I will be getting a chance to teach a youngster to use a shotgun this weekend. Go buy some clays and take the thrower to the field. I did a search on "101" in the shotgun forum. Dave has a lot of good stuff there.
Equipment isn't a problem.
Obviously we start with saftey rules along with ears and eyes.
What do you think is the first step after this?
When I was learning, we shot a couple of time at stationary targets. Get a fell for what is going to happen and get that very first "target destroyed" feeling. (If I remember right we set up a clay on a wheat stock left in the field) After that, then we started with the clays going away. My dad used to stand behind us and try to figure out how we were missing, high or low. After being able to hit these targets time after time, we moved on to other things. For me it was several clay throwing trips later.
Equipment isn't a problem.
Obviously we start with saftey rules along with ears and eyes.
What do you think is the first step after this?
When I was learning, we shot a couple of time at stationary targets. Get a fell for what is going to happen and get that very first "target destroyed" feeling. (If I remember right we set up a clay on a wheat stock left in the field) After that, then we started with the clays going away. My dad used to stand behind us and try to figure out how we were missing, high or low. After being able to hit these targets time after time, we moved on to other things. For me it was several clay throwing trips later.