Dave Beardsmore
Why the long barrels
Q I currently use a 28” Skeet gun with mixed success – I’ve noticed that you and some of the other top Skeet shots are using 32” barrelled guns. What are the benefits of using longer barrels?
Skeet Masterclass
Dave Beardsmore gives Clay Shooting an exclusive coaching lesson as he outlines his tactics for shooting Station One – two singles then a pair
Hold the point, change the pick-up
Q Having worked hard on my hold points, should I change them at different grounds? Ed Chambers, Somerset A Your hold points should generally remain the same. You do not need different sets of hold points for different grounds. However, what can change is your visual pick-up points due to the differing backgrounds. Quite often it tends to [...]
Sleep well shoot well
Q Over the last few months my Skeet scores have been very inconsistent – looking back and trying my best to analyze what’s gone wrong I’ve noticed that the bad days all happened when I’ve arrived late at the ground and shot on an afternoon squad. Is it better to shoot morning or afternoon? What’s the [...]