Best I've done is a couple of 75's. So Far.

I've never seen one shot at my club.

When I do get my 100, I'll keep trying to get another one.

 

Common.

At the recent Elite, in the 12 gauge, there were 17 out of 155 shooters (~11%).

 

All I ever wanted was a straight in every gauge.

Then came a 50, then a 75, and so far two 99's.

Maybe someday.

 

I started out shooting skeet at 14. I had to pay all my own, shells, gun, targets with a paper route and odd jobs so never shot much but I did shoot. As I grew older, finished school and took a job I shot more and also started shooting trap including registered trap. Now I have not shot hundreds of thousands of rounds but I usually shoot anywhere from 1000-2000 targets each season of skeet and have yet to break 100 straight. I've shot a handful of 99's in 12 and 20 ga and a few 98's in 28ga and a 98 in 410 but never the 100.
Trap seemed to come easier to me and in my first season trying it tried a gun a friend had for sale and shot 177 straight that day, dropped target 178 for a 199x200. I've never shot the 200 but I have shot 11-100's in singles but never in handicap or doubles. Closest was a 99 in doubles and a 97 from 25.5 in handicap.

 

Depends on where you shoot. If you shoot where I do? It's unlikely but possible. The wind here is going to make targets so erratic that we can't hold NSSA events at our range, as shooters won't show up and take the hit on their averages. If you shoot someplace where the clay flight path is consistent, with a good background (not our yellow hillside) that allows visibility any time of day, then you'll have a much better chance at it. We're south of the SF bay and in the afternoons the wind always picks up.

On the other hand, all the duck and dove hunters that shoot there kill it in the field, because the erratic flight makes for great reactions.

 

Not very common at the club level, to many bad pulls, wind, etc. I see club shooters run straight, get a bad pull and blow up, dropping 5 targets or so all the time. A young local shooter who is very talented showed up at a pasture club a few weeks ago and shot a 100 straight, pick up targets and all.

 

It's just an individual thing....some people shoot them all the time, and some never will.

For those of us who shoot one occasionally, you'll often here them say...."it was such an easy day, effortless, didn't even feel like I was trying that hard..."

Keep working, focus on individual targets, not rounds of 25 or 100.

 

It is hard to do, but not impossible. I have shot a 200 straight as well as many 100s straight. Skeet is a game that you versus the man in the mirror. If it's windy, you will have to adjust your hold point and shoot the target a bit faster.

 

Keep working at it, it will come some day and when it does the second one is just around the corner. Just do it 1 target at a time.

I will say that I had close to 60, 99's before that 1st 100. After that there were several a year up until I quit doing registered targets.

 

I got my most important straight two weeks ago….

 

Congrats, for most, myself included that is the hardest one to get.

 

This is my usual Skeet patch .... I've got a couple hundred of them.

 

This is my usual Skeet patch .... I've got a couple hundred of them.

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Holy crap! I need one!

 

I watch my son do it all the time. I have never done it.

 

It's just a number. If 125 was a perfect score people would shoot 100s more often. The 125 would be the elusive number then. Much of it is mental but it still takes talent.

 

I shot skeet from 2005 to 2010, with almost obsessive dedication. Managed it twice In 12 gauge. Enjoyed .410 more but only got a 97.

 

I think you all should change your goal. If you try for 99 straight and a miss on the last one, you're FAR more likely to achieve it!

 

I did it the easy way.....I went from a 98 to 100 without shooting, or getting stuck on, a 99.

I also went from a 398 to a 400 with stepping on 399. My recollection tells me I have never shot a 399.

 

Have shot 25's and couple 50's. Just cannot manage to do on the same day - or week.

 

I’ve managed two 12 gauge 75’s at two different clubs. I am a once or sometimes twice a week shooter in strictly a recreational manner. I have also gotten 25 straight with 20, 28, .410. Biggest problem I see with some fellow shooters is they get fixated on a 25, when in reality, they rarely can make it 10 straight. That 2 straight patch is awesome, and would be perfect for many that I commonly shoot with.

 

What's more frustrating than never breaking a hundred straight ?

My answer would be that I've shot several one hundred straights - 12, 20, and 28 ga. Never with a .410 - closest was a 99. The problem is that those scores were 20 or more years ago. Now . . . . . looking at age 70 in the mirror I find I can occasionally run a straight when shooting casually with my old(er) retired friends. But. . . . . no where close to a 100 straight.

I rationalize my eyesight and reflexes are no longer what they were. But, I also see quite a few super veterans being able to post 100/100. There is no mystery in that. Those guys were beating me regularly when I was younger and they can still beat me now. 😕

 

How common is the 100 straight?

How common is it in golf to see an 18 hole score of 72 or below? I think that if you are considering all of the weekend amateur golfers at the local muni courses, and calculate the percentage of those who are actually shooting scratch rounds … NOT MANY! On the other hand, turn on the television set and watch a tournament … seems that half of the field is at parr or better.

100 straight in skeet … NOT MANY at all if you are considering all of the practice rounds shot at local clubs around the world. Calculating percentages, just not that many at all! And yet, there are a few shooters who are very capable EVERY time they take to the field.

 

100 straight? Don’t ask me about a dropped low5 that got me a registered 99. It just happened in 1985. Still bothers me.

 

Dropping a low 8 option for a 100 will set you back a bit……don’t ask.
100 straight is a number. Shoot several hundred rounds a week, be consistent in the entire skeet shooting matrix. Adjust for wind and fatigue and be prepared for the oddball bird. And try to shoot a 125 ( it will keep you from worrying once you pass 75. Keep it enjoyable and your 100 will come.
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If all this fails you ,you can always buy a new gun 😆