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Skeet Shooting

Fundamentals of skeet:-

The game of skeet consists of shooting at 24 targets from 8 different shooting positions. In some forms of the game, you repeat your first miss, or if you don't miss any of them, you shoot 2 targets from the Low House at Station 8. This shot is known as your Option Shot and is the 25th shot of a round. Skeet was invented in 1926 at the Glen Rock Kennels in Andover, Massachusetts. Skeet was a name given to the sport after a contest to name it was held; skeet is the Swedish term for "to shoot".

The basic fundamentals of skeet shooting are pretty simple:

1. Focus your eye on the target, not the sight bead
2. Have a stance that allows you to swing at the hips
3. Lead the target (shoot in front of it)
4. Keep your head on the gun's stock

If you would like to learn more about the sport of Skeet Shooting, you may download an excellent reference manual from here.

Note: To learn the basic fundamentals it's best to go to a range and have someone help/ coach you.