Instinctive ahooting

[Richard Flanders]

If you read "Churchill's Shotgun Book" that is precisely what his method teaches. Everything is done low gun and by pointing with the left hand vs the shooting eye, usually the right. I decided, after a few too many decades of barely being able to hit a bird perched on a fence post much less one flying, to try his method and the results were astounding. When I'd find myself missing I'd stop and just go back to his basics on foot and hand positions and stance and bingo, I'd start hitting again right away. You do exactly as he prescribes and your shooting score will improve instantly. For me it was a true epiphany. My field and range scores jumped dramatically, at least for a while. Well, now I have a right eye issue that has me trying to shoot left handed and, guess what? I can still shoot live birds and clays right handed, despite my right eye barely working at all, but only if I do exactly as Churchill prescribes. My best pheasant shot in S Dakota last fall was shot right handed. I also hit a couple left handed but it's still very awkward for me. I don't shoot near as well right handed these days but if I could practice enough could likely shoot that way for all my hunting and do acceptably well. With enough practice I could also just shoot left handed all the time and mostly not embarrass myself too much. Switching is not easy but is also not as hard as most would think as long as you get it into your head that "I can do this" and just do it. I'd strongly advise everyone to acquire and read Churchill's book no matter how or how well they shoot a shotgun. It's my bible, period.

[C grade]

Richard
I completely agree!! I attended an Orvis shooting school and that is what they teach and it works.
David

[10 bore]

For the most part, when my gun hits my shoulder ,I am shooting. some times it works and some times it doesn't. but when it does ,watch out.
scott

[Chris T.]

Originally Posted by scott kittredge

For the most part, when my gun hits my shoulder ,I am shooting. some times it works and some times it doesn't. but when it does ,watch out.
scott

It's true! Watching Scott shoot is like watching a kid pointing a stick and yelling bang, except he breaks a lot of clays!! Purely instinctual, very fast and very effective.