If you already know you can break that target, why practice that target?My Sporting Clays student Greg (not his real name) sat across from me after this morning’s lesson. Over lunch he said he went to the Practice segment in his Paragon Workbook which I provide all my students. Our conversation went like this.“Dan, I noticed in your practice notes, on the Skeet range, you listed which Stations to practice on and which not. You included Low 7. Do I need to work on Low 7?” He asked me that question because he knew he could easily hit Low 7.“Greg, why are you asking?”“Well Dan, that’s not a hard target for me. I already know I can break ...

And it’s not what you think.“Many stumble over a truth—then walk away, leaving the good lesson behind.”To keep a reader’s interest, a writer’s topics are endless. Truths, however, aren’t. And the value of this shooting truth—to you personally—asks for just a few honest minutes with me.Opinions vs. TruthsTen trillion words have been written trying to convince us to buy this gun, that choke, the “best” ammo, or the latest method. Most of those opinions have some merit.But truths? They ask for a bit more investigation.What Students Have Taught MeOver the years, my students have taught me lessons I now pass on. Here’s a ...

“Don’t count the seconds.Make the seconds count!”Being occupied with our guns, chokes and loads, that‘s all good. Too often though, we overlook one of the, if not THE most important requirements of consistently good shooting. That consideration is time management, as in target flight time and how we are managing the finite time each target gives us.Before the trap machine fires, we begin with a few basic set-up steps. In my books, I’ve outlined and emphasized the importance of these steps. Book One, Take Your Best Shot, Third Edition, outlines four (4) specific set up steps. Executed correctly, each step is advantageous to building a more consistent X swing.Of ...

Inconsistent scores, up one day, down the next on the same targets? Lesson paid for, shake hands with your instructor.Chambers loaded, gun up, targets are breaking station after station. You’re asked to hold the gun here, see this over the barrel. With your instructor correcting each miss, you understandably feel a sense of accomplishment with each X that follows. A sense reinforced many times throughout the lesson. Walking back to your truck, no doubt, you improved today. Look at all the targets you broke. Back in the shooting box at your home club, OXOOXOOO. Lost and confused, what’s this all about? What do you correct to stop the missing? Good question with no answers. ...