pbickerd Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Hi all, Today was only my 3rd time shooting clays properly. First two times I did sport trap, today I decided to try skeet as quite a few people have recommended that its good to learn on. Well I had two rounds, got 14/25 both times. The other guys shooting said that was pretty good going for a first time, they also commented that I was hitting the hard ones and missing the easy ones My problem seems to be 1. that I lean back sometimes and end up shooting over, and 2. I shoot gun up so sometimes lift my head off the stock slightly to see the 2nd bird in a pair and end up shooting over the top. I think I'm going to stick with skeet for a while now, its really fun Enjoyed it much more than the sport trap. Is 14 really ok for a first go for a new shooter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter De La Mare Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 (edited) No, it's cr4p. Sorry. Only teasing, it's acceptable. Other newbies have shot better, and others worse. Shooting gun up is harder imho than down. Harder to get the gun moving, harder to pickup and track the bird, restricts movement. Plus it's cheating, probably. Skeet is fun until you start hitting 22/23 consistantly, then it's like any other sport where you are at your limit and improving the last few % actually requires a lot of determination and investment timewise. I still prefer sport/sporttrap/compact. Edited August 3, 2008 by Peter De La Mare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilishdave Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 14 is a good start, I started on 3 +4s now in the realms of 22-23s though. it is good fun All the best Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbickerd Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Thanks guys, hopefully I can improve relatively quickly. But only goes once a week and doing 2 rounds will probably mean its going to take many months before I start getting good scores. I'm gonna stick with it though, its wicked fun. Especially the last stand, I like waiting till the last minite on the high one comming straight at me so I can see the whites of its eyes when I dust it Just because I find it satisfying when loads of bits of clay fall on me ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 You will improve quite quickly to start with. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 skeet is a great discipline helps with my field shooting.i have`nt shot since february as i tried sporting the last few times. waiting on a new o/u and then i ll get back to it. keep at it you will soon get the hang of it. i shot a 23/25 the first line i shot i have nt beat 24/25 and that was with a franchi raptor which reminds me why did i sell that gun??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 No, it's cr4p. Sorry. Only teasing, it's acceptable. Other newbies have shot better, and others worse. Shooting gun up is harder imho than down. Harder to get the gun moving, harder to pickup and track the bird, restricts movement. Plus it's cheating, probably. Skeet is fun until you start hitting 22/23 consistantly, then it's like any other sport where you are at your limit and improving the last few % actually requires a lot of determination and investment timewise. I still prefer sport/sporttrap/compact. Sorry Pete, you're off beam this time fella...............Skeet shooting is excellent practice for Sporting, (if you don't believe me ask George Digweed), and shooting gun down is a certain way to miss plenty..., just ask those Yanks who shoot Skeet and nothing else, don't forget, this ain't figure skating, you don't get points for style..!! Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markio Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Good score if you ask me. Skeet is excellent practice, you have to attack certain birds and that helps on a lot of sporting birds. Laughably my most consistent sporting score were when i was doing a few practice skeet rounds every other week. Drop off again quite dramatically in the last 6 months so i should get back in to it. Keep at it and don't worry about what's a good score or not, measure yourself on you previous score rather than someone elses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_commoner Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 i don't think its a bad start, for some reason skeet was my bogey discipline for months until about 8 weeks ago, i couldn't get above 15, but as said before once you 'learn' the birds it becomes pretty easy to score well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter De La Mare Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 No, it's cr4p. Sorry.Only teasing, it's acceptable. Other newbies have shot better, and others worse. Shooting gun up is harder imho than down. Harder to get the gun moving, harder to pickup and track the bird, restricts movement. Plus it's cheating, probably. Skeet is fun until you start hitting 22/23 consistantly, then it's like any other sport where you are at your limit and improving the last few % actually requires a lot of determination and investment timewise. I still prefer sport/sporttrap/compact. Sorry Pete, you're off beam this time fella...............Skeet shooting is excellent practice for Sporting, (if you don't believe me ask George Digweed), and shooting gun down is a certain way to miss plenty..., just ask those Yanks who shoot Skeet and nothing else, don't forget, this ain't figure skating, you don't get points for style..!! Cat. Cat, I didn't say it wasn't good practice, all I was saying is that shooting gun up is harder. Actually, if you read this months Clay Sporting magazine Chris Batha more or less says the same thing. I was taught from the very first time I picked up a gun to shoot gun up. Anything else feels really wrong. It's true that I was appalled when I saw a video on this site of the Skeet world champs last year and saw that they were shooting gun up. My best is 23 gun down so far, but I haven't shot any for the last few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Pete, The Yanks know more about Skeet shooting than anybody on earth, ALL of their top shots shoot "gun up", I'm afraid you've fallen into the trap of assuming that Chris Batha is some sort of authority on shooting because he has a double page spread every month in Pull Mag. His advice is frequently wrong, as it is in this case, he also has no track record in competitive clay shooting. If you want to shoot consistently high scores at Skeet, you've got to shoot "gun up". Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter De La Mare Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Ya, I know that all the top boys shoot Skeet gun up, but I'm sure that others can shoot it as well gun down. At every ground I've been to I see nothing but gun down Skeet. Maybe that's why the Brits aren't the world champs! I haven't falled into any 'trap' in blindly following what I read. Like I say, I was taught gun down at my very first trip to the cliffs in Guernsey 18 years ago. I'm not sure I can overcome my prejustice, I'm very old and stuck in my ways y'know. How was your shoot on Sunday at Hepworth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_commoner Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 i have to say i generally shoot gun down but if i am 'going for a good score' i pre mount, the clays are coming and going to the same place evertime you shoot skeet, as stated previously once you have learn't skeet you can swing back for your second in a pair because you know roughly where its gonna be i aint no expert just and opinion but gun down is definatley harder i reckon and more so for a beginner beacuse the muscle memory of the gun mount isn't there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 How was your shoot on Sunday at Hepworth? God, 'twas a real toughie, I did a 16 on the first layout , 15 on the second , then went 22, 21, 17, total 91. A couple of the layouts were really too tough. The top score when I left at 5.15pm yesterday was Ben Husthwaite on 112, there weren't many scores over 100, it was that hard. Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilishdave Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 When shooting Olympic Skeet you must start with the toe of the but below the height of your hip. You call for the bird and there will be up to a 3 second delay, you are not aloud to mont the gun until you see the clay!! That makes it a whole lot faster and harder. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 When shooting Olympic Skeet you must start with the toe of the but below the height of your hip. You call for the bird and there will be up to a 3 second delay, you are not aloud to mont the gun until you see the clay!! That makes it a whole lot faster and harder. Dave totaly agree with you Cat, skeet is a great training discipline for anyone of any level. right again Dave, int skeet is shot gun down, stock at hip, faster target, a harder target (compound), and with delay, and no option, slightly different sequence from A.S.A. both are great sports and require just as much concentration as any other game, as said many times "only those who fail mock" personaly i shoot both gun down, i cant get it into the head to pre-mount, just like trap, 2 stations in andthe gun slides off the shoulder Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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