Seeing The Wolf : Sporting Clays Article by Dan Schindler : The Paragon School of Sporting
For those who aspire to higher sporting skills, focus inevitably shifts from breaking the target to the final score. It is here we begin to look at the miss. Why did we miss that target? For that matter, how did we hit the previous one?
Those are very good questions.
In the beginning, just hitting the target seems a worthwhile goal. We read, we watch and we listen, all to improve. Do thisdont do that. Getting a handle on the tangibles, like equipment, is first. Next comes strategies and methodsthe mechanics of sporting. Gradually, the game makes more sense. Where to point the gun and how to get it there are calculated and the number of hits begins to outnumber the misses. For those who are patiently building their game, the next round of clays will be better. Slowly but surely we grind concepts into skills. The diligent assembling of techniques, instincts and trust, yields higher scores more often.
Sporting clays is not complex. However, because it is a game of ever-changing variables, shooting progress can appear to be downright unfaithful. It isnt. Your...