Anxious for Saturday

[MudHog]

Got invited to my first skeet shoot and it's this Saturday. Being told it's 16 stations total and our group shoots at 11. All I have to bring is my shotgun and safety equipment. Shells and fees are pair for. I'll probably be there around 9ish to check it out.



Any tips or pointers from those that have shot before?

[Doc & Nash]

Don't Miss.....

[MudHog]

I'm being our group won't be the group to bring home the gold, even if I shoot good. We will be a 4 man group and I think only 1 guy in the group is a frequent shooter.

I'll probably borrow my dads 1100 and bring it out there instead of bringing the old 870.

[Bababooey]

Where is the shoot?

[blgros1]

[Redhead]

Your not going to learn it all between now and Saturday! Don't event try... What you can do to shoot a "Better" score is this.

1) Relax and Have fun, when you miss a target forgetabout it! and break the next one.

2) Pay attention to where the targets are going and try to "Landscape" the targts, By Landscape I mean pick a tree limb or bush or something where you can first see the target and focus your eyes on this exact spot to help you find the target faster.

3) On true pairs as soon as you break the first bird move your eyes (As quickly as possible) to the second bird. your gun will follow.... it's always eyes first then the gun.

4) Go ahead and get the gun either almost mounted or pre-mounted to make sure a poor gun mount doesn't cost you a target. there is no rule against pre-mounting the gun. Most top shooters do it that way for this very reason. I pre mount the gun, then drop my shoulder and raise my head to see the target and then just come up with the gun and down with your head as you aquire the target.

5) Don't keep score! don't look at the score! don't ask what others score is! At the end your score will be higher if you don't keep track and worry about it. (I know its impossible but just try it)

6) Look at the Target! Look at the Target! Look at the Target! if you miss more than likely you were not looking at the target.

7) Have Fun and a word of caution this sport is very addictive!

[MudHog]

It's in Lafayette, LA out by Teurlings High School.


Did some looking on the net and it's the 2nd Annual JonCade Thomas Memorial Shoot. Part of the Louisiana Sporting Clays Association. According to the flyer, it's $100 per shooter entry fee.

[MudHog]

Thanks Redhead. Not trying to be a pro between now and Saturday and this is actually something I've been wanting to be invited to for a long time now. My nanny's husband is big into this, but I've never been able to go with him. Aside from the thrower in the pasture, I'm to finally be able to go. This is kind of why I'm likely going to be there 2 hours or so before we shoot to walk around and take pictures.

[grnheadhuntr]

Shoot what you are more comfortable with. I've seen guys shoot Kreighoff"s(sp?) etc and not been able to break as many birds as a guy who was shooting a pump that he has shot for 15 years.

The biggest thing is to relax and have fun. Just think about it as if you were out in the pasture shooting with your buddies.

[crow]

Cheek tight on the stock and your eyes on the rock. Don't aim. Think it, see it, shoot it! (Zen and the art of Sporting Clays...I think I'll write a book)

[cwink]

Dont be the first one to shoot in your group. But stand behing them so you can get an idea of the path of the target

[MudHog]

I've decided to take my old trusty 870. Haven't shot my dads 1100 in a long time and not sure how it reacts to low brass. Want to remember last time we shot out in the pasture it didn't want to eject the shells. I know my 870 will eject them though and I know I'm comfortable shooting it. The monsoon that was supposed to show up today stayed away. Still showing rain Thursday into Friday and I probably could have started on my deck this weekend, but won't chance a wet yard and will go shooting instead.

[JDgator]

[MudHog]

[blgros1]