Shooting lessons

dto001

Well Lads,
Does anyone know of somewhere near east Galway where i can get some shooting lessons for game? Over the last couple of years my shooting has gone rapidly down hill for whatever reason and ill cant admit that to the lads i shoot with due to the sheer abuse id get also i would like proper advice as everyone has their own way of doing it!! Also what is the approximate cost of lessons?
Cheers in advance!!

homerhop

Get in touch with Gerry or Sean Hoban from outside Tynagh, they should be able to help you out

lb1981

dto001 wrote: »

Well Lads,
Does anyone know of somewhere near east Galway where i can get some shooting lessons for game? Over the last couple of years my shooting has gone rapidly down hill for whatever reason and ill cant admit that to the lads i shoot with due to the sheer abuse id get also i would like proper advice as everyone has their own way of doing it!! Also what is the approximate cost of lessons?
Cheers in advance!!

It is confidence thing like a striker in football if he is banging them in he is on form but then when he is having a poor season the head goes down and the misses become woeful,,,i wouldnt give a **** what your shooting buddies think, whats worse be a thick for 5 minutes or a thick for the rest of your life.(dont mean that literaly)
If you dont get a bit of help shooting will just become a missery for you instead of a source of enjoyment.
It could be a number of things your dominant eye can change as you get older, you might need glasses or your just so anxious your just rushing your shot.
Your doing the right thing getting a bit of help.

TriggerPL

dto001 wrote: »

Well Lads,
Does anyone know of somewhere near east Galway where i can get some shooting lessons for game? Over the last couple of years my shooting has gone rapidly down hill for whatever reason and ill cant admit that to the lads i shoot with due to the sheer abuse id get also i would like proper advice as everyone has their own way of doing it!! Also what is the approximate cost of lessons?
Cheers in advance!!

It could be any amount of things , did ya change your gun first of all

garv123

Could be worth getting someone to check your gun fit for you..

A clay trap and 250 shells and 150 clays are cheap enough to get practice in too.

sikahuntejack

go do some pigeon shooting on your own that worked for me

dto001

Cheers for the responses lads. I changed my gun 2 years ago because of this reason then i was shooting well for a while then it was hit and miss for a season then i went pigeon shooting last week and fired a box of catridges and didnt even tickle a bird!!! Now i think its time to do something about it!!

pheasntstalker

never mind the lads ur shooting with,practise makes perfect,burst a few clays if there is a shooting ground near ya,if not as an op said go for a pidgeoens on your own,we all get a dip in confidence when we miss a bird or clay etc, from time to time,jayus when i got back into shooting afew yrs ago i couldnt even hit a pheasant flying 2ft in front of me,even if i was to throw a cartridge at never mind fireing 1 at him:o:oeven now if i miss im kicking meslf:D:Ddont be panicing it will come back to you

lb1981

dto001 wrote: »

Cheers for the responses lads. I changed my gun 2 years ago because of this reason then i was shooting well for a while then it was hit and miss for a season then i went pigeon shooting last week and fired a box of catridges and didnt even tickle a bird!!! Now i think its time to do something about it!!

Just make sure you are not using heavy gram shells ,they will spread much later and stay more compact so shooting pigeons that are flying fast and in close will be though shots to pull off, practice by trowing the gun up in front of a mirror and have a look at the way you are holding it ,make sure your not choking the the forestock and pulling the gun up, all movements should by swift and free flowing, when trowing the gun up i step forward with the foot on the side that is holding the forestock and lift my heel on my back foot ,this allows you to pivot around on the ball of your foot and when the gun recoils your heel presses back down. Make sure you blot your target and try not to be looking at it, this is major problem with lads as you end up firing under the target...just practice and try not get too dishartened if it not going right for you at the start.

FISMA

dto001 wrote: »

Well Lads,
Does anyone know [...] where i can get some shooting lessons for game? ...

There's lot's of advice to be had here if you can be more specific. That, coupled with lessons should have you spot on in no time.

I think you should advise us of every possible tidbit of information. It would be best to minimize the number of problems before you have your lessons.

browningsporter

hi there, if you want to I could met up with you and help you. Also some clay shooting could help. PM with your number if free to meet up

dto001

Cheers lads I'll get out to a clay ground and get a bit of practice!! Browningsporter Cheers for the offer but Due to work (i work at sea) I won't be able to take you up on the offer at the moment but maybe in the near future!

Rosahane

dto001 wrote: »

Well Lads,
Does anyone know of somewhere near east Galway where i can get some shooting lessons for game? Over the last couple of years my shooting has gone rapidly down hill for whatever reason and ill cant admit that to the lads i shoot with due to the sheer abuse id get also i would like proper advice as everyone has their own way of doing it!! Also what is the approximate cost of lessons?
Cheers in advance!!

It might be your eyesight deteriorating a little bit in your master eye and your other eye taking over causing all the misses. Happened to me and it's a pain. You can fix it by blanking off the other eye Or getting spectacles.

Hunter21

Patience and double your lead should help a bit