If shooting faster helps in the wind, why don't you shoot faster all the time?

 

I don't change my speed it is a recipe for disaster. In the wind I focus on the basics, really try to see the targets well and stay in the gun. But whatever works for you.
West
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The wind only makes a difference if you THINK it makes a difference. Don't change anything if your fundamentals are good. Forget about the wind and focus on the target!

 

I agree on that thought, but depending on the wind direction, as far as target height goes, changing hold point may be an alternative to changing the speed of your shooting.

 

Just keep your eye on the bird and pull the trigger. Wind or no wind

 

Wind---------what wind?

 

Trap in the wind. Shooting faster seems like it would help.

Worse day to try something! If you can shoot faster on a windy day, why are you shooting at your present speed the rest of the time?

If you do anything, slow down a tad and get a good read on the birds pattern.

But I don't know much but I do know there are considerable number of wind generators in amongst the land I shoot.

So to shoot faster do you think a lower, tighter hold point would help?

 

From the time you pull/release your trigger till the shot reaches the target, on the windiest day, how much does the target move up or down? Actually it's only 10 or 12 inches. Now, if your gun has a 30 inch pattern and you center the target, it's still over 3 inches within the pattern. Put the gun on the target and it'll break.

Ed Yanchok

 

what Ed said

 

I tend to shoot slower in the wind. I watch the bird and see what it's going to do, focus and release. Seems to me, those that don't change anything or try to shoot faster typically miss more than usual because the target jumps after it gets out of the house a ways. I have shot some of my better scores in high wind. It's not a game of speed, but more-so patience I think.

Do what works for you. Not what anyone else says.

 

the wind was honkin today,if you let the bird out where you normaly shoot it it was all over the place, so a lower hold and faster shooting helped me. ed ,today they were dropping or rising 2-3 feet and turning side ways.

 

the wind was honkin today,if you let the bird out where you normaly shoot it it was all over the place, so a lower hold and faster shooting helped me. ed ,today they were dropping or rising 2-3 feet and turning side ways.

I didn't say how much they moved totally but rather how much they moved from the time you shot till the shot actually reaches the target

 

I agree on that thought, but depending on the wind direction, as far as target height goes, changing hold point may be an alternative to changing the speed of your shooting.

Yeah with a head wind causing the target to jump high I hold a little higher than normal over the trap house and when a tail wind causes really flat targets it helps me to hold a little lower.

 

I like shooting quickly out of the house. Minimize the effect of the wind. But as some have pointed out I do it all the time. Reduces time that I have to think about it.

 

One more thing, No matter how inconvenient it is, practice in the wind as much as you can. Look for opportunities to shoot in the wind. Most shooters will be in the clubhouse when you are out gaining valuable experience in the wind. It will pay off for you. Wind will become your friend.

John

 

The best thing in the wind is a strong mental game.

 

I would rather shoot in the wind;the stronger the better than in dead calm all the time...I really enjoy making good shots on wild targets. I'd shoot in a hurricane if I could stand up just for the sheer fun of it. I could not care less about my averages. I've been to many shoots in the past [registered] when a lot of the top shooters would not shoot because they wanted to protect their average..each to his own but I think a little wind makes for a more interesting match

 

Ray Stafford has said "When all else fails, point at the target"......

 

I shoot fast all the time. However, I do hold lower with a tail wind and a little higher if the wind is in my face.

 

Like the British say........." Engage the target early and shoot well in front"

 

From the time you pull/release your trigger till the shot reaches the target, on the windiest day, how much does the target move up or down? Actually it's only 10 or 12 inches. Now, if your gun has a 30 inch pattern and you center the target, it's still over 3 inches within the pattern. Put the gun on the target and it'll break.

Ed Yanchok

I respectfully disagree.

I shot in the wind today and the targets in some cases were easily 5 feet higher than where they would normally have been by the time I got up to them. What's worse, the direction the wind was blowing, the lefts stayed flat, and the rights looked like springing teals.

 

Shot a career low, and the targets did not seem that affected by the wind. Neither fast or normal was working. Nice pay-out today for the shooter that did shoot well in the wind.

 

I wouldn't change your speed the most important thing when shooting in the wind is keeping your head on the stock, targets that bob and weave in the wind tend to make you lift your head to try to keep up with them, keep your head down and your finger won't pull the trigger until your see the target in the correct sight pattern to break it...JMHO Jerry

 

I wish you'd tell my trigger finger that. :doh:

Hauxfan!

 

Wait to see if the bird is dipping or elevating. Then go to the bird. By "wait", I mean about a 1/2 second more than your usual timing AND KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN.

Birds will usually go up or down. There's nothing you can do about the birds that hopscotch, so don't worry about it.