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#22 ·
Wise advice, GX? Just quit doing it. Take control. Consciously control the gun. It doesn't have a mind of its own; it's you that's the problem and if you are going to fix you it can't start soon enough. Asking us what to do is not fixing it; only you can do that.

Again, just concentrate on not shooting too fast. Monitor every shot, whether you hit the target of not. Was that too fast? If it was, next shot don't to it.

The problem is, as Kay says, that "we hit 90% of our mistakes." If you missed every time you shot out of control, you would stop doing it right away. But the long-term effect is poor scores, so you should put yourself in control right away, every time. There's no future in the other, even though, to our detriment, it so often "works."

Neil
 
#24 ·
Try to make sure that you are holding the gun dead still and I mean really dead still.... prior to calling for the bird. Also as others have mentioned try using a quieter longer call.
 
#27 ·
I agree also with Dr Gary....I assisted a fellow with premature triggerjeculation by having him go with a long drawn out call for the bird..it smoothed him out and paced him slower and more methodical...getting him to stay with that call out of habit was the hard thing...he would forget from time to time and go back to his jerky choppy call and immediately the timing went to crap only proving the fix positively worked in his case
 
#29 ·
You guys you are like putting 100 pounds on the back of a race horse to slow him down!!!

The problem is to keep the target under control so you have to find the right set up for your reactions in order to keep everything under control.

Indeed, some people hit that bird out at 40-45 y but that doesn't mean everybody should hit it there. It is a "close to out" breaking spot on which technically the shooter must deliver the shot. Shooting out of these boundaries, too close or too far out" we can consider those "lucky shots.

Firing too early happens when the shooter lift his head simultaneously with shot. That can come from bad gun fit or anticipating the shot.

Things to do:

1)check the gun fit
2)mount the gun to the cheek
3)find the right holding point for you
$)don't anticipate the shot, see the bird above the barrel
4)deliberately stay with the gun until become a habit!

Good luck!
 
#30 ·
I would suggest that you change your release call to something SLOWER and LONGER as a mental aid to slowing down. There are a few guys on the line who have a long PUUULLLLLLLLLL call where I shoot.
 
Discussion starter · #31 ·
Thanks to all who offered advice and suggestions. Thank you.
Good advice here, from knowledgeable shooters, with sincere, and unselfish
words from the wise and experienced. I hope it helps.

Thanks for Sharing,
Gunnerx
 
#32 ·
I was a quick shooter, had target panic. You name a bad habit, I have perfected it.

1. Take a deep breath and let it out slow.

2. Make sure you are holding the gun firmly and your face is glued to the stock.

3. Make absolutely that your eyes are still and the gun is perfectly still when you call for the target. I find if I am moving at all with my gun prior to the locking on visually of the target, I jump at the target and I am not seeing the target clearly.

4. When you call, the Eyes move to the target first, then the gun.

5. The advice of moving the gun with the body, not arm shooting is spot on.
 
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#34 ·
You learn to shoot fast because you are "on the bird".
When you shoot fast and miss,its because you are "not on the bird".
Identify the angles you slam shooting fast,and find the ones you need to follow thru?
 
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