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March 2010 Sporting Clays Tip : The Hard Part

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:21:57 -0500

When people ask what I do and I explain, their eyes light up and they say "Wow,"..... or "Cool,"..... or something to that affect. Understandably, this reaction overlooks the everyday challenges of being a Coach. Standing inside the clubhouse, 2,000 miles from home with my disgruntled students looking out the window as the snow piles up and the wind howls, is nobody's idea of a good time. Tomorrow's forecast is the same and day 3 is their flight home. This we can't control. Fortunately, there are some things we can control. Helping my student learn how to correctly move her gun from point A to point B is relatively straightforward. What's harder is helping her "change" her approach to the next target. Why is it harder? Because of her fierce determination to get the X. It's palpable. Wanting so much to succeed (X), she is totally focused on the outcome of the shot rather than the all-important change. Driving faster and faster, more aggressively down the wrong road won't get her where she wants to go. I'm asking her to stop and make a turn. Understandably, she's thinking, can I trust the "new way? **End Summary** Topics: sporting clays tips]]> sporting clays shooting techniques]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> The Paragon School of Sporting Monthly Sporting Clays Tips and Techniques

January 2009 Sporting Clays Tip Released : From the Paragon School of Sporting-00-1976

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Last month we discussed the first of the 4 primary shooting methods: Maintained Lead. This month I thought we could talk about Swing Through. While more than a few good shooters favor swing-through as a base method, I personally see it as a specialized shooting method. Let’s look at its primary weakness. And it’s strength. Ample gun speed. When gun speed picks up, it’s exponentially harder to control. The higher the rate of speed, the higher the risk of compromising precision in the swing. Many who employ swing-through simply cannot control the gun, their sight picture or the shot. It’s a dicey affair, with success hinging mightily on timing of the trigger pull. Get the timing right,…X. Get it wrong,…0. And the higher gun speed makes it increasingly difficult to time that trigger pull correctly, and consistently. However, a controlled swing through can be very effective. Here the gun speed creates lead effortlessly. Follow through? No problem. I see 2 very good applications for swing-through. First, for those who have follow through problems, visually coming in slightly behind the bird encourages a pull through, past the bird. **End Summary** Topics: The Paragon School of Sporting]]> Premier Sporting Clays Instruction]]> Sporting Clays Instructor]]> Sporting Clays and Wingshooting School]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Sporting Clays Instructor Courtesy of: Backlink Poster

Sporting Clays Shooting Methods : Choose Wisely : Part 1 of a 5 Part Series of Sporting Clays Tips J

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Choose Wisely.... The Paragon School of Sporting ( http://www.paragonschool.com ) November 2008 Sporting Clays Shooting Tip As you would expect, I field a lot of questions about shooting methods. Which is best, where and why. 30 years of sporting and watching literally millions of targets from behind the trigger has taught me this. No one shooting method is best for all targets. The wide diversity of target presentations in sporting clays strongly suggests we have more than one shooting method in our skill inventory. For instance, what method would you use on a fast, left to right, 40 yard crossing target off a tower? Well for starters, what breakpoint have you chosen on this bird? An early breakpoint will likely mean the speed of the bird is up, requiring a suitable lead. Midway through the flight the bird speed has slowed, changing the lead. Eventually running out of speed the bird is still a crosser, but the lead has again changed. Finally, the bird begins its descent creating another new lead picture altogether. And that picture might change 2 or 3 more times depending upon how far the bird has to fall. 1 target, 6 possible breakpoints. **End Summary** Topics: Sporting Clays Tips]]> Monthly Clay Target Tips]]> Shotgun Shooting Tips]]> Sporting Clays Tips Index]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> The Paragon School of Sporting Monthly Clay Target Tips To stay informed about Monthly Clay Target Tips visit here.