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Hi there,

Just thought I would toot my horn a bit. I was out doing some real skeet shooting today, and had a solid 13/25. I thought I did great. I had someone with experience coaching me and that helped alot. You and I had a bit of an exchange a while ago about depth preception. But now I have something else to consider. I did not know the clays were leaving at 67 MPH! They should not have told me that. What the heck! That is insane. And then I was told that olympics go out at 90. No wonder you have to have good eye/hand coordination. Shot gunning is not my #1 sport, but I will have to get out and try trap and sporting clays. They are probably great as well.

Paul
 
I haven't visited this forum for many many weeks now. Hope your shooting is coming along well.

Not sure where you get that 67 MPH figure from.

Don't quote me but for standard American style skeet, the targets are supposed to be leaving the house at somewhere around 50 MPH I believe...at the crossing center stake at somewhere around 45 MPH....give or take. never put a radar gun on them...and can't remember exactly right off hand what they're supposed to be set at....but I think I'm pretty close.

Don't think...or worry so much about the target speed. Focus more on good fundamentals. Learn them....practice them...get them ingrained into your mind.

I think most experienced skeet shooters will agree....most other thinking while shooting skeet can often screw you up. Nice thing is...the more you shoot....the less you have to think about things. They start to become second nature requiring less conscious thought.

Keep at it. Shoot lots...and good luck.
 
The generally accepted speeds for American skeet are a chute velocity of 47MPH for the low house and 45MPH on the high house. That said, there is often variance in either direction.

Paul, the first 100,000 targets are the hardest ones. It won't take long before you don't even notice how fast the birds seem to be moving (well, except for maybe high 2 and low 6).

Adopting efficent hold points will help you get through this phase (that, and shooting a LOT of targets). It will soon become second nature.

Brad.
 
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