Does thie make sense?

[scott johnson]

:idea3:    Does it make sense to practice from the 27 yd line if you want to inprove at the 16 yd line ,I am a average shot at the 16yd line a little over a 23 ave , But i have noticed if i shoot at the 16yd line after shooting at the 27 I seem to be better focused or the targets they just look so much bigger,I am not that good at the 27 yd line I hit between 15 and 19  which I know is pretty poor but i am working on it , any body have a  opinion on this   also what do you the step above the other shooters think when your running 50 birds 75 or 100 what is going through your minds I have run 62 in a row which is O.K. but I  seem to be counting the targets ,I really try to think positive and stay focused  on each target ,I also go out every time with the attitude to brake every target and when I do miss I try to focus more I dont get whiney or make  excuses like some others do If I miss its because of me not the gun not the weather or the guy next to me , any advice from some of you guys would be very much appreiated.

[roundball]

:idea3:    Does it make sense to practice from the 27 yd line if you want to inprove at the 16 yd line ,I am a average shot at the 16yd line a little over a 23 ave , But i have noticed if i shoot at the 16yd line after shooting at the 27 I seem to be better focused or the targets they just look so much bigger,I am not that good at the 27 yd line I hit between 15 and 19  which I know is pretty poor but i am working on it , any body have a  opinion on this   also what do you the step above the other shooters think when your running 50 birds 75 or 100 what is going through your minds I have run 62 in a row which is O.K. but I  seem to be counting the targets ,I really try to think positive and stay focused  on each target ,I also go out every time with the attitude to brake every target and when I do miss I try to focus more I dont get whiney or make  excuses like some others do If I miss its because of me not the gun not the weather or the guy next to me , any advice from some of you guys would be very much appreiated.

Absolutely...I first read about and learned it's true years ago when I would practice bow hunting...every day after work...5 shots at 40yds...forces intense concentration to be consistent at the long distances anbd anything shorter becomes a piece of cake.

Same with trap, or range sessions with a Flintlock...if I only shoot close distances, I discover that I can be casual about concentration and the basics and still score pretty good...but then find my initial shcts at longer distances are a little sloppy until I remember to bear down again and find the groove...and I don't get several shots at a deer while it waits for me to find the groove again...so IMO, if practice is not difficult, I'm too close, not working hard enough...

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at that high of score youll need to analize every aspect of your shooting..   pattern, pattern pattern,, trap shooters hate it..  did you know that your cheek height and choke will be different for best performance  from 16 to 25 yards?   stance,  starting pointing point,  pitch, recoil, pull, eysight, color of tint in lenses, both eyes open, both eyes shut,,  time taken for shot,  side light shields, , best starting position for your style, etc etc, etc..  alot of guys say they go and shoot and its all them..  hoooooooowy!!! (my opionion only of course) if you can shoot one foot to the right one foot to the left and one foot over and one foot under the target on the 16 yrd line then your shotgun is set up right.. i havent seen many guns that can do it..  espesially the new fangled screw in choke kind..  my 1926 levefer on a calm day above 60 degrees will put 80-90 percent of number 8 pellets in a thirty inch circle at 40 yards  with very very few holes.. does wonders for the scores.. now before i get called liar im at about 4000 feet, and those as sea level dont  have those results... but still that is where the pattern board comes in.. i took a friend out to the pattern board who has been shooting for years with poor results..  he had 135 pellets in the 30 inch circle at 40 yards!!!... center dense patterns are good for varying ranges of birds, but i dont feel that is good for the similar distances used in trap..  the pattern should have every possible pellet evenly spread in a circle that is best for your distance that you shoot.. .  i have problems that can be easily solved by shooting 8 inch plates coyboy action style at 15 yards with my .45 colt.. mainly timing which is extreem ly important in coyboy action and shotgun..  the short sight radius on the 4 1/2 inch barrel, easillly moved impact from impoper squeeze,  violent noise and recoil ,makes shooting trap easy.. as i said this helps me,, you need to analyze what you need to find what system helps YOU....  shot gunning takes years, if not a lifetime to master to your best abilitiy..    so analize every thing, start from scratch and figgure what is going to help..  yes other forms of practice will help imensly, they should conform to helping you with problems that youve found your encountering.. study what you think is the problems you have, and go from there, have other  good shots at your club analize your shooting.....  good luck dave..