Here's something for all you guys to think about. Try looking ahead of the bird the amount of lead necessary to break it. For example - a station 4 skeet target takes about 4 foot of lead. If the gun shoots where you're looking and you look at the bird you'll shoot 4 foot behind it. Peter Blakley recommends looking ahead, and some top shooters use it. I was doing it before I read some articles by him. I had trouble " seeing " the barrels enough ahead of the bird, or " lead " if you will, when looking at the bird. Rule number one is the gun should shot where you're looking. Rule number two was concentrate on the bird. Why ? I'll shoot behind it every time. I do a MMS and as I mount I shift  my vision ahead what I think is necessary and when I see it there I pull the trigger. It's called the "intersect method". Try it, you may like it. Paul