Shooting Gazette

IT’S ALL IN THE FOOTWORK

Footwork was going to be a huge part of my second lesson. I’ve often been a little nervous about adjusting my stance when shooting, preferring not to take the shot rather than risking being unsafe. I’m also guilty of taking things instructors have said in the past too literally – one step forward for me is probably a step and a half in your book – and at the same time attempting to copy the grace with which so many of my peers have moved around to address their quarry without clearly understanding how moving in a certain way makes you a more successful Shot. This would be yet another lesson in taking my time and having confidence in my abilities even if I felt

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