Stance.

An essential element to successful clay pigeon shooting is the correct stance and placement of your feet in relation to the area where you plan to shoot the target. What we need to achieve is a situation where you will have smooth & free movement, not only before the break point, but importantly, also after the break point. This is to ensure a smooth follow through with the movement of the gun, thus avoiding stopping the gun when you fire. ( Many targets are missed behind because the shooter stops the gun at the time of firing ) For a right handed shooter, the ideal placement of your feet would be as follows – For ease of reference we will use a “clock face” notation. The break zone is at “Twelve O’clock.” The heels need to be approx, shoulder width apart. The front foot ( left ) should be placed pointing towards, “One O’clock.” The back foot ( right ) should be placed pointing towards, “between Two & Three O’clock”