By John Bidwell
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Why do clay shooters hold the fore-end of a gun with a bent front arm but quite a few game shooters I’ve come across hold their guns with a much straighter arm.
Why the differences?
CLAY SHOOTING
John Bidwell
Shooting off the right shoulder with a straight left arm might not be too much of a disadvantage for a game shooter taking nothing but straight overhead driven birds, as long as the stock is on the shortish side.
However, the same grip on a Sporting course where you shoot at a huge number of differently angled targets is a definite handicap because it restricts gun mount and movement.
Bending the elbow by bringing the hand back a little on the fore-end brings a heck of a lot more gun movement on the bird. Try it.
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