te4handjr wrote:
Newbie here with a question(s) on how to practice...
After spending every weekend at the local sporting clay/skeet/trap club for the past 4 to 6 weeks I realize I may need some type of structure on how to approach practice.
Some of what I have noticed is I do not know how to fix those clays that give me the most trouble. My biggest issue seems to be not knowing why I am missing them so, I don't know how to fix it...... too high? behind, in front of, how much lead to give, etc...
Thought process is, if I can understand where I am missing I can better adjust my shooting to start hitting more......
So, do I go back to the stations that I perform well on and practice mounting, looking, swinging, etc...? or, go to the stations giving me trouble and keep trying till I find the sweet spot? Just thinking I do not want to take an approach that will only get me better at a certain station and not better overall.....??
Newbie looking to get better than <60%...... but, still enjoying the heck out of it....
Personally, if a new shooter, I would consider a year of shooting nothing but Skeet.
Easier on the billfold, incorporates all the basics of swatting stuff and bettering swatting itself while introducing, a bit, fewer what-ifs and I needs as one's confidence improves.
A coach is wise if, like fit, you are at a level to benefit by being open to listening rather than Internet-ing your way toward a prettier scoresheet.
For example, "fitting", imso, requires a consistency in mount with which fewer newer shooter are born.
Bad mount happening....less value in the fit that is determined.
"Bad" happened to us all in early days....consider accepting that idea.
It's ok to not rush into all the must-dos found in the Internet shooting tally book.
An importance in practice sessions tho, to me, is to work toward never practice missing....often, folks believe they are there to shoot and so they try to beat their way to success.
It's ok, again, to stop ......maybe think....maybe come back and try again.
Pounding out targets to conquer a station or blast your way out of a slump is....many times...unwise.
Further advice on practicing may really be best tailored to the individual rather than the pasta test method found on message boards.
I do not know where the "Robert" fella is at present but I do hope he is less lonely and has now discovered a wiser method to fight any remaining loneliness.
The world can a nice place if we folks simply understand how little we know.
Good luck on your shooting journey.