So…how long has it been since you thought about your own shooting? 2 days ago? Yesterday? 11 seconds ago? If you chose 11 seconds…welcome to the club. We are many, and you are in a great group of kindred spirits. As shooters, we are inundated with so much information on our equipment choices… shooting methods…the mental game…I wonder if we sometimes forget what really matters. No…not just to me…definitely not…but maybe to you too? The following are a few of my thoughts…any conclusions are left up to you. From the time I was very young, being in the field taught me how little I knew. I wasn’t 10 years old yet but ...

Common, I see this in lessons, competition, and while watching social shooters. Like leaving the house with the hot coffee pot still plugged in, it’s that important message in the shooting box we shouldn’t, but do forget.   We step off the cart and Earl steps into the box. I’m holding the controller, my thumb on the button. Earl looks serious today as he evaluates the A and B trap, 2 challenging target presentations. After the show birds, preparation in place, he asks for the A trap and begins by only shooting singles. Earl shoots very well on the A trap. 5 singles = XXXXX. 5 good breaks. He then asks me for singles again, off trap B, which is another crafty ...

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 ...