It’s been said…”When the stock touches your cheek…pull the trigger.” From first-hand experience, I’ve learned where that works, and where it doesn’t. If I may, here is a second opinion on this topic. Each of us has a natural, inborn talent, our ability to point at an object. The Churchill shooting method capitalizes on this natural instinct and quite effectively. Here’s an example. A covey of quail burst from the thicket. Time to shoot is short. When the eyes lock on 1 quail…point and shoot. When the stock reaches your cheek…fire. Let your instincts work. Because they will work. It’s reliable. You can trust it, the ...
Target setters are a devious bunch and, have no doubt, we’re all the better for it. This particular true pair presentation can be shot either way and has us wondering which bird first, the A or B trap? Watching some of the shooters ahead of us hasn’t helped since there are just as many shooting the A trap first as there are shooting the B trap first and few are running this station. Choosing which bird first isn’t obvious but there is a way to untangle this and put the odds in our favor. At the call, as a true pair, watch both birds carefully as they come into their last half or last third of their flight. Which bird do you ...