I agree about skeet. It is truely a game in which you can practice mount, swing, and shot execution on a set continuous basis. The shot is always the same at each station. Never have to guess or look for it. Mount and swing become muscle memory.
My ready position is the gun butstock against my body barrel slightly elevated until the bead is just below my eye line. Similar to the stance used in FITASC.
I do this when I see the dogs getting birdy and prepare for the flush whether it be a rooster, a hen, or a lolly ole meadowlark.
I used to hunt with a guy who would never pay attention. Tried numerous times to get him on track. Never seemed to get the point. Just stopped inviting him. Wonder if he figured it out.
Sporting clays game for wing shooters
Get into station. You cannot look at the sheet that tells you how clays are thrown.
Load two shells. Trapper throws only one A bird. No call, trapper releases whenever they like. You have two shots to break it. Record score. Continue this at each...
Since I am left handed I’ve never been able to shoot Beretta O/U’s well due to their cast for a right hand shooter.
Citori’s don’t have any cast and mount much easier.
Nothing wrong with choosing either a Citori or Beretta. Find a used one and see if you like it. A bit more affordable that...
I have always believed 60/40 was best for birds. Generally they are always rising. I used that gun for skeet as well. It made station 8 fun from a low gun mount.
Never dwell on what you’ve done wrong. If you do you’ll keep doing it. Think about what you did right. I don’t think about the birds I miss. I think about the birds I kill.
I know that Lanny Bassham generally deals with competitive shooting “With Winning in Mind” but some of his thought...