RemingtonII wrote:
What might help you on station one is that to master technique (run 25) you have to define that technique. Although it doesn't have to be, it is much easier to define a technique on station one that is consistent (logical) with other stations.
It goes like this for a man (not for a woman): logical, sequential, to lead.
Women have far superior brains to a man's brain, and do not go through this sequencing of events...unless, they have been dumbed-down by a man.
So define the logic of your technique to see, if you want that logic to apply to each station (I think this is easier), or, if you want to do as Bender teaches, which is to master each station, with each station having a separate logic (this too is just fine, but define this for yourself).
My logic is sustained, be one with the gun (not with the clay), and move the muzzle to lead so the eventon of my muzzle is never the same as the eventon of the clay. Of course, if you are going to think that way (logic), then the muzzle will move downwards on station one...I am always shooting to lead. Even, if I were to balance a clay on top of my sights, my thought is to shoot to lead.
You know, back in the 50's, 60' and 70's (until screw in chokes became popular) Poly Choke ruled the world, and they had an absolutely wonderful way of teaching American skeet.
The philosophy was to OWN the space between the houses. Nothing flies whole through that space.
In teaching skeet, they would turn the poly-choke to modified, get the student on station one, and tell the student to break the clay by the low house. They would bring the distances back by 1/4, as mastery of each shot took place, until the student shot the clay about 80 per cent of the way to the center stake. The student owned the space from 80 per cent of the way to the center stake, all the way to the low house. They would learn to shoot all stations like this starting from way out and then moving inwards. (Turn poly to skeet once you get to center stake.)
I'll tell you why else I like this technique. Skeet shooting instruction is, primarily, dominated by champions with EXTREME personality disorder (OCD)....their brains want SAME, SAME, SAME. Their techniques are based on SAME OL, SAME OL, SAME OL, whether it's skeet or having sex...same thing over and over. Ask the wife of any champion skeet shooter about sex, and she will answer, "Same Ol, Same Ol, Same Ol stuff over and over. It's true:)
If you don't have OCD, there is just so much more joy in learning to CONTROL the skeet field with a variety of shots....it's so much more fun, and trust me, your brain is not seeking same, same, same. Plus, you are most likely to be a better lover to boot.
This is an interesting technique, learning to control all the space in the skeet field. If you don't shoot perfect scores, regularly, you might give this idea a try.
If not for all stations, for sure it will help you master station one by shooting station one far out and then bring it in to about 80 per cent of the way to the center stake. Shoot modified choke (farther away shots)until you get to center stake, and switch to skeet, and define you technique and the LOGIC of that technique.
Good luck.
Get off the JD buddy, it's doing you no good at all.
Regards...............................................................................................................................SoT