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Practice Improves Your Sight Pictures
We don’t even check for dominance anymore in our clinics because the eyes don’t see - the brain sees. What the brain perceives in shooting a moving target is a product of how we’ve trained the brain to see it. As we said previously, what the beginner shooter sees when shooting a moving target is very confusing. But as they shoot more and practice the sight pictures (and we would hope take some lessons), things ... Read more…
Being Aware of the Periphery When Shooting
When shooting a shotgun at clays or birds, the target is always in our primary visual circle and the gun is always in the periphery. What that looks like differs greatly shooter to shooter and depends on whether they shoot clays or birds. In the beginning, the shooter unfortunately will be focused on the end of the gun and looking down the barrel. When this occurs, the shooter is very confused because they... Read more…
The Difference Between Shooting a Rifle and Shotgun
When shooting a rifle, the shooter is looking down the barrel and lining it up with the target. While holding the barrel on the target, the shooter begins to squeeze the trigger and the gun goes off. But when the gun is going to go off should be a surprise to the shooter. When shooting a shotgun, the shooter is never looking down the barrel. If they’re looking down the barrel and at the target at the same time,... Read more…
Focus on the Target: The “Mainest Thing” About Shotgun Sh...
Whether you are a clays or wing shooter, none of us start with the same game we end up with. What we do and what we see is an evolution based on how much we practice our passion with the smooth bore. As my late friend and client, Boone and Crockett Club measurer Homer Saye said many times: “The most mainest thing about shotgun shooting is focus on the target!” Now you must understand that Homer was a big ga... Read more…
Foot and Hand Positions on Targets Below Your Feet
The elevation of the target has a lot to do with foot position and the front hand’s grip position. When shooting overhead targets off high towers, the front hand must come back towards the action of the gun just to be able to get the gun butt to your shoulder! When shooting targets on the horizon, the hands can be about shoulder-width apart due to the left shoulder being ahead of the right shoulder. ... Read more…
