regards chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Yeah i think that constently at the clays imporves your follow through, And as for clays all you need to do is say pull and you have a shot, pigeons are totally diffrent and you have nerves to deal with too. so i think there is no substete to the real thing. thats my opinion anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenshooter Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 What are your views on clay shooting? Should a new shooter start on clays before attempting live quarry? Absolutely yes. Should a seasoned shooter regularly clay shoot to keep on form? Again a big YES, IMHO. Or if pigeon shooting, is you view that theres no substitute for the real thing? Not a substitute but sporting clay shooting is good practice for the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Shooting clays does not work for everyone. I took lessons several years ago and shot a hell of a lot of clays and got quite good at hitting them. The more clay shooting I did the worse my live bird shooting became. As soon as i stopped shooting clays my live shooting improved vastly. I guess it depends on your style of shooting. I pick the bird i am going to shoot at when it is still 1-200 yards off get the gun barrels in front of it and blow a hole in the sky several feet infront of the bird . Friends tell me they never think I am going to pull the trigger it takes so long before i shoot. If i tried that with clays it would be on the floor before i fired. For me Clay shooting ruins me live shooting and I would never recomend a new shooter to start on clays until he was proficient at the real thing. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axeman1984 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 if your a total newbie to shooting you cant beat a bit of clay shooting to get you used to handleing a gun even what it feels like to shoot a gun, and starting off on clays gives you an idea of how to give targets lead, but shooting live quarry is a different ball game, pigeons for instance, you see them comeing into your decoys you pick your target and as soon as he sees you they can turn and be gone in a hartbeat or they have this funney mid air wobble turn that they do when they see you pop up, where as with a clay target it follows a line and doesent deviate from that line and you get your target when your ready for it not when your trying to pour a cup of tea or roll a fag, live quarry and clays are different styles but shooting clays when you start out is no bad thing. regards fenman........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEAD SHOT Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Yep I would agree with webbedfootfenman. I started shooting not long ago and found the clays a good introduction to the sport. Some instruction teaches you the important basics that are fundamental such as foot work and gun handling. What I remember most was the saying "shoot at nothing". In other words you are shooting at fresh air when you are ahead of the target. Also to keep the gun moving through. Knowing when to pull the trigger is a matter of practice and experience. But remember clays slow down and birds speed up so theres a big difference. Happy shooting mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 (edited) Having a go at clays to keep your eye in can't do any harm, but it's a different kind of shooting. From what I've seen, (sweeping statement coming up ) game shooters can't hit clays and clay shooters can't hit game, but plenty of people get good at both. Not the same thing though. I can't stand game shooters who get "up themselves" and start slagging clay shooting, by saying it's much easier than game. It's not, it's just different. I'll never forget when my sister-in-law started going out with a Turkish bloke she met on holiday. He was a rabid game shooter in Turkey, he lived and breathed shooting and I believe that he was very good at it. He came over to stay with her once, and I took him to Worsley to have a round of clays. When I launched a fairly simple quartering bird to let him have a look, he laughed and asked if I was joking. He didn't consider that it was possible to hit targets like these and he went on to prove his point by scoring about 17 out of 100 :lol: I dare say if I'd have gone to Turkey and we'd gone after game on his patch in the mountains, I would probably have missed everything. Different strokes etc. Edited March 25, 2008 by Chard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Sam Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 The biggest problem with starting on clays is that you are shooting #7.5 or #8 shot which makes it much eaiser to hit things than #5 or #6 shot. Also a 24g cart is going slower than a decent 32g cart so you need more lead with the 32g cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 What are your views on clay shooting? Should a new shooter start on clays before attempting live quarry? Absolutely yes. Should a seasoned shooter regularly clay shoot to keep on form? Again a big YES, IMHO. Or if pigeon shooting, is you view that theres no substitute for the real thing? Not a substitute but sporting clay shooting is good practice for the real thing. Excellent points well made! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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