[distra]

I am having a few issues with this target. I used to be able to hit it just fine then I needed an occluder on my left eye and this target (low 6 as well) have been causing me some grief. Any tips for shooting this target, other than eye on the target, head in the gun and follow through?

[TomADC]

On both of those I like to break them as they cross over the station 8 pad, so I line up just outside the house, call for the bird and swing thru it breaking it as it crosses the pad on 8, IMHO every staion requires a follow thru. I shoot both eyes open but a strip of scotch tape over my left eye shooting glass lens. (I'm RH) but it helps me focus better. I used to have a problem on 6 with the high house until I started to let it come all the way to me.

[DaleCooper51]

Do you shoot right handed or left handed?

Hard focus on the leading edge of the bird. If you are having vision issues, you might need to adjust your stance and hold point a bit to pick up the bird.

If you have a slower day at the range, shoot a practice round those two stations with someone that can watch and diagnose your misses.

[oneounceload]

This is from a LH perspective. As I have gotten older, my hold point, insert point, and break point have gradually moved away from the house. My break point is now about 1/3 of the way past station 8, my insert point is about 1/3 on the other side of station 8 and my hold point is about 1/3 of the way out from the house. I shoot low-gun except for station 8 itself, so might be able to move closer with those points

Shotgunworld.com has a section dedicated to skeet where you might also want to try for an answer

[NoAlibi]

Sometimes our skills hit a slump because of something as simple as a newly acquired bad habit or failing to adhere to basic fundamentals. Both of these are usually easily corrected by getting an instructor to observe you and make recommendations.

Other times a slump can be a symptom of a physical problem. The most common are a hardening of the eye’s lens, presbyopia (old eyes), cataracts and floaters. If a skeet lesson doesn’t solve the problem, perhaps a visit to the ophthalmologist might be in order.

About twenty years ago a slump in my pistol scores lead to a diagnosis of presbyopia and it was solved by being fitted with contacts. A minor incumbrance for sure, but I was back in the game.