Shooting Tighter Chokes for Practice Skeet
- Thread starter Maritime Storm
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I think that in the clay sport there is as much flinching resulting from momentary loosing track of target than there is from fear of recoil.
Maritime Storm
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Recoil and eye prescription haven't changed in almost a year. I shoot the same 1oz 1220fps reload for everything. I seemed to have moved past whatever it is/was causing the problem. Shot a great round of Skrap yeasterday, then for laughs shot a round of skeet with Extra Full yesterday after moving a few pallets of targets and shot 20/25. The breaks were beautiful.
I never had a flinch until I developed vision issues, and now that my vision fluctuates, the flinch appears on days when my vision is not as sharp, especially on dull cloudy days. And it doesn't matter which gauge I am shooting, it even occurs with the 410. On bright sunny days, it is much less of an issue. It appears that my flinch occurs as a result of me not seeing the target as well some days.
I agree it's a vision thing mostly, not a recoil issue. Also, it's more of a balk, than a true flinch, as I can't pull the trigger at all, much less jerk it. I flinch mostly at trap, occasionally at skeet and almost never at sporting
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I've been noticing a little hitch in my step when I gave a hard time focusing on a target.... I can't seem to complete the pull on the trigger... I seem to yes/ no the shot and then ride it a little too long. Only happens on certain right to left targets when I can't seem to pick it up right away. Thankfully it doesn't happen often.
I think that focus on the target it key to breaking the target. If you are a right handed shooter the right to left will give you all sorts of opportunity to obstruct your view of the target. Inserting your gun and then riding the target may cause one to obstruct. What works best for me is to insert the gun into the lead or break point and shooting immediately when that is accomplished. To ride the target often shifts focus from the target to the gun. To break that target decide ahead of time where you wish to break it and stand for that shot. Also determine where along the target you will look for it. Usually a point where it becomes a target and not a streak. Keep eye on target and mount or insert gun into the lead and shoot as soon as you get there. I once heard an instructor say the gun movement is not a line along the path of the target but more like a J on its side with a gentle hook up onto the target line.
If this work for you keep it. If it does not don't
Actually shot some skeet and gave that j move a go on some of the more reflexive stations that were giving me fits. It feels more natural once I learned the path the targets were taking with the wind. Like all else shooting... gotta spend more time on the gun.
