The Gun is Always in the Periphery
I don’t ever look down the barrel when I shoot, nor do any of our students. The gun is always in the periphery and the target is always in our primary vision, so we are always looking at the target behind where the barrel is...
Doing a Little Fishing
We are taking some time off and doing a little fishing. Since it is winter and all the bait fish have gone out of the bays, we have to change what we are doing to catch the fish that are left behind. That means I have...
Eye a Little Higher Over the Rib
If I were a shooter that mounted the gun and looked down the barrel chasing the target trying to fix the shot at the end… Or if I shot pull-away, trying to fix the shot at the end… Or if I shot trap… I would want to have...
Consistent Transitions
Slight cheek pressure yields much more consistent transitions between the first and second target on a pair!...
A Great Year of Learning
Whew, what a great year of learning 2017 has been! We have traveled a lot; we met so many great people this year and added five new clubs, so all is good. We’re still recouping from Harvey, getting back to our field ever-so-slowly, but we are...
Slight Cheek Pressure
Slight cheek pressure yields several things: A consistent 50/50 pattern at all distances. Easier and more consistent mount. Consistent results at close and distant targets, and Reciprocal sight pictures! ...
Cheek Pressure
The more cheek pressure you must apply to make the gun shoot where you look, the more perfect the gun mount must be. Also, the gun will be harder to mount consistently, and the more you will tend to look down the barrel to make sure...
Mounting Pressure
Shooters rarely mount the gun while shooting it with as much pressure as they do when mounting the gun in the showroom or their garage....
Make Your Plan and Shoot Your Plan!
We are leaving to come home after being at Garland Mountain Sporting Clays near Canton, Georgia. Wow, what a beautiful place. Being November, the trees had turned their fall colors, which was lovely. This was our first trip to this club, but won’t be the last;...
Fun at Nationals
We had a fabulous time at Nationals this year. It was so great to see everyone again. We rented an RV and became trailer-park trash for a week. We had a ball staying on “campus” and not having to fight the traffic. Over the course of...