Skeet Shooting Tips - Station 4 - by ShotKam

By following these steps and practicing regularly, you'll become more confident and proficient at hitting the clays at Skeet Station 4. This station is all about finding the right hold-point, maintaining focus, and trusting your muscle memory during the shot. By avoiding the temptation to measure the lead and instead allowing your instincts to guide you, you'll see a significant improvement in your performance (read more).
Step 1: Positioning and Weight Distribution
・Stand with your hips facing the low house window.
・Distribute your weight evenly between both feet to maintain balance and stability.
Step 2: Determine the Hold-Point
・Set your hold-point at a distance of about 20 feet from the house.
・The hold-point should be approximately one-third of the distance from the house to the center stake.
・Keep the hold-point level with the bottom of the window.
Step 3: Eye Focus and Lead
・Look halfway between your hold-point and the high house.
・Imagine your eyes fixed at this point, and visualize the crosshair as representing the bead of your gun.
・The clay will break over or before the center stake.
・Avoid consciously measuring the lead, as it can slow down your gun's movement and result in a diminishing lead in your ShotKam videos.
・Instead, focus intensely on the clay and make a smooth, fluid movement towards the target line.
Step 4: Approach Station 4 Low House
・The setup for Station 4 low house is similar to the high house but on the opposite side of the field.
・Maintain your weight distribution between your feet and turn from the waist to ensure controlled movement.
Step 5: Hold-Point and Vision for Station 4 Low House
・Keep the hold-point at the same distance as for the high house, about 20 feet out and level with the bottom of the window.
・Maintain a low hold-point to avoid obstructing your vision with the gun barrel as you track the clay.
・Softly focus your eyes about 3 or 4 feet out from the window, not directly into the window, to give the clay time to emerge before your brain focuses on it.
Step 6: Shooting the Clay
・Call for the bird to release it.
・Use sustained lead once you're on the line of the bird to hit the clay accurately.
Step 7: Practice and Trust Your Instincts
・Regular practice at Station 4 will help you improve your shooting skills.
・Trust your instincts and muscle memory during the shot, and avoid overthinking the lead.
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[@rogerramjet7567]

For someone who has been shooting skeet for about fifty years, this video has been very helpful and informative. Great job by everyone involved. Many thanks 🙏.

[@bubbajones5905]

Extremely helpful for us novices. Thank You.

[@Shotkam]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to share this encouraging comment Bubba. We really appreciate it.

[@robinstacpoole2667]

It is "helpful for [US] novices" but I'd love to see the double on station #4 included for those of us that shoot in England. Any chance of adding it in? Regardless, thanks for the video which is useful

[@kenreece4328]

Left hander setup / feet - hips the same? Great videos... best I've ever seen.

[@Shotkam]

Hi Ken, that's a good question. The set up and foot positioning is the exact same for both right-handed and left-handed shooters. Start with your hips facing the low house and a hold-point about 1/3 the distance to the center stake. The tendency for right-handed shooters is to rock back onto their right foot on this station, then the opposite is true of lefties. Make sure your weight does not rock into the heel of your left foot. It should be evenly distributed even after your follow-through. I hope this helps, but please let me know if you have any questions, thank you. - Emily

[@payres48]

Thanks again. Curious as to why you have bypassed station three as I haven't seen a video clip for it. Also interested to know where these clips have been filmed.

[@Shotkam]

Hi Paul, thank you for your comment. We are located in South Florida and record all of these at a club called "South Florida Shooting Club" in Stuart, Florida :). It's a beautiful location if you ever get to visit. We launched this Skeet Series with the four end stations (Stations 1, 2, 4 and 6) and one middle station (Station 4). I (Emily) produced this series to see if they would be helpful for people. I never expected such a positive feedback, so I'm sorry that I did not do every station right away. I plan on going back to do Stations 3, 5, and 8 in the near future. I am hoping to produce the equivalent for trap videos with Harlan Campbell too. Thanks again! - Emily

[@garrettphilpot6607]

@shotkam Curious to know where I can find the video for station 3? Thanks, This whole series is great!

[@Shotkam]

Thank you for your comment Garett :) We produced this series to see if they would be helpful for people and receive feedback, so I'm sorry that we did not do every station right away. We plan on going back to do Stations 3, 5, and 8 in the near future. Thanks again for your feedback!

[@garrettphilpot6607]

@@Shotkam based on my more recent outing, a step by step for station 8 would be MOST useful lol. Y'all do great work! Keep it up.

[@igzikratov]

Спасибо! Отличное видео

[@Shotkam]

Благодарю вас так много Игорь для просмотра. Действительно ценю ваш комментарий. (Thank you so much Igor for watching. Really appreciate your comment.)

[@mechacc2000]

Are there separate videos for Stations 3, 5, and 8?

[@robinstacpoole2667]

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[@adamcookson168]

Where are station 3 & 5?

[@gargar6621]

Another exellent video will be out again this weekend.

[@Shotkam]

I can't wait to hear back from you. Make us proud ;).

[@gargar6621]

Hi guy's, went out today cold & very wet, all went very good when i trusted my instinct in leading the clay, only shot station 4 because of the weather, didn't leave until i got 25 out of 25. Looking forward to some warm & dry weather. Thanks again for another great video

[@Shotkam]

You are like our guinea-pig shooter for every videos - I love it! Congrats on the 25/25. It's a helpful video, but we can't take all the credit - you must be a great shot too.

[@gargar6621]

Hi guy's, not a great shot all the time, the videos have really helped, to get the 25 out of 25 took a long time and severl cartridges, now getting confident and trusting my instincts more. 😊😊

[@Ayman154]

great video clip can you do one for left hand and international skeet you will get more audio to your channel

[@Shotkam]

Hi Ayman, we will be doing International Skeet and can certainly include the left-hander tips in all future videos. I'm sorry that we missed that on these videos. Thank you for your feedback and comments - I really appreciate it. Our next video series will be Trap shooting, then Sporting Clays, then International Skeet. Best regards from the ShotKam Team :) - Emily

[@Ayman154]

ShotKam many thanks

[@lesliesomner3909]

Where's the double at station 4.

[@hoax4312]

my coach says put most of your weight on front foot

[@lessomner1581]

Good video .but why no double at station 4

[@Shotkam]

Hi Les, thank you for your comment. Station 4 consists of a single high, then single low house clay. We do not shoot a pair on Station 4 - only on stations 1, 2, 6, and 7. Does this differ where you are from?

[@bradenmontgomery8476]

English skeet shoots single and doubles on station 4 and they don't shoot station 8....@@Shotkam

[@Shotkam]

@@bradenmontgomery8476 - Very interesting, I did not know that. I just Googled it to read more about it (www.bictsf.com/page/a-beginner-s-guide-to-olympic-skeet/39/). We'll have to post a video with the English sequence. I'll try to get this in December for you both.

[@lessomner1581]

ShotKam hi a year ago I asked about doubles on station 4. Your response was I'll try to get one done by December. Hope to see one soon.keep up the good work.

[@tylerelmorej]

is that south florida shooting club

[@Shotkam]

Thank you for your comment :) Yes, this skeet series was filmed at South Florida Shooting Club.

[@terminator1716]

I don't think so.

[@robbuu]

Move from the hips. Not the waist.

[@dmitkon]

Interesting tips, but why don't you shoot offhand? As far as I know, one shoots skeet offhand in the Olympic rules.

[@sevenrats]

This is not Olympic skeet.