Don Currie's Sporting Sentinel

Don Currie's Shooting Tips...

Oct. 21, 2021

Personally, I neither plan for nor think about an insertion point unless it is different from the hold point on a given target, such as in the case of a crossing target. For a crosser, you either insert to the target to execute a pull-away technique or insert to the lead if you are using sustained lead as your technique of choice. You should “landmark” your insertion point by picking out a terrain feature to mark it, just as you should your breakpoint, hold point and visual pickup point.

Consciously verifying that the muzzle is at the insertion point or seeing bird-barrel relationship necessitates a softening of your acute focus on the target. For a crossing target, plan an insertion point between the hold point and the breakpoint. As the target emerges from the trap and you begin your move from the hold point toward your breakpoint, you feel your shotgun meeting the target at your preplanned insertion point.

For a pull-away, you insert to the target, then gently accelerate away from the target along the target line. For sustained lead, you insert to the lead, “working” the target for a fraction of a second, allowing your subconscious to register the correct lead and adjust if necessary.

Successful shotgunning is all about “feeding the brain” by acutely focusing on the target, “feeling the point” of the shotgun at the insertion point and the breakpoint and executing the shot with complete trust that your subconscious will put the gun in the right place to kill the target.

Don Currie is the chief instructor of the National Sporting Clays Association and one of the most sought-after shooting coaches and gunfitter in our sport. Competing in the shooting sports since age 8 and instructing as an apprentice at age 16, Don is that rare combination of Champion, Instructor, Coach and Gunfitter Don regularly propels shotgun enthusiasts of all ages and experience levels to breakthrough performance whether in the field or in competition. He also fits and equips shooters for custom shotguns. His instructional DVD “Focus – Movement – Faith” is the #1 rated sporting clays DVD on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3jEtt1u. For more about Don, visit his web site at https://doncurrie.com.
 

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