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    One at a time

    Jun 01, 2021 3 minutes

    We continue our work on gun down on suitable targets, going through a routine of picking the right break point, pick-up point and visual pick-up point. We are also building up confidence in the mount and its consistency, which should be done on a selection of targets with plenty of time for the mounting process.

    The main push for this lesson is learning to deal with more than one target – to begin with on report, then simultaneous (sim) pairs. On sporting clays this will mean having two break points, two gun hold points and two visual pick-up

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