Very interesting topic!
I am by no means a perfect shot and am primarily a bird hunter. I guess I shoot "well enough" because I get asked to gun for training seminars, field trials, and hunt tests.
Like most guys I suppose, I put my fair share of practice in on the skeet field, which I have been shooting off and on for 20 years. I have never shot in competition or on a league. That being said, I am a mid 80s- to low 90s skeet shooter depending on the day and the gun. I have shot sporting clays and 5-stand a few times and find trap too predictable (even wobble trap).
I shoot mostly low gun, using the move, mount, and shoot technique and shoot different target presentations using swing through, spot shot, and pull-away methods. I am not really interested in sustained lead (which I will use once in while) or the collapsing lead since my goal is kill birds with unpredictable flight paths, not repetitive clays. I have also played quite a bit with hold points in relationship to picking the target, body position, hand position, and gun speed (all very interesting topics).
For those who shoot sporting clays and skeet, I am interested in hearing more about the pull-away method. How often do you use it? Do you find it more effective than other methods? How does gun speed apply to the pull-away method? Are there ticks or helpful ways to pick up the flight line of the target and till stay out front?
Finally, if anyone knows of a good instructor in the Sacramento area, I'd like to hear about them. I would like to improve my skeet scores into the low to mid 90s and feel like I have hit a plateau. Changing guns (from O/Us to SxSs) probably doesn't help.
Last edited by David Dabaco; 05/27/12 02:22 PM.
