I can relate to this , is it lack of confidence ? if I shoot my first pair well I start to measure the lead think way too much about it and stop the swing through lost lost mmmm annoying .When shooting I find myself holding onto the clay at times, I know where/how to shoot the clay (most of the time :wink: ) but hang on and ultimately end up missing... I just can't get myself to pull the bloody trigger sooner .. Maybe I'm just thinking too much or there's doubt in my mind. Anyone know how I can stop this bad habit? Cheers!
Probably explains then why when I shot the same stand as a simo and not on report I did better as I'm not tracking the clay too long. :angel:Holding on too long, is often caused by picking up too soon, on a bird that gives you lots of time.
I shoot gun down, so if a bird gives me lots of time, I will hold my gun lower and mount more slowly, so that I am not tracking the clay too long.
Iggy is right too about setup.
If you setup on your kill point, then come back to your hold point...then look where you want to see the bird, the gun almost shoots itself!
In another note, I shot somewhere new today (Hawley), straighted most of the hard ones and shot like a knob on the easier ones.
I've thought about tieing string to the end of my barrels and trying fishing instead :wink: but then again something keeps bringing me out every Sunday to shoot some more
Put in some open chokes. Your head will then be telling you " if I don't shoot this early it will be out of range"When shooting I find myself holding onto the clay at times, I know where/how to shoot the clay (most of the time :wink: ) but hang on and ultimately end up missing... I just can't get myself to pull the bloody trigger sooner .. Maybe I'm just thinking too much or there's doubt in my mind. Anyone know how I can stop this bad habit? Cheers!
