In normal circumstances, and at normal ranges (sub-35 yards), your primary consideration should be to watch the target well with perfect sustained focus and keep the gun moving
Sporting
Too forward?
Tagged with: forward allowance, Michael Yardley, positive shooting, Sporting Clays
Posted in Coaching, Sporting
Posted in Coaching, Sporting
King of swing
Mike Yardley takes you through the perfect swing They talk a lot about the swing in golf. In shooting, we tend to talk more about the mount (a subject we considered last month in some detail). Nevertheless, the swing…
Using the right method
There are different ways to shoot clays, and choosing the right one for each target is half the battle, says Steve Rawsthorne If you want to become a better shot, you need to understand what each of these are, be…
Tagged with: coaching, cpsa method, holland and holland, practice, shooting, Sporting, Steve Rawsthorne
Posted in Coaching, Sporting
Posted in Coaching, Sporting
Positive Shooting II
Mike Yardley begins a series on his new and improved Positive Shooting technique More than 20 years ago I started to develop my Positive Shooting System. I was a really keen competitive clay shot – it would be no…
Tagged with: Clay Shooting, coaching, mental training, Mike Yardley, positive shooting
Posted in Coaching, Features, Sporting
Posted in Coaching, Features, Sporting
Steps to Success
The ambition to progress up a class or classes in your competitive shooting is nothing new. However, unless we devise a strategy and then break it down into specific steps, it’s not going to happen easily. We need to be…
Trigger happy
Are you messing up your shots at the last minute with poor trigger technique? Let Chris Miles put you right
Tagged with: Chris Miles, Clay Shooting, grip, over-and-under, shotguns, Sporting Clays, technique, triggering
Posted in Coaching, Sporting
Posted in Coaching, Sporting
Semi-Auto FITASC
Q I shot FITASC for the first time recently with my Remington 3200 over-and-under – are semi-autos ok to use for this discipline?
Tagged with: Clay Shooting, English Sporting, FITASC, FITASC Sporting, Remmington 3200, semi-auto
Posted in Ask the Experts, Coaching, Sporting
Posted in Ask the Experts, Coaching, Sporting
Sporting Masterclass
Philip Thorrold launches his new series demonstrating how he tackles a quartering away left-to-right target followed by an on report right-to-left
Safety first
Safe shooting is the responsibility of all of us, says top Holland & Holland coach Steve Rawsthorne. We should be safe and be seen to be safe at all times
Trouble with teal
Q I have been struggling with all types of teal targets. One day I can hit them, another day I miss the same target four times in a row. Some good shooters have given me tips and I had a lesson just for teal. I hit a few more but after a week or two I’m right back to missing more than I hit. Can you help?
