b'Semi-automatic Examples Or, you might have your own clay bird thrower and private land such as the farm you shoot on to visit and set up the clay targets.Getting together with your duck SKB HS300 / CAMO shooting mates at the local farm to do your own thing is a lot of fun and some good-natured competition, which can only help your shooting.SKB HS300 / BLACK SYNTHETIC This is also a suitable time to try out a few different shot shells and see which ones suits your gun better, this can make a difference and it is better to find out on clay birds before you SKB HS300 / WALNUT/WOOD start shooting at the real ones come opening morning.Your knees should also be slightly bent, and you are leaning marginally forward to use your body weight and help absorb the recoil and assist your swing.Being off balance will usually mean your timing is out and you miss your target.I recall an example of this once as a teenager when pheasant hunting with my grandfather, we were in a scrubby gully on the North Kaipara when a big rooster flushed close from some manuka and surprised us both.As he bought the gun up quickly and fired, his footing wasnt right, and the recoil of his old side-by-side Belgian shotgun made him stumble back and he nearly went into a drain.I dared not let out a laugh and he told me that was a good lesson to remember about sneaky pheasants flushing right at your feet and being ready!Getting your feet position and balance right makes a substantial difference on nailing your bird.TARGET PRACTICEThe best game bird shooting practice you can get is clay target shooting, and you can either visit one of the good gun clubs in most regions toFast flushing pheasant make for a challenging target, and you need to help get the eye and body back up tobe sure footed and balanced when speed before the new season starts. they burst from cover. /FISHINGINGODZONE77'