There may be something to that, jb. The pattern we see cannot be the same as what the clay "sees" as it moves through the shot string, for a crosser, that is. However, for a straight away and for a straight on, it's very accurate.
You know, on second thought, that may be the very reason that straight aways are so easy to miss if you are even the tiniest bit off the edge of the bird. I have wondered for many years why you have to be so precise when you are shooting a straight away bird. It seems to be contrary to the lack of precision necessary when establishing lead on a crosser. The movement of the bird through the shot string, on a crosser, may just be the reason. It may help to negate the empty "pockets" we see on a two dimensional pattern.
SRH
Last edited by Stan; 07/27/17 08:32 PM. Reason: clarification
