Thread: Shooting Sporting Clays, help

Originally Posted by mikee

OK all you Sporting Clays experts. Following on from another thread.

I need some pointers. I have a major issue with shooting crossing targets at say 40 yards. Left to right or right to left it matters not. If I see the bird coming, start moving, mount the gun and shoot I generally miss.

However If I try and shoot it the instant i see it then generally hit 3 out five even though its further away and going faster.

I shoot gun down.

I have the same issues in that i can generally hit the fast / no time for thinking birds but on the long shots where there is no hurry then I have issues and feel I am reverting to "aiming"

How do I teach myself to look at the "bird" and only the "bird" and nothing else.

Its frustrating to say the least.

I'm not being a smart arse when I ask you this .
Do you have an idea of how you shoot a crossing target , doesn't matter if its close or far . What I mean by that question is
Do you start the barrels behind the bird , on the bird , in front of the bird ?
Are you a swing through , pull away or maintained lead shooter on a crossing target .
That often isn't a easy question to answer for a lot of shooters , because they say I don't know I just shoot it .
Knowing what technique you use will have help a little in tracking down some answers for you .