Need a LA area Beginner Trap Instructor

[Thefeeder]

Anti...are you going to attend the Nora Ross trap clinic?

[Off the Roster]

Thank you for the posts and PMs. Beerbellies and bead differences aside, I booked a lesson with Warren at Oak Tree and am looking into the other suggestions as well.

Neither Redlands nor Nora Ross' site has any 411 on a clinic but I've sent an email and will post any details once known. I did peruse the skeet clinic prior to posting this thread, but where I fail at hitting a slow target moving away from me a faster target moving perpendicular smells like a waste of ammo.

[anti]

Clinic info: http://www.trapshooters.com/threads/...update.236903/

Thefeeder, no I will not be going as I do not shoot ATA trap anymore. Only bunker trap for me now.

[ysr_racer]

Didn't Redlands just put in a new bunker?

[anti]

Didn't Redlands just put in a new bunker?

Yes, our club installed two new bunker fields and our grand opening was this past Sat. 2/7. The machines (little red Rossini pneumatics) came from the old Miramar bunkers down in San Diego that were shut down due to the Marines enroaching on the land and 'lead pollution'. Mr. Perazzi, Pacific Sporting Arms, and a few others donated some goods for the raffles. A guy by the name of Scott Miller of Las Vegas, NV won the DT-11 bunker gun raffle; it includes a custom-fitted stock. They also had some really good BBQ and other food. It was fun but the targets weren't regulation as they were set a bit high. My only gripe was there were a bunch of looky-loo type shooters there and it took forever to get up and shoot with your squad. It wouldn't have been so bad except they used the second field as an 'intro' field and slowed the targets down for the first-timers; I didn't want to shoot at those targets because it'd screw up my timing. From now on it should be alright, though, most of those folks just wanted to give it a try and I can respect that.

[ysr_racer]

Yeah, I heard it was a long day from my buddy Leonard.

[ceh383]

I did peruse the skeet clinic prior to posting this thread, but where I fail at hitting a slow target moving away from me a faster target moving perpendicular smells like a waste of ammo.

The only wasted ammo is the stuff you buy and don't shoot
American Skeet and American Trap targets move at about the same speed. While Skeet is more about crossing targets than Trap is, the basics are the same. See the target, move to the target, break the target. Body mechanics, hold points, look points learned in a SoCal Skeet clinic will transfer to any other clay game.
Sign up for a clinic or two, it won't cost you much and I bet it will help...

The only way to improve is to shoot.

[Off the Roster]

Clinic info: http://www.trapshooters.com/threads/...update.236903/

Thank you, depending on my lesson tomorrow I shall contemplate the clinic.

[Off the Roster]

Warren Fine at Oak Tree Gun Club is a real nice guy and a good teacher.

Thank you for this recommendation - I am making progress! ATM I am not allowed to practice without "adult supervision" but I'm looking forward to getting the go ahead.

[CK_32]

I think tripple b has a decent intro program run by a CNGer.

[CSACANNONEER]

Thank you, depending on my lesson tomorrow I shall contemplate the clinic.

Well? How was the lesson? How long was it and what did you do and learn?

[CK_32]

Really?

I guess I'm one of those clowns because once the front bead fell off my shotgun I won my class at the CA State Sporting Championship. Are you saying if I had the front bead on I could have won HOA?

You got lucky!


I bet you couldn't do it again

[Midtown]

Well how bad is it? I just went trap shooting for the first time with my pops over the weekend. My first round wasn't so good, single digits out of 25 but I was well into the teens by my second round.

I mean, are you not hitting any or what?

[Off the Roster]

Well? How was the lesson? How long was it and what did you do and learn?

I like working with Warren, but my "style" is definitely making him think (as in the hard stuff that everyone struggles with comes naturally to me, but some easy things I am seriously remedial LOL)

The first lesson had the requisite gun safety and etiquette 101, then got into stance and working from #3 with the trap set for straight away. On the second box of shells we moved to #2 and #4 still on straight away. Some wind gusts didn't help me too much but proper mount and muscle memory were established.

Today the first box of shells were on the straight away but visiting each position. The 2nd box of shells we went to oscillating. Being the bass-ackwards person that I am #3 was total failure but then I nailed the hard stuff consistently with a few total failure hail marys thrown in for good measure.

Each lesson = the time it takes for 2 boxes (45min - hr).

So far the most important thing that I have been educated on is where to focus over the trap house - once I understood that premise my shooting (and confidence) GREATLY increased. (It took a bit to get this lesson as Warren was determined that I was looking at my beads and not the clay even though I was adamantly stating that I was not. But I WAS focusing about 4ft higher than the house)

[RNE228]

What is "Bunker Trap? Is that like Skrap?

EDIT: I looked it up; looks a lot more challenging. Clays move a LOT faster, and move angles.

http://sweb2008.uky.edu/StudentOrgs/TrapandSkeet/InternationalTrap.html

Clinic info: http://www.trapshooters.com/threads/...update.236903/

Thefeeder, no I will not be going as I do not shoot ATA trap anymore. Only bunker trap for me now.