What's the Best way to learn skeet shooting?

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Hi, I'm new to THR. I've been shooting GSSF and IDPA for years. BUt skeet shooting and shotguns are new to me.

I tried skeet shooting on Saturday and really liked it. But tracking moving targets is a whole new world.

So how did you learn skeet shooting? What's the best way to learn skeet shooting? Maybe I should get a coach for a couple of lessons?
 
I'm sure that some one at the range would be happy to assist you. Otherwise, practice and practice! Both of these were the way I learned. Good luck.
Dan
 
Google-ing skeet/shotgun coaches in the Atlanta area and getting some lessons is the best way to learn skeet shooting.

Once you get the hang of it, having your shotgun fitted to you will help you break more birds, both the clay kind and the real ones if you bird hunt.

Just my .02,
LeonCarr
 
You can start here and get the basics from Remington. There are a lot of DVDs as well as you tube videos. The game itself is not hard to learn; it is the ability to consistently run 25 straight that is difficult.
 
Find someone to shoot with that wants to learn the game.

Get tied in with some of the registered shooters at the local club. Most will be happy to help you get started.

Our club has leagues. We used to require teams have at least one new shooter on them. That req't has been largely ignored recently - but teams with new shooters do get handicaps which give them a pretty good shot at winning the league. See if your local clubs have leagues to join in on.

Go find Todd Benders DVD 'Winning with the Fundamentals in Skeet' There is also a Todd Bender cheat sheet out there that helps a lot with hold points, look points, foot position, balance, etc. Find that and print it out. There used to be a copy on shotgunworld, but it got fouled up somehow and the diagrams turned into gibberish. I'm not sure if someone ever fixed it or not.

Shoot, a lot.

Find a coach in the area that has NSSA certification. Level 1 is fine for beginning skeet. Level 1 skeet coaches

Shoot, a lot.
 
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I read Skeet Shooting with D. Lee Braun when I first started shooting. The Bender video is good. I agree with the above advice, get some instruction and shoot a lot. Also, have fun.
 
Go to the club. Hook up with the codgers. Ask them questions, and heed their advice. Bring extra ammo. Tip the guy throwing the birds. Be gracious when you have to buy the beer.

Repeat.
 
The best way to start is to go out to ur club and starting shooting. Some one there will help u along. If you don't know what gun. Remington 870 or 1100 r good choices. Should be able to get one at a gun show or sometimes the club has a gun shop in it. I would go that way. It's nice to have a O/U but they cost a lot. Shoot 12ga or 20ga. Good luck.
 
One thing to remember is to NOT aim, but POINT your shotgun. Stand comfortably not in a rifleman's stance that is 90 degrees. Focus is on the target, NOT any sights. Since skeet targets are traveling at a constant speed on a constant target line, sustained lead is a good method to use.
 
Here are two suggestions from experienced shooters that I discovered were helpful.

Be patient. It takes about a dozen rounds of skeet for the birds to "slow down." Until then, expect a lot of misses.

Point your hips at the place that you want to break the bird. (There are a lot of different opinions out there about this, but I've found this suggestion helpful.)​

One of the really experienced shooters at the local range starts new shooters at Station 7 with the low house. After they build some confidence, he moves them to the stations that require more movement of the barrel.

This helped me, too:

Focus is on the target, NOT any sights.
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Get help learning the correct fundamentals. The videos mentioned will help as will a certified instructor. I would say proper mounting is first. You need a solid cheek weld and you should be looking the same place the gun is pointing. Practice that and swinging your gun and follow through after pulling the trigger. I have a Bb gun without sights that I use for training, a light mounted on your shotgun that points to where your gun is patterned can be used as a practice aid as well. As others said, practice and learning your correct sight picture is key, and focusing on the target with both eyes open is correct. Hope this helps. All of the above is good advice.
 
I think the best way to practise skeet shooting is to go skeet shooting. Nothing is going to get you better practice.

YMMV.

Cooldill out.
 
Starting on low house 7 is a good idea and where I started my kids when teaching them. Then we moved to high house 1 and flipped-flopped like that towards station 4 in the middle. 4 requires the most lead as it is a 90 degree crosser.
 
High 6 is another target to work on with beginners. Starting to see a little lead, lots of time to look at it.

Don't be afraid to work 1/2 stations either. If high 2 is a problem, move 1/2 way from station one and work on it.

High 5 has the greatest perceived lead because of the angle on the target. It looks like more lead than high 4.
 
Go to Wolf Creek (west of the airport) and seek out the club manager and ask for instruction. Heed what is taught and pay attention to what is said and you'll be better off than any instructional video.
 
Order a BSA Marksmanship Merit Badge book for the shotgun option and read the whole thing. Then get thee to a range and ask for help.

-kBob
 
Follow thru ( keep the gun moving after you pull the trigger) and lead are very important in skeet.
I shoot with a rem 870 cause it fits me well, you dont need a 20k shotgun.
 
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