Moore N Moore practice NEEDED!

[fecalguns]

That is all! Great fun today and challenging at Bonanza Blast!

[shovelon]

Yes it was! Was nice having 15 stations to speed up the shooting.

So get your membership started. Cory told me yesterday he has an intro membership for $7 a month. But that will be going up soon, so call now to get it locked in.

Some recent improvements is of course the 15th station, but the huge canopy for shade over the picnic area, but the card-less controllers now.

Today's crowd was so huge they ran out of complimentary cold bottled water on the course. Cory is taking note of this. Moore and Moore really goes all out to give a good time. And it just keeps getting better.

Oh and Fecal, Cory told me yesterday that if you call in advance during the week when it is not so busy, he will pull for you and give you tips. Especially if you are coming solo. He knows it may get you hooked.

[whutsup40]

Cory really does go all out, I love that place and the Big Bonanza blast, A little warmer today! I did like the new station!, he also had some stations set up really different this time. I had a blast and shot well can't wait til the next one!
Sansei next weekend!!!!

[ceh383]

As usual, the Bonanza Blast was a challenge. Great fun, great people, great targets.
John, remember, pick your break point(commit to it) and work back from there. The key, for me is to not hold to close to the trap. I think you have good natural instincts, you just need to develop the finer points.

It was good shooting with you today!!!

[shovelon]

The key, for me is to not hold to close to the trap.

I caught myself doing that exact same thing, trying to rush the shot.

Hey Fecal, I told you you would get worse before you got better. But some stations you cleaned up on me.

Anyway see you next Sunday at the Sansei.

[fecalguns]

As usual, the Bonanza Blast was a challenge. Great fun, great people, great targets.
John, remember, pick your break point(commit to it) and work back from there. The key, for me is to not hold to close to the trap. I think you have good natural instincts, you just need to develop the finer points.

It was good shooting with you today!!!

Great shooting with you too and thanks for the tip. I have a real hard time if I don't see the bird coming out of the trap for me. I just need to trust my peripheral vision more than I do.

I caught myself doing that exact same thing, trying to rush the shot.

Hey Fecal, I told you you would get worse before you got better. But some stations you cleaned up on me.

Anyway see you next Sunday at the Sansei.

You got that right! LOL. See you next Sunday.

[ceh383]

Great shooting with you too and thanks for the tip. I have a real hard time if I don't see the bird coming out of the trap for me. I just need to trust my peripheral vision more than I do.

What happens when you can't see the trap?
The key is to figure out where you clearly see the target, that's where your eyes should be.
The other thing is you need to figure out where you want to break the target, and commit to it.
Then your gun hold point should be between these points. I prefer to hold closer to the break point, less gun movement.
It takes time to figure out what works best for you, shoot the same target several times. When you do, try different hold, look, and break points to see the difference.

[fecalguns]

What happens when you can't see the trap?
The key is to figure out where you clearly see the target, that's where your eyes should be.
The other thing is you need to figure out where you want to break the target, and commit to it.
Then your gun hold point should be between these points. I prefer to hold closer to the break point, less gun movement.
It takes time to figure out what works best for you, shoot the same target several times. When you do, try different hold, look, and break points to see the difference.

I miss. I guess I need more practice. Seriously though when I shoot skeet, I tend to swing though the bird and shoot. I seem to do well using that technique with skeet, but I NOW need to practice my sustain leads more often as it will definitely apply for sporting clays from what I can tell so far. And by doing that, my hold point is important as you explained.

[KCJET]

[ceh383]

It's good to have many tools in the tool box. Sustained is good on some, swing through is good on others. Me, I use diminished lead, sustained and pull away more than swing through. Swing through just doesn't work for me, something I need to practice.
As an example, yesterday on station 14, two quartering left to right birds. One fast and far, the second close and slower. On the fast far bird I used diminishing lead, on the close slower bird, sustained lead. Worked pretty well, I was late on the last far bird, and I knew it, but went 7/8.

[KCJET]

[ceh383]

LOL, sometimes it does seem that way.

[fecalguns]

LOL, sometimes it does seem that way.

LOL. As both of you know since I am new to this I don't even know what to look for regarding fixing this. The main thing I think I am doing wrong is misjudging my lead on some of those birds.

[shovelon]

LOL. As both of you know since I am new to this I don't even know what to look for regarding fixing this. The main thing I think I am doing wrong is misjudging my lead on some of those birds.

Like you are any different from us.

Honestly there will be a time when you don't have to remember the leads shooting skeet. Your subconscious mind will calculate those fixed leads as the subconscious mind works 1000 times faster than your conscious mind. All you have to do is calculate your plan, go brain-dead, and hard focus on the bird, swing to the shot, allow the finger to take the shot, then follow thru.

When you allow your mind to apply skeet leads to sporting clays you need to focus hard on the clay to allow the subconscious to calculate speed, distance, and trajectory. At least I am trying to convince myself that is how it works. Then I play with chokes and shot loads for and added edge. Does not always work. Someday.

[shovelon]

Seems like I am spinning the wheel of leads. Where she stops nobody knows.