Sporting Clays & Wing Shooting Tips and Techniques 2008

Most all Clay & Wing shooters desire to shoot better. But for many, shooting mistakes create frustration during competition, in the field, and even during practice sessions. Dan Schindler teaches shooters, from all skill levels, a shooting process that creates more consistency and proficiency by eliminating mistakes both before and during the shot.

Each month, Dan provides a new shooting tip to help you be more consistent in the shooting box and on your scoresheet.

Preparation

May 2008 Shooting Tip

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Preparing for competition ahead of time puts your mind at ease, knowing that what you need will be there when you need it. That includes your attention, which you can now put on the target in front of you, unnecessary distractions eliminated because you prepared ahead of time. Here’s a short list of things I ask my students to do as they prepare for competition........ more>>

P.O.I

April 2008 Shooting Tip

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What is POI? It’s Point of Impact and there are multiple ways to look at POI. The first is the nature of your barrels to shoot straight and a second refers to proper gun fit.

Do your barrels actually send the shotstring on a straight line to the target? From a bench rest, as you would a rifle, does your shotstring hit the bulls-eye dead on, with 50% distribution on the top, bottom, left and right? Or is it slightly high, low or off center? If score is a priority in your game, this is an important piece of information........ more>>

Gun UP vs Gun DOWN

March 2008 Shooting Tip

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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........ more>>

Involvement vs Commitment

February 2008 Shooting Tip

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I commonly hear stories of my student shooting a station very well, or a course very well, and suddenly concentration is gone. Result: 00 or worse. It is frustrating and usually occurs without notice. Why does this happen?........ more>>

All Time, # 1 Best Shooting Method?

January 2008 Shooting Tip

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As you would expect, the “best” shooting method is and always has been a hotly debated topic. Shooters who frequent the tournament circuit are always looking for that “1 thing” that might give them more X’s, hence the “best” shooting method invariably rises to the top of the discussion checklist........ more>>

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