Videos tagged with Grimsthorpe Estate Shooting Ground

This video features a challenge where an expert shooter, Ed Solomon, uses an inexpensive Classic Doubles 201 shotgun against an amateur using a high-end Longthorne Valkyrie. The expert demonstrates that skill and technique can overcome significant equipment cost differences, highlighting the surprising capability of the budget firearm. The content offers insights into shooting techniques for long-range targets and compares the feel and performance of vastly different shotguns.

This guide details three distinct methods for leading a moving target when shotgun shooting, as explained by elite coach Ed Solomons. It covers the 'Pull Away,' 'Maintained Lead,' and an experimental 'Reverse Swing' technique, emphasizing the scientific factors of angle, speed, and distance in lead calculation and the subjective nature of perceived lead. The instruction highlights how gun speed significantly impacts lead perception.

This guide, informed by World Champion Ed Solomons, addresses the common myth that closing an eye while shooting is detrimental. It provides a step-by-step approach to understanding and managing eye dominance, particularly cross-dominance, through experimentation with techniques like squinting. The advice emphasizes achieving a clear visual 'picture' and consistency, rather than rigidly adhering to the 'two eyes open' dogma, ultimately aiming to improve accuracy for shooters struggling with visual alignment.