It helps if you try to look at the traps before you shoot a station. If the trap is tilted, you’ll get an idea of how the targets will curl in flight. Look at the target boxes to determine the clays’ size – that should help you analyze distance and the rate at which those targets are going to slow down.
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This tip came from the book “Straight Shooting – A World Champion’s Guide to Shotgunning” by Anthony Matarese, Jr. with Kerry Luft. For more information visit https://tinyurl.com/2edj32ns
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