Judging distance
Just like comedy, timing is everything when pigeon shooting. For somebody new to the sport, judging the distance and right time to make your move and mount your gun can make all the difference to the success of the shot.
Standing up too early when the pigeon is still way out from your pattern will almost certainly spook the bird and cause it to jink. A pigeon changing direction at speed and distance is just about the hardest shot in the book. More often than not, this will result in a miss, and the chances of getting a
