Trapshooting - follow thru after shot

[high_revs]

What is the advantage of following thru after the shot is made? I thought it was just a couple of individuals but today I saw a couple more that I don't normally see during the local shoot. though a little bit younger looking they are very good shooters that probably compete.

Usually most veterans I see that should very well don't normally follow through on the swing after the shortest made

[hermosabeach]

Shotgun shooting is not rifle shooting


think Golf or Tennis, follow through is key

much more with skeet then trap....



the target is moving- gun needs to keep moving during firing.... if you stop, you will be behind the target

[Tarmy]

Try it yourself. Try stopping when firing and see how that goes.

Some folks have very exaggerated follow through, me not so much but there is a need to track that little orange thingy with the business end of the gun which tends to result in follow through for me.

[shovelon]

Stopping the swing when the trigger is pulled is something that can happen. The best way to break that habit is to follow through while and after pulling the trigger.

The routine can happen so fast when calling pull, breaking the target can be a hard to see what went right. However most shooters see it immediately if missed the target especially if the swing is followed through. That is what I was taught. One coach instructed me to follow the target to the ground, broken or not.

[BajaJames83]

Always follow through.

[skeet25]

Follow through is a key element of shotgunning. The shot is not done when you pull the trigger.

[Revoman]

All of the above, yes follow through is very important.

[wilit]

If you track the clay, yeah, follow through is important. On some angles, I'll ambush where you don't really need to follow through.

[high_revs]

I'll ask someone to video me. One good veteran pointed out to me last year as I started coming back to trapshooting after a 1.5-2 yr hiatus that I anticipated where the clay would be and stop, wait and shoot. I dind't realize i was doing that.



I guess I meant an over exaggeration of maybe 1.5-2 ft in the swing. I thought if it's a new thing / style since many veterans who shoot very well don't exaggerate. was just curious if it's a thing now but tbh, I've yet to do a formal shoot myself but others inspire me to try. (i'll need to reload to do that).

[Imageview]

Over exaggerating better than not doing it. As long as the target is hit consistently, who cares how goofy it might look?

[high_revs]

I was also asking if there is a benefit. Since the comment I go ahead of shot, stop and wait last year. I changed and follow though it feels I chase more often than keep up. I can't see.to get back to form from 3-4 yrs ago where most times my first miss is at the end of fourth rotation or in the last rotation. So looking at what could I do different since the anticipated and stop comment

[shovelon]

I was also asking if there is a benefit. Since the comment I go ahead of shot, stop and wait last year. I changed and follow though it feels I chase more often than keep up. I can't see.to get back to form from 3-4 yrs ago where most times my first miss is at the end of fourth rotation or in the last rotation. So looking at what could I do different since the anticipated and stop comment

If you are waiting you are too late. What is your hold point? Far left, left of center. Far right, right of center. Center, hold point should be center. When you see the target swing up and through and pull the trigger. After time the trigger finger is automatic. Develop the trust factor after teaching your mind the routine.

That is my 2 cents anyway.

[Thefeeder]

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I would never tell a student what they were doing wrong, even when asked.

It does not teach anything other then what they are doing wrong. We can spend hours going over what they are doing wrong and it would not do a single thing to improve their shooting.

When asked "What am I doing wrong", my answer would be "I won't tell you". Lets talk about what you are doing right,and Ill tell you what you need to work on.

[bohoki]

its about reaction time we are all really living life in a 50 millisecond delay

[Revoman]

Don't look at your sight while shooting/following the clay, only check for alignment before the shot.
If you check your sight while following the clay, you tend to slow-down or stop the gun for a second while doing so. It is then tough to regain the proper lead after that slow-down.
On a straight-away you want to cover the clay with your gun as you pull the trigger, yet continue with the follow through or you'll miss low.
If you wait too long, the clay will be dropping instead of rising, that also makes it tougher to shoot as a shotgun is made to shoot 'high', and a dropping clay is not 'high'.