It's possible this 'upright head position' idea may be a myth. Look through the early 1900s posters, calendars, and die cuts shown in Classic Hunting Collectibles by Hal Boggess, esp. the Trap shooters on p. 47 and p. 80. To my eye, they all have their cheek firmly placed on the stock with their neck extended far forward; or 'crawling the stock.' A pinback on p. 208 shows a trap shooting lady and it look like her nose is actually touching her right hand. I had a 1928 Ithaca catalog with pics of champion trap shooters and every one, at least in the pics, had that same head and neck position, much different from the upright head position favored by trap shooters today and made possible by long LOP and adjustable Monte Carlo combs. On p. 76 is an actual photograph of men shooting skeet with very similar gun mounts.
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