That sounds more like International/olympic skeet.
Tips For First Day Of Skeet / Trap / Five Stand?
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for ea game you need a flat shooting gun field stall for the most works fine especially skeet target is only 20 ydsYes, I worry about this. As much as I don't need another (expensive) hobby I sense I am going to get one. On the plus side I can only be in one place at the time so if I am doing this then I am not doing something else
1) Roger. Makes sense
2) Will go 1oz to start with. One of the guys I spoke with at the club said it is his go to but I am sure everybody has a go to.
3) Cant remember of the 1oz I have is 7.5 or 8 (may even have both). Logically each has strengths / weaknesses so it is a compromise with either. Both are probably better than I am at this point.
4) I will guess. Suspect it will become clear pretty quickly.
5) Excellent. I will setup for one discipline and can switch when there if moving to another
6) Hadn't thought of that. Totally makes sense.
7) This is the true test as to how well my gun fits. I definitely shoot target focussed in the other disciplines I shoot without thinking so hopefully it transfers over to this too.
Very possible, the facility was built for the commonweath games.
Sounds like English Skeet to me. The other variation is on station 7 you shoot Low House first on the singles, then the High House. And if you're still straight after your 24th target, its shooters choice on a high or low house option shot from station 7.
Look at the bird, NEVER at the gun.
Don't try to measure the lead, one person's foot is another's yard. Either double the lead or half it.
The lead is the same every time in skeet, although varies for each station of course.
In 5 stand it will vary a lot depending on the presentation.
Don't try to measure the lead, one person's foot is another's yard. Either double the lead or half it.
The lead is the same every time in skeet, although varies for each station of course.
In 5 stand it will vary a lot depending on the presentation.
Dont go to the line with a dozen thoughts in your head. Dont drink too much coffee before the shoot. Be cautious about the myriad of advice you will get, most of it is irrelevant. Start with trap before skeet and other disciplines, its easier to learn the basics.
Good luck! I have no doubt you will have a blastNo Sir - the maiden voyage is this Sunday!
Hopefully I can break one or two
I’m definitely not Mr Experienced but as others have said eyes on the bird and don’t stop swinging the gun thru the target
I shot Skeet last weekend for the first time and the majority of the birds I missed were because I stopped swinging thru when I pulled the trigger. I’ve shot Trap for a couple of years now and found Skeet far more challenging and a hell of a lot of fun
Let us know how you make out
As others have said, don't be discouraged if you do poorly at first and don't get hung up on the details. We shoot 5-Stand at our club, last year we had a new shooter come out and he got a "perfect" score on his first round (25 misses). We encouraged him not to give up, gave him some pointers and suggested he use the club's manual trap to get a bit of practice. He took our advice and by the end of the season he was shooting quite well and always had fun. Everyone has to start somewhere.
First day is over.
Did couple of rounds of skeet and one round of trap. Both are harder than they look.
As I was drinking from the firehose (everyone was very helpful and I had more advice than I could possibly remember) I didn't diligently keep score but I was probably batting north of 50% for each discipline.
I didn't shoot doubles right off the hop but I did near the end (have to dip your toe in the water sometime) and did smoke a set or two which felt good.
Haven't really dialled in the lead yet (as well as a bunch of other things) but will work on that. This was the first time I used the 694 in anger and was beating me up pretty badly (socked me in the mouth a couple of times and it looked like I'd done a round with Mike Tyson). I have adjusted the comb up a little to see if this improves the situation. My hold is pretty firm (understatement - I am like a gorilla generally) but wasn't really thinking about that today so maybe that was a factor.
I saw someone with a pretty basic looking 20 gauge pump smoke pretty much a full round and another older gentleman do the same with a hardcore trap gun with high rib. Both looked pretty impressive - especially the guy with the trap gun, he never seemed rushed and he smoked them good.
Did couple of rounds of skeet and one round of trap. Both are harder than they look.
As I was drinking from the firehose (everyone was very helpful and I had more advice than I could possibly remember) I didn't diligently keep score but I was probably batting north of 50% for each discipline.
I didn't shoot doubles right off the hop but I did near the end (have to dip your toe in the water sometime) and did smoke a set or two which felt good.
Haven't really dialled in the lead yet (as well as a bunch of other things) but will work on that. This was the first time I used the 694 in anger and was beating me up pretty badly (socked me in the mouth a couple of times and it looked like I'd done a round with Mike Tyson). I have adjusted the comb up a little to see if this improves the situation. My hold is pretty firm (understatement - I am like a gorilla generally) but wasn't really thinking about that today so maybe that was a factor.
I saw someone with a pretty basic looking 20 gauge pump smoke pretty much a full round and another older gentleman do the same with a hardcore trap gun with high rib. Both looked pretty impressive - especially the guy with the trap gun, he never seemed rushed and he smoked them good.
Falconflyer
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
But did you have fun? That's the most important part.
As for the gun beating you up. Adjust your comb so that it's almost paralleled with the bore on the horizontal plane and make sure the front of it isn't further to the left than the rear of it (if your a right handed shooter). In other words, make sure the lateral plane of the comb is paralleled with the bore. If the front of the comb is too far to the left and the rear is a lot lower than the front then you will take recoil to the face.
You should really take your comb adjustment tools to the pattern board along with a box of shells and make sure the gun is shooting where you are looking keeping in mind what I've described above.
As for the gun beating you up. Adjust your comb so that it's almost paralleled with the bore on the horizontal plane and make sure the front of it isn't further to the left than the rear of it (if your a right handed shooter). In other words, make sure the lateral plane of the comb is paralleled with the bore. If the front of the comb is too far to the left and the rear is a lot lower than the front then you will take recoil to the face.
You should really take your comb adjustment tools to the pattern board along with a box of shells and make sure the gun is shooting where you are looking keeping in mind what I've described above.
A day in the sun with like minded folks shooting guns will always be fun for me. I signed up for the year and plan to squeeze in as much as I can. They are a pretty active bunch with something happening every weekend it seems as well as practice every Wednesday (which is literally the only day I can never make unfortunately owing to work commitments).
I did adjust the comb up a little to see if there was an improvement but haven't tested yet. The adjustment marks suggest that the comb is perfectly centred. I did move the comb up equally front and back (uses a spacer system and I put on the same spacer front and back) which wouldn't help in the way you suggest (what you say makes sense, ie to try and flatten it out or lift it more at the rear).
I am not even sure if I can do that (use different spacers in the front and rear to flatten it out) - kinda feels like it would make it bind up or twist but maybe thats fine?. I will dig out the manual and do a deep dive.
Fully agree on the patterning board, planning to do that today.
Falconflyer
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
You won't necessarily have to make the comb level, just reduce the slope from front to back to minimize the recoil going to your face.
Having the comb perfectly centered maybe where it needs to be or maybe not, the place to find that out is at the pattern board.
Good luck!
Having the comb perfectly centered maybe where it needs to be or maybe not, the place to find that out is at the pattern board.
Good luck!
Adjusting your comb may or may not be your issue to having a sore cheek. Lifting your head off the stock while the birds in the air and then it knocking you can cause that too. Hard to say without seeing you shoot but keep that in mind. You don't want to be chasing your tail on issues. Hopefully some of the better, more experienced shooters at your club can give you some good feedback.
