Gun UP vs. Gun DOWN
March
2008
Shooting
Tip
by: Dan Schindler
The fastest
way to take random gun movement (RGM) out of your swing is to pre-mount
your gun. As sporting clays shooters - when shooting gun up - it’s
important that we not forget to raise our head and relax the shoulders.
Head up allows us to see - and shoulders down keeps much needed body
movement in the swing. Gun up works in sporting clays.
However, the modified gun up position proposed above does not entirely
compensate for the advantages of gun down. The gun down position offers
advantages gun up can’t. First, gun down – partially or all the way to
the F.I.T.A.S.C. line – does a better job of clearing the gun out of
your vision. You might not think it would, but it does. Secondly, gun
down in all ways creates a more natural, instinctive swing.
Underestimating the importance of that is to handicap yourself on the
sporting clays range as targets dive and dodge on irregular lines of
flight. It is here when gun down really earns its keep.
Don’t forget, gun up or gun down, reducing RGM in your swing is always a
high priority. With all the advantages of gun down, it also opens the
door for more RGM. Taking your for-end hand To The Target (move
first,…then mount and shoot) will greatly reduce RGM in your swing.
Both gun up and gun down have advantages. Learning which one to use on
various target presentations will definitely put the odds in your favor.
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