My trap scores went from the mid teens to the low 20's just by doing this one thing

[the spank]

I would like to try one of them charts. I just got find somewhere large enough to put it.

I just got into it and was enjoying it.

Although now I'm not even allowed to shoot .

Terry makes them in three sizes. A 6 foot, 8 foot and 10 foot version so fitting it somewhere isn't too difficult and it's printed on a vinyl type medium which rolls up easily. I store ours in a cardboard map tube when we aren't using it. A few guys that have them have attached them to a piece or pieces of foam insulation and tuck them behind a couch or fold them up and put them away when not in use. I am going to put ours on two pieces of foam insulation so we can fold it out to use it. We can set it on the top edge of the couch against a wall to support it and it will be at the correct height from the floor to simulate the proper height of the trap field. If you have limited space the 6 foot might be perfect for you.

 

[Rob!]

Although now I'm not even allowed to shoot .

That sucks! Doctor's orders or declaration from your future ex?

 

[brybenn]

Spank. Am i missing something?
For the 16 yard line you set yourself 13 feet from the chart and you add 1 foot for every yard of handicap...so if you are like me you add 12.5 feet for the 25.5 yard line

Shouldnt it be 9.5' add? 25.5-16 doesnt equal 12.5.

 

[TrxR]

That sucks! Doctor's orders or declaration from your future ex?

No the trap side of the range decided we couldn't shoot outside unless we are vaccinated.

 

[bdft]

That is absolutely ridiculous.

 

[the spank]

18585583[/URL]]Spank. Am i missing something?
For the 16 yard line you set yourself 13 feet from the chart and you add 1 foot for every yard of handicap...so if you are like me you add 12.5 feet for the 25.5 yard line

Shouldnt it be 9.5' add? 25.5-16 doesnt equal 12.5.

You are correct, my bad. Sorry about that. Pics are from the manual included with the chart.

 

[the spank]

18586660[/URL]]No the trap side of the range decided we couldn't shoot outside unless we are vaccinated.

Time to look for a new club.

 

[TrxR]

Time to look for a new club.

Any others are too far away and it sounds like they are the same.

It's funny as the rifle or handgun part of this club has no such rule.

 

[bluelynx]

In the interest of full disclosure I am not a trap shooter. I shoot trap (and skeet) occasionally when I'm not shooting sporting clays. I'm average at best at all of them but my trap scores did increase from the mid teens to the low 20's after only a few weeks of dry firing at Terry Jordon's wall chart. More info can be found at learntrapshooting.com.

After purchasing the wall chart from Terry I found him to be very approachable by phone or email with any questions I had. I bought the 8' by 36" version and hang it in my garage in the summer and in my basement in the winter. Even though his prices are in US funds he only charged me in Canadian funds when I picked it up at his house in St Thomas Ontario.

I wish he had something similar for skeet! lol

Hi:

What do you hang the top of your chart from? Is that some kind of curtain rod with ceiling hanger's?

Thanks.

 

[the spank]

you'd need lightning reloading to get all the targets on that chart ! What distance should you be from the chart to make it useful for the 16 yard line?

It has 5 grommets along the top to hang it from hooks, nails, whatever you have. All four corners and the bottom
edge are also grommeted so it will not roll up or hang funny. I had a set of finishing nails in my barnboard wall before I had to hang my wifes buck mount. Now I have it secured to styrofoam pink insulation and take down the deer head when I set up on the back of the couch against the wall. I will probably put a set of hanging hooks on the wall of my shed in the back yard this summer, store it in the shed and set it out on the shed wall to practice. My back yard is fenced in well enough it can't be seen into from the road and my neighbours on each side are not an issue. I have none behind to worry about and you can't see in from behind from the pasture behind me.

 

[jckstrthmghty]

Just got mine in the mail. It's hung up and I've started to practice. It's a sanity saver as my range is closed Monday's and Tuesday and I go a little stir crazy wanting to practice. Can't say enough good things about Terry. Communication was great and I got a bunch of extras I didn't expect. Terry made snap caps, side eye binders for glasses, and a lot of reading material. Cherry on top, charged me CDN fund even though his site clearly stated USD.

 

[the spank]

Just got mine in the mail. It's hung up and I've started to practice. It's a sanity saver as my range is closed Monday's and Tuesday and I go a little stir crazy wanting to practice. Can't say enough good things about Terry. Communication was great and I got a bunch of extras I didn't expect. Terry made snap caps, side eye binders for glasses, and a lot of reading material. Cherry on top, charged me CDN fund even though his site clearly stated USD.

Yes he did the same for my wife when she ordered and he said since she was a new lady shooter he'd cover the shipping. I'll be setting it up next days off so we can get ready to head to SK Provincials (July 12-16) in Swift Current

 

[rembolt]

Muscle Memory . is one of the greatest assets in shooting sports . Terry's chart works that muscle memory every time it's used . the same way the 3 bullets drill does for sporting clays as demonstrated by Gil Ash . with the trap chart you're basically training your body to move from the hold point to the target break point the same every time . It's that simple . I have never used Terry's chart but I have spent hours doing the 3 bullet drill and I know it works so I have no doubt the chart would do the same .

 

[Rob!]

"so we can get ready to head to SK Provincials (July 12-16) in Swift Current

Swift has a SC range?

 

[the spank]

Swift has a SC range?

