MAPPING OUT THE SHOT
Matt Hance is a top Sporting shot and coach – he has been shooting Sporting and Fitasc for Britain for more than three decades, and won multiple British and English titles. Matt has teamed up with one of his students, Rhys Plum, to write this series in which he shares his skills and experience – starting with the basics and going on to teach advanced techniques that are guaranteed to raise your game. If you have any questions for Matt about the subjects covered in this series, email fieldsports@futurenet.com and he will do his best to answer.
This month we are going to look at how you can develop yourself into a more consistent shooter. That means making a plan for how you’re going to shoot every target – not just stepping up to the stand calling ‘Pull!’ and thinking that instinct or natural ability will see you through. For me the plan involves five simple steps. That might sound like a lot, but it will not just make you more confident when you walk into the stand, it will also make you much more consistent in executing the shot.
A mistake that I often come across with new shooters is they walk into the stand not having paid much attention to the targets – so they
