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Quote for the Day
"My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure."- Abraham Lincoln Read more…
Side by Sides
Why do you not see more side-by-sides in Sporting Clays? John Payne, Houston, TX.***Sporting clays, trap, and skeet are clay target games. The over and under (o/u) target gun has evolved over the years as the gun of choice for most target shooters for one main reason: weight. A heavy gun does not kick and tends to keep moving when you start it swinging.Most side-by-sides (SBS) are game guns. They are light, quick to po... Read more…
Stop Trying to Program on a Skeet Field
When programming pictures on a skeet field, especially the across the gun shot, stop trying to program. The targets are too fast! Program on a big looping incoming crosser. Give the brain time to see what you want it to see and see it develop slowly.Remember, you are programming, not reacting. When you react, you will always get what the brain sees now, not what you want the brain to begin seeing.All you need to think ... Read more…
Practicing your Game
A good way to practice your game is to go and shoot singles at five different stands at your course or from four different places on a skeet field. Find the spot where it's sweet to break the target and break it there 10 times. Then move the breakpoint to a different spot and break it there 10 times, then move it again. This will give you three different ways to break a target from one trap. Your practice should be to ... Read more…
Make it Ugly to Make it Right
Gun fit is different for each person, and it is an ongoing process – a journey. It's not something you can go out and do just once. As you improve your gun mount so will your gun fit change. We have gone through more stocks than most people have guns because we were on a journey to find the correct stock fit. It has taken years. Now, after all this time, when we get a new gun, we know what the correct measurements are ... Read more…
