Proper Mounting Techniques....

My opinion on fit is it's critical for a tyro, very important for everyone else. A recent article on Dan Carlisle mentions him coaching a class of sporting shooters,and using ALL their guns,hitting with ALL of them, despite greatly varying stocks.

But Carlisle raises performance to near magical levels.

A really good shot can do OK with a somewhat off spec stock, but never reach his/her potential. A tyro will have a harder time hitting with a badly fitting stock, become discouraged, get hit harder with recoil, and may not progress and/or quit altogether.

The good news,if the stock is the correct length, drop and equipped with a good pad, all it takes to hit is good form. A fecally cognizant instructor is priceless at this point. So are light loads.

HTH....
 
And up for various New folks....

I gotta clean up my files, a search yielded 98 PAGES of shotgun stuff I've posted on this BB!

Oi vay is mer...
 
Dave, very helpful stuff... can I make a tentative

...suggestion?

Right now, you're standing facing the target with the shotgun loaded, safety on. Your feet are roughly shoulder width apart, and you advance your support(the foot on the same side as the hand that supports,rather than fires, the weapon) side foot about a foot or so.
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I had to learn to point myself where the target WILL BE, when getting ready to shoot clays. In other words, I started with a sort of generic point forward position, then I realized that if I know that the clay will be riiiiiiiight there, then I'd best prepare myself with that in mind, rather than try to adjust later.

Naturally, this only works if the clays are being sent time and again in the same arc, which is the case on the automatic machine at my range. The hand-operated machine (spring driven) might send the target any old place.

My thanks to you for the original post. I suspect that I'm not getting my strong-arm elbow up high enough, which is what is causing the butt to be high on my shoulder. My wife told me that the butt is more than half way above my shoulder when I fire.

I'll try "chicken winging" it a bit more.

-Jorah
 
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