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    High pheasants and fast balls

    Oct 01, 2019 4 minutes

    Shotgun shooting has many similarities with sports such as cricket, tennis, golf and snooker. All of these sports require a considerable degree of competence in eye-hand co-ordination, and a high level of concentration and mental focus is essential for good performance over an extended period of time.

    I mentioned cricket first in the list of examples because, as I write, I have just been watching Ben Stokes’ heroics batting on the final day of the third Ashes test match at Headingley in Leeds. England accomplished their highest fourth innings run chase, scoring 362; Stokes scored 135, including eight sixes and 11 fours. Good eye-hand co-ordination? I think so. Concentration and

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