The only way I improved my shooting after decades of rarely hitting anything flying was to read the Churchill shotgun book, buy into his system and do exactly as he said. It worked and my shooting improved dramatically. Now I have a "system" to go back to, a page 1 so to speak. When I start missing, I stop and go back to the system and remember where my feet are supposed to be, my left hand, light grip with the right hand, upright head, don't stop the swing, don't jerk the trigger, keep both eyes open, etc, and I immediately start hitting again. It works every time. It's no different than forgetting a good bird recipe and having to open the cook book to find it and follow it exactly if that what has worked in the past. I know a number of shooters who say they have no idea what they do, how they shoot. Good for them; perhaps they're good natural shooters. Me, I'm a good instinctive and natural pilot-no problem.... but, with shotguns, I need a "system" to consult which will get me back on track when I'm missing. I suspect a lot of people who are inconsistent in shooting could use the same thing.
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