The Instinctive Shot: The Practical Guide to Modern Wingshooting

by Chris Batha

Overview

Expert shooting instructor Chris Batha wrote this practical, straightforward manual to help you become a better wing shooter, offering advice to help the beginner shoot straight and the more experienced shot shoot straighter. He covers all aspects of worldwide wing shooting from guns, quarry, and equipment to etiquette and attire, and shows you how to build a consistent swing and balanced move to the bird, regardless of species or type of shooting.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811739108
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	10/15/2020
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	1,129,018
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Chris Batha is one of the most highly qualified and most experienced shooting instructors and gunfitters in the world today. With more than thirty years of experience in game and competitive clay shooting, he has shot game birds on three continents and in 14 countries. He has written extensively on all aspects of shooting techniques as well as shotguns and their use. He lives in South Carolina.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

Forewords 11

Introduction 15

Chapter 1 History 17

Chapter 2 Safety 25

Chapter 3 Etiquette 35

Chapter 4 The Shotgun 40

Chapter 5 Choke and Cartridges 64

Chapter 6 Equipment, Clothing and Accessories 78

Chapter 7 Eye Dominance 89

Chapter 8 The Fundamentals of Straight Shooting 95

Chapter 9 Gun Fit: Truth, Fact and Myth 106

Chapter 10 The Mechanics of an Instinctive Shot 112

Chapter 11 Driven Shooting 125

Chapter 12 Walked-up and Upland Bird Shooting over Dogs 138

Chapter 13 Decoyed and Pass Shooting 144

Chapter 14 How to Practise Using the Inanimate Target 150

Chapter 15 Eyes and Vision 163

Chapter 16 Lady Shots 169

Chapter 17 Young Shots 178

Chapter 18 Gun Maintenance 185

Chapter 19 Travelling with Shotguns 190

Chapter 20 Glossary of Shotgun and Wingshooting Terms 195

Bibliography 198

Index 203