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Posted on 2/17/17 at 6:12 pm to Tigerpaw123
quote:1. Most shoots do not (although a few do) provide shells as part of the entry fee. Those that do almost always mention this on the event flyer.
but at $1200/team, I would not be surprised if they furnish your shells for you anyway, and there is always an opportunity to buy shells at the event
2. Availability of shells for purchase will vary, depending on the site. I wouldn't count on this. Buy 6-8 boxes of shells (enough for 100 targets, mulligans, machine malfunctions, games, etc.) and carry 'em with you, JIC.
Posted on 2/17/17 at 7:49 pm to mwlewis
quote:
Don't look down the barrel but look down the side of the barrel on crossing clays
This is horrible advice that should be completely ignored.
Focus hard on the target. Try not to focus on the bead at all. If you are truly focusing on the bird you won't see your gun, only the target. Your hands go to were your eyes subconsciously tell them to go.
Every time you step in the stand set your feet so you will not be tangled up or moving your stance for the second shot.
Find a focal point to look when you call pull, have a hold point where you will hold your gun, and a break point where you will take the shot. If your FHB works smoothly on the first pair do EVERYTHING the exact same for the rest of the station.
If you shoot behind a crosser do not just slightly increase your lead. Double it. If you then shoot in front of the target work backwards some. You can drop 4-5 birds barely increasing your lead till you find the sweet spot. Don't be timid, you have a 0% chance of breaking a clay you're are shooting behind.
If you have a bad station erase it from your mind as soon as you step out the box. Take every station like its the first one. Don't keep up with your score. Plenty of time for that back at the club house.
1 1/8 oz 7 1/2shot at least 125 rounds.
Being a benefit shoot the targets will be especially soft. IC will be plenty of choke for probably all the targets.
Don't constantly change chokes every station, if you do you are thinking to much.
Don't get mad at yourself and most of all enjoy it. It's a great game.
Posted on 2/17/17 at 7:52 pm to Gingersnap
quote:
Find a focal point to look when you call pull, have a hold point where you will hold your gun, and a break point where you will take the shot. If your FHB works smoothly on the first pair do EVERYTHING the exact same for the rest of the station.
Gill n Vicki Ash?
Posted on 2/17/17 at 7:55 pm to Tigerpaw123
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Gill n Vicki Ash
that's pretty much an industry standard. Plus my lessons are a lot cheaper...... FreePosted on 2/17/17 at 7:59 pm to Gingersnap
I did a weekend with them, very entertaining and I picked up quite a few things
His flashlight drill really helps
His flashlight drill really helps
Posted on 2/17/17 at 8:01 pm to Tigerpaw123
It's a must for shooting low gun. All about that left arm. The right is just for pulling dat trigger
Posted on 2/17/17 at 8:55 pm to kengel2
I'm terrible at sporting clays, but it is a ton of fun. It really is golf with a shotgun.
Posted on 2/18/17 at 2:53 pm to Tigerpaw123
I might be wrong but I think it's actually $600/team for the "basic" entry fee. I haven't seen//heard any mention of shells being provided.
This post was edited on 2/18/17 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 2/18/17 at 3:06 pm to kengel2
quote:Kelly:
Not really a shotgun shooter at all.
It's easy to get overloaded with good (and sometimes bad) advice about how to shoot clay targets. If you can fit in some lessons prior to the shoot (with somebody like Kane Altazin - someone mentioned his contact info in a thread a few weeks ago), you'll have even more fun at the Troop L benefit, and the stuff Kane will teach you will be useful every time you shoot.
Do not take shotgun advice from me -- the older I get the worse I shoot.
BUT, I do have one piece of advice that might be worth remembering as a "redneck rule of thumb: If you're missing a certain type of target (e.g. a left to right crosser) time-after-time, double your lead.
p.s. In addition to being a master class shooter, Kane is a tremendously nice guy. (Heck, he's so nice, he's even polite to me.
) 
Posted on 2/18/17 at 3:16 pm to dawg23
quote:
time-after-time, double your lead.
I was taught---you do not ever worry about your lead. Proper timing on your trigger pull along with correct follow-thru creates the proper lead.
From my experience, "Riding the Target" is the biggest problem.
Posted on 2/18/17 at 3:22 pm to theenemy
No way I'd argue with any of that. My scores generally prove that I'm a lousy clays chooter.
Posted on 2/18/17 at 3:29 pm to dawg23
quote:
No way I'd argue with any of that. My scores generally prove that I'm a lousy clays chooter.
I hear you....Somewhere between knowing the proper way of shooting clays and actually hitting the clays, I have some short circuits as well.
Posted on 4/29/17 at 8:19 pm to kengel2
So how did everyone shoot today?
I shot a 64 straight up. No mulligans. Not bad for not shooting that gun in 10+ years. Didn't even get a chance to practice before like I hoped.
Going to have to find some more shoots, was a great time. We didn't get to stick around much after we were done shooting. Saw the auctions and then rolled out.
I shot a 64 straight up. No mulligans. Not bad for not shooting that gun in 10+ years. Didn't even get a chance to practice before like I hoped.
Going to have to find some more shoots, was a great time. We didn't get to stick around much after we were done shooting. Saw the auctions and then rolled out.
Posted on 4/29/17 at 9:14 pm to kengel2
That's good shooting for not having picked up a gun for ten years. Fund raisers usually throw easier targets and if anything it builds your confidence, is enjoyable, you don't have to be high overall to win a prize, and it should make you want to do it again.
When I first started shooting sporting clays I carried around 7.5, 8 and 9 shot shells and changed chokes every station. A 7.5 will break every target if you do your part; an 8 or 9 will not. And at charity shoots a skeet choke is all you need.
Spend mort time keeping your cheek on the stock, focusing on the target and moving the gun.
When I first started shooting sporting clays I carried around 7.5, 8 and 9 shot shells and changed chokes every station. A 7.5 will break every target if you do your part; an 8 or 9 will not. And at charity shoots a skeet choke is all you need.
Spend mort time keeping your cheek on the stock, focusing on the target and moving the gun.
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