January 28, 2015, 01:24 PM | #26 |
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What ...me cruel ....no you have me confused with someone else...
But High 7 ...yikes.../ but ok, you were at least in the teens...( so I'm only chuckling a little - with little tears coming to my eyes, as I choke back the chuckle, a little ) not as badly as you choked on High 7 ...but none the less... ----------- ok, seriously then....could be all kinds of things... a. measuring your lead instead of feeling it... b. rolling your shoulders..instead of staying level... c. no follow thru... d. picking up your head.../ stopping swing .../ looking at barrel.... ( geez, I'm too tired to go on ....).... ------------- Just stay at it ...and work on one thing at a time...and it'll get better ! Last edited by BigJimP; January 28, 2015 at 01:37 PM. |
January 28, 2015, 06:07 PM | #27 |
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Had a great practice. A friend pulled for me and I went through three boxes just practicing by myself. I didn't even shoot skeet, but worked on what wasn't working. After a bit I was hitting pretty nicely. I would say the problem was not having confidence in or the correct leads. When I got the leads down and started to swing with some confidence it got easier and easier not only to hit the bird without stopping, but with a natural follow through.
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January 28, 2015, 07:40 PM | #28 |
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We knew you could do it ...nicely done ! .../ its good to have friends to help you out...
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January 29, 2015, 12:14 AM | #29 |
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It is good to have friends and to know who to listen to. This guy is quiet and has a calming effect on me. While figuring out my leads, I was literally walking the shot in like with a mortar. I bracketed the birds until I got the feel and could pretty reliably hit them they same way in the same place time after time.
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January 29, 2015, 11:45 AM | #30 |
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Since we know your gun "Fits" you ...meaning it's Point of Impact is where you are looking - since your eye is the rear sight on a shotgun....( to get back on topic --- for the OP )...and picking the right gun based on "Fit" ...not styling, price, etc...
....../ then when shooting Skeet, its a matter of developing some muscle memory ...so you "feel" the lead ...and good solid fundamentals..... stance, hold point, focus only on leading edge of the target (never on the barrel), pulling trigger is the start of the shot - not the end of the shot - follow thru is the end of the shot, shift your eyes after the first bird is dead - to find the 2nd bird - and then move your gun ( never move the gun before you shift your eyes to find that 2nd bird....and all the other little things ( like not trapping the trigger, having decent reloads, etc...)... |
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Anyhow, now that my MEC 9000 is cranking and I think I have the basics worked out, its time to burn some powder. |
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January 29, 2015, 11:08 PM | #33 |
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1. The pattern board is your friend, use the Dam thing!!! 2. The maximum range of a firearm and/or cartridge, is usually measured in miles, and means nothing. 2a. The effective range of a firearm and/or cartridge, is usually (the ability of the shooter) measured in yards, and means everything. Last edited by Bake; January 30, 2015 at 12:07 AM. |
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