Why all the very best Shots rough it at first

“The peg on a shoot day is not the place to learn what the best Shots know”

Very often you will see a person’s true character when you drive game over them on a peg. It’s difficult for anyone to hide it. If you are greedy, lack respect for your quarry or have a tendency to moan, it’s likely to show.

We can learn a lot about our companions on a shoot day. Fortunately, we can also see the shining quality of good Shots as well as the dullness of poor Shots, but the peg is not the place to learn what the best Shots know — it is the examination, not the lesson.

All of the best Shots of my acquaintance share some things