Instinctive ahooting

[Fishtail]

Sure....though I use the term to refer to 'shooting without thinking'. The purest form of shooting. Back when I could see a lot better I never gave any thought to how I held the gun, what the LOP or DAH was, or what chokes the gun had. I didn't worry about when to pull the trigger or orange tinted shooting glasses, hats, or the dreaded shooting vest. I just looked at the target and let instinct do the rest.

Was the gun at shoulder or cheek? Who knows? Did it recoil? Who knows?

The best shooting happens without conscious thought.

[Opening Day]

Originally Posted by greg conomos

Sure....though I use the term to refer to 'shooting without thinking'. The purest form of shooting. Back when I could see a lot better I never gave any thought to how I held the gun, what the LOP or DAH was, or what chokes the gun had. I didn't worry about when to pull the trigger or orange tinted shooting glasses, hats, or the dreaded shooting vest. I just looked at the target and let instinct do the rest.

Was the gun at shoulder or cheek? Who knows? Did it recoil? Who knows?

The best shooting happens without conscious thought.

I only watch the bird, when someone asks me what my lead was,I don't know, as I don't see the bead when I pull the trigger... maybe if I did I would be a better shooter. My father taught me to look at the bird and not the bead, the gun was my finger (as if I was pointing it at something) pull the trigger and follow through and shoot. He shot a Ithica 37 that never had a front bead on the barrel, and he always came home with his limit if the birds were there ! I wish I was as good....

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by greg conomos

Sure....though I use the term to refer to 'shooting without thinking'. The purest form of shooting. Back when I could see a lot better I never gave any thought to how I held the gun, what the LOP or DAH was, or what chokes the gun had. I didn't worry about when to pull the trigger or orange tinted shooting glasses, hats, or the dreaded shooting vest. I just looked at the target and let instinct do the rest.

Was the gun at shoulder or cheek? Who knows? Did it recoil? Who knows?

The best shooting happens without conscious thought.

That's the camp I'm in Greg.

I know for a fact that when I let my instincts and reflexes take over the butt never touches my shoulder and my cheek never touches the stock. I am often amazed how I can kill birds or break clays this way... but if I try to think about doing it this way I'll miss more than I hit. It helps tremendously to be in a very relaxed frame of mind too.





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