Driven

Any advice on shooting driven targets, iv never been that confident with them some days I couldn't miss some days I'm very hit and miss driven and teal is the only 2 birds I swing through iv sorted my teal out but I'm a bit lost on driven, I think I'm doing the same thing shot to shot but some is a kill others a loss, how can I time my shot better, I'm ok with a very high tower driven I can see the lead off my other eye, but when I can't my timing is muck and according to my squad members I miss some behind and some in front

Hi  I.G.

You could try going back to basics, Get yourself well ready, with a shortened front hand grip, see the bird, start the swing & mount, pull past the bird and pull the trigger as you go. (Sounds easy dont it) I think it is all about being smooth and having confidence to pull the trigger without measuring the lead, which causes you to think to much and then stop your swing.

This just my opinion of course. :nyam:

Mick. :hunter:

Thanks mark

Another thing to check, is that you're bang on line - it's very easy (I think) to be slightly left or right, so you can still see the bird - and in doing that you miss.

Make sure you come from behind, swing through, and make sure you keep the gun moving.

These are the two reasons I miss driven, either being slightly off the line or stopping/slowing down the gun as I pull the trigger.

Also - another random thought, are these birds you're best shooting driven?

Unless the bird is absolutely dead overhead, I get on much better shooting them as crossers

Stick at it!

Pete

If your struggling with Driven have you got correct eye dominance as this is the first thing that you should check?

I find driven targets the easiest. I always think. If you can see it when you pull the trigger you've missed behind. Always blot the target out and don't stop to have a second look.

Thanks every one squad members say I'm on line but in front r behind, I'm convinced it's down to timing as I'm not used to coming from behind a bird but some days I can't seem to miss them ? I need a sound technique no confidence what so ever on a driven stand, low driven not a problem high driven not a problem it's the ones maybe 15 yards up when right over head, low driven to me is more a less shoot at them not much lead high driven I can see the lead with my left eye looking thru the gun I think is the term, as for shoot them as crossers yes I can but I want to master driven if possible teal was a boggy bird for me too now it's rare I drop teal, the guys I know that are good at driven are not much help cause they all say the same bum belly beak bang only my way is bum belly beak loss.

Do you shoot gun up or gun down?

Gun down

Irishgunner said:

Gun down

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OK.

You have said that sometimes you don't have an issue, so perhaps it is more about having a particular way of shooting them.

I would usually shoot them as Digweed suggests, in his older video (not sure about his current one)  

- Get the line of the bird.

- Line your body up, side on, in line with the bird, so your gun mount comes straight across your body.

- Establish kill point.

- Gun down from kill point, muzzles at eye level, or just above.

Now, from here on it is obvious.  Call for the bird and so on.  But, Digweeds way, is once the gun is mounted, rather than leaning back and compromising your gun mount, push your hips forward and bend from there (think "I'm a Little Teapot", but less camp!).

You can get a much smoother movement, and much more travel, while still having a good gun mount.

I usually mount in front of the bird, but you can still "see it" through the barrels.  I also tend to shoot them quite early, rather than over head.

I think I may have rambled, but do you get the idea?

Thanks skeet I will certainly give it a go I seen digweed vid and the way he uses hip but it totally slipped my mind, I can only see through the gun on very high driven,