Last month we discussed the first of the 4 primary shooting methods: Maintained Lead. This month I thought we could talk about Swing Through. While more than a few good shooters favor swing-through as a base method, I personally see it as a specialized shooting method.
Let’s look at its primary weakness. And it’s strength. Ample gun speed. When gun speed picks up, it’s exponentially harder to control. The higher the rate of speed, the higher the risk of compromising precision in the swing. Many who employ swing-through simply cannot control the gun, their sight picture or the shot. It’s a dicey affair, with success hinging mightily on timing of the trigger pull. Get the timing right,…X. Get it wrong,…0. And the higher gun speed makes it increasingly difficult to time that trigger pull correctly, and consistently.
However, a controlled swing through can be very effective. Here the gun speed creates lead effortlessly. Follow through? No problem. I see 2 very good applications for swing-through. First, for those who have follow through problems, visually coming in slightly behind the bird encourages a pull through, past the bird. Second, provided you are controlling the gun, swing-through can move your break points back—aggressively. This is a huge advantage when you need to take that first bird down right now! By doing so, you just created the much needed advantage of an earlier (closer) breakpoint, or better hold point on the second bird.
Increased gun speed can be an asset or a liability, depending on how it is managed. Managed properly, swing-through is a must-have method to handle some of the more difficult report and true pair presentations. Generally speaking, swing-through favors the speedier targets out there. Executed properly it is a joy to have in your repertoire and delivers the X’s when you really need it to………
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“Shooting Methods – Wise Choices – 2 of 4″ is Part 3 of an ongoing series of tips on shooting methods. Over the next few months, each month we will focus on one method, why and where you might want to use it, and the strengths and weaknesses of each method.
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Shooting Methods – Wise Choices – 1 of 4
December 2008 Shooting Tip
Last month we talked about the advisability of you having more than one shooting method available when facing so many sporting clays target presentations. I thought, over the next few months, each month we could focus on one method, why and where you might want to use it.
Before we begin, I’d like to say that this is a hotly debated topic. Many will argue that this method or that method is best for a particular presentation. Will that method work on that presentation? Sure! Consistently? Ahhh,……now there’s the real question. Every shooting method has its strengths and weaknesses. It’s up to us to match a method’s strength to a presentation difficulty. That gives us the advantage, not the target!
I believe each of the methods we’ll discuss will put the odds in our favor when applied correctly and matched correctly with a presentation. Method # 1 will be Maintained Lead or Sustained Lead.
Maintained lead starts the muzzle in front of the target and keeps it there. A lead picture is established from the outset and, theoretically, held though the swing to and past the trigger pull. While some folks will argue that you do follow through with maintained lead (after the trigger pull), many don’t. What does this mean? As target’s pick up speed, maintained lead shooters often fall behind in their lead pictures, then miss behind. On a faster bird, as the shooter strives to see a specific lead measurement, the gun is actually slowing down. Unbeknownst to the shooter, the lead picture is collapsing. Maintained lead can and does work on faster targets but often stumbles because the gun is decelerating coming into the trigger pull.
Where maintained lead shines is on slower targets at all fair shotgun distances. Bird / barrel relationships are easy to see and a soft follow through completes the shot. X. Consistently. Long incoming birds; slow crossers at all distances and heights; these birds are ideal for maintained lead. Add a little follow through and voila, XXXXXX!……..
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“Shooting Methods – Wise Choices – 1 of 4″ is Part 2 of an ongoing series of tips on shooting methods. Over the next few months, each month we will focus on one method, why and where you might want to use it, and the strengths and weaknesses of each method.
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