new to skeet, help please...

[JonSkeet2]

Are you left or right handed, are you shooting swing through or maintained lead?

Height wise the muzzles should never be higher than the bottom of the trap house window.

Jon.

 

[powenb]

Thanks Jon.

I'm right handed and try to shoot maintained lead.

 

[newbie]

Could I ask where the hold point and visual pick-up points are for the high house at station two and three?

I'm having great difficulty with these targets and don't feel comfortable with my starting position which I believe is leading to the misses.

Many thanks.

i wouldnt have a clue personally as i've only ever shot one round. Sounds like you have some good advice from others more experienced in skeet though.

 

[Bob_P]

Personally for station 2 high, I hold out about two thirds of the way out from the trap house to the centre stake. With maintained lead on that bird you just need to see a gap and shoot, providing you keep the gun moving. On station 3 high, somewhere between one third and half the distance between the house and the centre peg. I see more lead here, something like 3 feet.

I would very highly recomment Todd Benders dvds on skeet shooting. The "eyecam" really help to demonstrate the required lead, hold points and visual pickup points

 

[Hawkeye]

if you drive to Gloucester Skeet ground tomorrow i'd be glad to help after the competition. My hourly rate is quite modest

 

[powenb]

Thanks very much Bryan.

I shall definately have a look into that DVD.

Would love to take you up on that offer if I was able to, but can't this time. Much appreciated though!!!

 

[powenb]

Just typed Todd Benders Skeet into YouTube and it came up with a station 2 explaination funnily enough. It looks a brilliant DVD and something I will definately be investing in.

 

[Hawkeye]

where is your hold point now, on those target's?

Why maintained lead?

What lead do you see?

 

[Hawkeye]

do you shoot ' gun up' or ' gun down' ?

 

[Hawkeye]

so many variable's that could influence the advice given.

 

[powenb]

Well, I shoot gun up.

I shoot maintained lead, just because that seems to be what happens naturally.

Currently I would say I am "just" infront. Probably only a few inches, and when I'm there I smash them.

My hold point today was nearer to the house than has been mentioned on here and it just seemed to be coming out too quickly and I was having to rush the shot.

 

[Hawkeye]

People's reaction times differ. If its coming out too quick, how do you slow it down and give yourself more time on the target?

Foot position and body alignment also need to be correct.

 

[JonSkeet2]

Bryan is absolutely correct, so many variables

If the bird is rushing you move you hold point out but keep your look point back. I really can't help re hold point as I shoot swing throughpull ahead and currently playing with maintained, The hold points are different for all 3 methods, I know Bob shoots maintained as does Bender, hopefully the PM i sent you was of use H2 is one of the hardest shots for a right handed shooter..

Jon.

 

[Hawkeye]

High 2 or any other target is only difficult if you don't approach it correctly

 

[Skeet UK]

Well, I shoot gun up.

I shoot maintained lead, just because that seems to be what happens naturally.

Currently I would say I am "just" infront. Probably only a few inches, and when I'm there I smash them.

My hold point today was nearer to the house than has been mentioned on here and it just seemed to be coming out too quickly and I was having to rush the shot.

Hi there.

I am an advocate of Todd Benders method, but I do adapt it slightly to suit me...and this is something you should do, with any method or advice you try.

Todd would say, " Head on the gun, Eye on the target and have the proper lead". If you do that, you cannot miss.

The mainstay of Todd's method, is he is a "lower body shooter". He goes into detail on his video, but the main idea is that, your arms and upper body don't really do any of the moving, all this is done by your legs. In order to achieve this, you have to bend at the knees, with most of your weight over your front foot...imagine starting a race...knees bent, weight forward, leaning in to the gun.

For you and me as right handers, he would say the following:

"Feet should be a shoulders width apart, point your belly button at the low house window, except for station 7"

You really need to watch the video. But you can get an idea my getting his cheat sheet, scroll to the bottom of this link.

http://www.ohioskeet.org/site/Todd%20Bender%20Clinic.html

Todd shoots every target in the same place he would, if it were part of a double. He doesn't shoot the singles, later because he can, he shoots them in the same place.

Hold points are usually 1/3rd of the distance from the trap to the peg, but you have to workout where that is!

For high two and low 6, your hold point is as follows:

Set your feet, belly button pointing at the low house window. For

High 2, stand on the front right corner of the station.

Mount your gun, level with the bottom of the window and straight out in front of you, at 90 degrees to the base line, which is a line that runs from station One to station 7 (imagine a protractor!)...then...you move away from the trap by 3 feet.

And as he shows you in the vid, you will be holdng ut 1/3rd of the way!

Look to the left of the barrels, see the target, move the gun and "shoot its nose".

The whole "third" thing, allows you to see the target in the first third, move and shoot the target by the end of the second third (7 feet before the post) then have time to slow the gun, look for the second target, move to it and shoot it in the final third.

You will also see, that he shoots targets on "his side of the field". That is, all targets from station 1 to 4 are shot between the post and the high house. After that all targets are shot between the post and the low house.

I have probably made this sound real confusing...my pc is on the blink so doing it all on my phone does not help!

Download the cheat sheet and have a look.

I can't PM, too few posts, but if you want me to clarify anything, post back in here and I will do my best, as would any of the other guys who are all pretty experienced it seems.

If you want to keep the cost down, shoot steel if your club will allow you...Gamebore Super Steel 24g 9's.