Sporting Gun UK – May 2019

54 Sporting gun m ay 2019 http://www.shootinguk.co.uk

The shotgun

two-step

Footworkis crucialtobeinga goodshot.HereTonyBraccihighlights what you

needtodotogetthisrightandbringconsistencytoyourtechnique

Right-handed

shooteR

Ifthebirdispresentedstraight,

theleadleftfootismovedforward

thenthegunmounted.If thebird

ispresentedtotheleft,theleftfoot

shouldmovetotheleftwhereyou

wouldwanttotaketheshot.If the

birdsarecomingtotheright,the

rightfootshouldcomebackandthe

leftfoottakesover to point where you

want to shoot.

instruction

Feet placement

Waitforthebird

in a neutral position

A

swithanysport,whenyouwant

togetbetteratit youhavetogo

backtobasicstoensurethatyou

havea goodenoughgrounding.

A crucialpointwithshootingishaving

yourfeetintherightplace.Thereasonfor

thisissothattherestofyourbodycanmove

smoothly to where you want to go. Without

movingyourfeet,youwilllimittherotational

movementinyourbody.Thismovementcan

comeintoeffectwhentakingdriventargets

totheleftandrightormovingbetween

targetsinsportingandFITASC(International

FederationforShootingwithSportsGuns).

Let ’slookata gameshooterstoodonthe

peg waiting for birds to flush. Both left and

right-handedshootersshouldbewaitingina

neutralpositionwiththeirweightevenlyon

bothfeet.If a straight-drivenbirdpresents

itself,theleadfootshouldbemovedforward

totaketheshot.If thebirdispresented

totheleftortherightthefootworkis

different,dependingonwhether you are

left or right-handed.

Andrew SydenHAm

Aleft-handed

shooterwilllead

with the right foot

Aright-handed

shooterwilllead

with the left foot