Get my butt back to the basics.

 

As stated earlier, go back to the basics and practice them!

 

Tequila

 

A slump can mean different things to different shooters.

being off a target is not a slump, a slump is not paying attention to your shooting.

provided you do your planning and get a good night rest. If it comes down to your attitude, and being ready for every target.

A slump in my opinion (mine Only) is you walk out and just mount your gun and call for the target, not paying attention to gun placement or thinking about what you are doing. You may be off a target or 2 doing this. It still a good score, just not a winning score. And sometimes you still may win. Slump or not paying attention.

 

Foget about it and just concentrate on the next bird because that is the only one that matters

 

Focus on the basics and shoot through it.

 

Buy a new gun. Doesn't help but that's what I do.

 

Second for buying a new gun

 

I agree with the new gun theory. If it doesn’t work you have a lot of guns but you’re too broke to shoot, SLUMP NO LONGER MATTERS!

 

What jbrooks said. Back to basics. I'd first check my poi first. You do know where it's set , right? Make sure nothings change with the gun. If I get lost I'll move my hold points in a bit and make sure I'm seeing the target. Go over your mount, eg make sure you're not canting the gun or some such. The basics got you there, trust the process.

 

For most shooters who stop shooting during winter they shave a slump every year trying to get back to where they were before the time out.

 

Like said before basics, for me its probably between the ears and nothing else i try to relax and shoot threw

 

Take a few weeks off

 

I'm just a casual with all my shooting sports I participate in and will NEVER ruin them by going professional. Whenever I'm in a "slump" I just remember it's just a game and not to take it serious. I'm not a fan of missing targets, but I'm not gonna lose sleep over it.

 

Take up golf, way more frustrating than trapshooting!

 

Amen!! Go through shanking the ball if you REALLY want to know how depressing a slump can be. I almost quit after over a year of shanking.

 

Get some rest, take your time calling and focus on the target. And remember, we go to the line to have fun.

 

I put in time on my Terry Jordan wall chart. I gets me looking at the leading edge of the target.

 

Take some time off. Try something different like shooting a few rounds of five stand or sporting clays.

 

You could take the advice of the great Connie Mack and stop licking yourself.

And by all means, never let your squad mates lick you!

 

You could take the advice of the great Connie Mack and stop licking yourself.

And by all means, never let your squad mates lick you!


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Ewww and worse yet would be getting licked by a Bi-Star rep...

 

Pack up and head for the hills to spend time fishing. Works wonders.

 

Remember that trap shooting is what you do not who you are. Just forget about it and like others have said, relax and go back to basics. It will come back.

 

Sit down, have a beer,

 

Spend time with the horses

 

Cry.

 

I'm a fan of working on my focus for one bird at a time. I'm one of those shooters that is easily distracted to the slightest sound, movement or thought. I also find, when I mount my gun, if it doesn't feel right, back up and get it right. The bottom line, I have to focus on the basic steps from mounting, cheek stuck to the comb, finding my spot over the house, calling for the bird, seeing the bird clearly and swinging smoothly to the bird.

 

Stop thinking, go and have fun, if it becomes like work then it’ll be harder. I also remember that slumps are temporary IMHO and this slump too shall pass, overall I try to avoid thinking and changing anything, if I shot good before and made no adjustments to gun which I think is at times a big mistake, the gun didn’t change but my thinking did.

 

Slow my gun movement especially on straightaways. Keep reminding myself, "head down on stock." And make sure my forend arm moves the gun as little as possible. In other words, don't jerk the gun upwards with my forend arm. Finally, don't shift weight to your back foot.

It is all easier said than done.

I believe that slumps are caused by poor technique, and not necessarily because of something between the ears.

Randy

 

Absolutely one of my major issues when I go bad ...