Thread: Shooting Sporting Clays, help

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.