I got really lucky in that I found an instructor that thinks like me, and I can connect with. I watched his video and remember thinking "I can do that". Mind you, I wasn't trying to get better at game shooting, I wanted to be the best I could be at sporting clays...........and they're nowhere near the same thing. I believe I reached my peak at dove shooting years ago, maybe as young as 18.
I took instruction from John Higgins, Marty Fischer, Bill Kempfer...........but I never really connected with an instructor until I got to know Bill McGuire, and shot with him. Please understand that is not an indictment of John, Marty or Bill. They are all very sharp guys. Some people just connect better with certain people. I was blessed to find the right one. I get more out of one hour with Bill than I do a year of shooting "practice rounds" with my buds. But, teaching how to kill game is not Bill's strongpoint, although he is an avid hunter.............teaching you how to "kill" clays is.
SRH
I think Stan has caught the key perfectly, instruction is personal and finding the right guy who can teach you best is an individual thing. Not every great instructor is great for everyone. It is true with guns, as well as school.