Trap...

 

[jckstrthmghty]

Muscle Memory . is one of the greatest assets in shooting sports . Terry's chart works that muscle memory every time it's used . the same way the 3 bullets drill does for sporting clays as demonstrated by Gil Ash . with the trap chart you're basically training your body to move from the hold point to the target break point the same every time . It's that simple . I have never used Terry's chart but I have spent hours doing the 3 bullet drill and I know it works so I have no doubt the chart would do the same .

In my limited usage I find this to be exactly the case. I knew to shoot whatever the leading edge was but in execution I would instinctively shoot center mass of the clay which is obviously where I was looking. Now I am leading much better which is quantified when playing Clay Hunt VR, which returns hit placement/pattern after every shot. My eyes are now automatically drawn to the correct leading edge, something I have stuggled with, and both my game scores and confidence have improved. It's only been a few days since I recieve the chart but I am excited to see the results on field today after work.

 

[the spank]

In my limited usage I find this to be exactly the case. I knew to shoot whatever the leading edge was but in execution I would instinctively shoot center mass of the clay which is obviously where I was looking. Now I am leading much better which is quantified when playing Clay Hunt VR, which returns hit placement/pattern after every shot. My eyes are now automatically drawn to the correct leading edge, something I have stuggled with, and both my game scores and confidence have improved. It's only been a few days since I recieve the chart but I am excited to see the results on field today after work.

I spent a week on the chart when it arrived doing 100-250 drills a day. First night out I ran the first 50 targets straight and absolutely inkballed every one. Then I shot a 23 and followed that up with another 25 for a 98 after one week's practice on the chart. A few weeks later before heading to SK Provincials I spent every day for weeks on it and the last 4 days did 250-300 drills in groups of 100-125. I shot a 199x200 in the singles championship after practicing for that shoot. The chart works. Not just for muscle memory but it also trains your mind to realize there is no recoil with the shot from hundreds of recoil free drills. Your sub-concious is not thinking about recoil when you shoot and because of that you realize afterward your perception of felt recoil is very diminished. The chart is a great training aid.

 

[Falconflyer]

Spank, you may have just nailed the biggest benefit from practicing the chart, the perception of recoil spoils the shot for more people that ever realise it. I shoot heavy rifles at the range a fair bit and I always take a 22 rimfire with me to shoot in between rounds of the big rifle while it cools down. That drill of shooting a rimfire calms me down and mitigates the flinch for shooting the heavy recoiling guns.

 

[jckstrthmghty]

I spent a week on the chart when it arrived doing 100-250 drills a day.

May I ask, what is a drill?

My night did not go well but was the easiest 18-19's I have shot. Lazy kind of day just watching the clays rather than focusing and following through. When I did it was almost automatic, as the spank said, inkballed. Was trying full choke, a higher starting hold point, and new glasses. Will try again today.

 

[the spank]

May I ask, what is a drill?

My night did not go well but was the easiest 18-19's I have shot. Lazy kind of day just watching the clays rather than focusing and following through. When I did it was almost automatic, as the spank said, inkballed. Was trying full choke, a higher starting hold point, and new glasses. Will try again today.

Drills...developing a practice routine.

I believe Terry lays out some practice drills in the manual?

For singles and caps I start at the target farthest left, do 5, then go to the next target to the right. I do not shoot the lowest targets left and right as they are the first targets for doubles practice. I do that until I have gone through to the farthest right. Take a few minutes break then do another set this time right to left. By the time I'm to the far left that is 110 shots. Then I go back and shoot random lefts and rights until I have shot 50 in two 25 rounds.

If I notice a particular target/station is giving me grief I will shoot 25-50 of them. Having your scores on a score sheet at practice on your range and keeping them for reference can help point out particular stations or angles of trouble.

For whatever reason hard rights from 4&5 were my nemesis from day 1. They always were the targets that gave me the most grief so at one time when I'd shoot I'd start on station 4 if it was open. By doing that once I shot and hopefully ran those 10 targets on those two stations it would give me a sense of relief taking the pressure off and boost my confidence substantially until the next round. The chart has helped me eliminate that and redirected my focus needed to get those "bad" stations out of my thoughts. Now I can start anywhere and be as relaxed on those two stations as the other 3.

And again for whatever reason hard lefts on station 1 came extremely naturally to me and I usually pulverized them. I used to always try to get station 4 as a starting post but now I prefer station 2 so I can end on 1 to really boost my confidence going into the next round of 25. So on the chart I spend my final drills shooting stations 4-5 and finish up on station 1 shooting random lefts and rights.

I also practice for shoot-offs should I get lucky(unfortunate enough lol) to be in one by shooting all 5 stations doing random lefts and rights, rights and lefts to the two outermost targets as in shoot-offs the angles are sometimes widened to try to bring a quicker conclusion to the shoot to determine a winner.

For doubles practice on the chart I shoot it as I would at the range. Straightest angle first, widest angle second. 5 pairs from each station. Station 3 I shoot right hand bird first as being a righty I prefer to swing the gun into myself for the second shot. That keeps me from running out of swing should I be slow to the second target and keeps my cheek welded to the stock.

Hope this helps a bit? I am no "expert" by any stretch but I know what works for me and you will find out too what works for you and maybe some of what I have posted here you can glean maybe a part of something that will help you.