Think skeet a great game, but best for a field shooter when played by the old rules w/gun down and I liked the old rule that let you take that 25th shot anywhere on the field you elected, as 25's were/are rare, for most shooters using a low gun start. Agree about taking station 8 targets from the wrong direction [going away] for best field shooting practice. On chokes, shoot what you are going to hunt the intended game with, but use target loads and shot sizes suited to the clay targets being thrown.
Joe Wood and some friends have developed a fun and challenging variant played on a skeet field for practicing/testing field shooting skills. Its a type of 'walk up' skeet, for lack of a better expression.
Tournament skeet shooting is an altogether dif. horse, as is trap.
Shooting 16 yd. trap targets from a low gun start can be good practice for some types of flushing birds. Wanna make it tougher? Try doing that on a wobble or bunker!
Last edited by tw; 09/06/21 06:01 AM.
