AIDS TO SHOOTING 



Many excellent books have been written on the art 

 of shooting, and yet it will be obvious to any one who 

 takes the trouble to think a little, that no one can learn 

 to shoot merely by reading books about it. The act 

 of shooting is a complex operation, calling for close 

 attention and the coordination of a variety of func- 

 tions. Comparatively few people become really skilful, 

 because few practice shooting enough to bring about 

 this co-ordination. Most of us remain beginners all 

 our lives. Many parts of the body are called into action 

 in discharging a shotgun : hand, arm, frame, eye and 

 brain must all act together to make the operation per- 

 fect, or nearly so. If any one of these factors fails the 

 act is incomplete. 



The way to learn to efficiently perform a complex 

 operation is to repeat it many times. In other words, 

 we learn how to do things by doing them over and 

 over again. A player of instrumental music must prac- 

 tice many hours a day before he can play swiftly and 

 correctly. A person learning how to use a delicate tool 

 must work with it a long time before he can accomplish 

 satisfactory results. The professional shooters men 

 hired by the great arms or ammunition companies to go 

 about to all the shooting tournaments and use the 

 products manufactured by these companies devote 



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