Up here in the People's Republic of New York, today was the first time in 106 days that the thermometer climbed above 60 degrees (I don't want to hear it southerners!). So what's a boy to do? Well this one decided to convince a few of his fellow redneck engineers to cut out of work early and hit the trap field.
We had a blast! We got into a little bit of a self-coaching session, which I highly recommend for the next time you hit the range with a group of friends. We were watching each other's stance, swing, gun mount, etc. and providing feedback. This is really helpful since there are a lot of things that you can't really see when you're the one doing the shooting.
What was the best tip I picked up? I was holding the front bead too high when I called for the bird. The bead of your gun should be lined right up with the top of the trap house when you call "pull". If you hold it too high (like I was) then your barrel blocks your view of the trap house and you can't actually see the target until it is higher in the air. This obviously means you you can't start your swing until later and that puts you just a split second behind the 8 ball, playing catch-up right from step one. If you set your bead right on the roof-line of the trap house, then you can see the target immediately as it leaves the house and that allows you to start your swing just that much sooner. It seems simple, and I know I'd heard it before but it's easy to forget and I promise it will improve your game.
-K.M.
We had a blast! We got into a little bit of a self-coaching session, which I highly recommend for the next time you hit the range with a group of friends. We were watching each other's stance, swing, gun mount, etc. and providing feedback. This is really helpful since there are a lot of things that you can't really see when you're the one doing the shooting.
What was the best tip I picked up? I was holding the front bead too high when I called for the bird. The bead of your gun should be lined right up with the top of the trap house when you call "pull". If you hold it too high (like I was) then your barrel blocks your view of the trap house and you can't actually see the target until it is higher in the air. This obviously means you you can't start your swing until later and that puts you just a split second behind the 8 ball, playing catch-up right from step one. If you set your bead right on the roof-line of the trap house, then you can see the target immediately as it leaves the house and that allows you to start your swing just that much sooner. It seems simple, and I know I'd heard it before but it's easy to forget and I promise it will improve your game.
-K.M.
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