Show 1 TEND TO YOUR KNITTING APPLIES TO TRAP SHOOTING Keen Concentration Is Most Valuable Asset When Away at Blue Rocks Roc P you ou may recall the tho old adage c Tend to your knitting It Itt t one of or those o old la trite bite but true sayings that have b been n handed down wn through generations and most and most applicable and appropriate when n it comes conies to the tho matter r of trap shooting i Tr Trapshooting demands concentration earnest concentration To be bo a good you must think of only p. p one thing You must devote all nil your OUI mind and all your our energy on the one ono task at hand hand I. I. I e. e Co the tho smashing atthe of ot I the targets tl not only with one target 4 but ut with every cons consecutive target at which you ou shoot Above everything always alwa's remember to pay absolutely no attention to what L your fellow shooters hooters n are aro doing Often Otten Oftentimes times a single miss has led to several l and has spoiled what might have been beena a perfectly good squad score Just because because because be be- cause some isome member of ot the sQuad temporarily tem tern forgot and directed his attention atten atton- tion to something other than the work L at at hand Dont Don't ont get flustered keep flustered keep cool is another er sound Bound piece picco of advice ad for forthe tho trapshooting ry f vice And dont don't try too J hard Quite frequently an unseasoned tins bc beginner will start out with a record I of breaking n n. half haIr dozen or r more targets targets targets tar tar- gets straight straight and and then he will go all to pieces pieces will simply be unable tn n hit n a for the balance of the trial The Tho cause for this ma may be generally generally gen gen- attributed to the elation of success suc sue cess and the thc firm resolve that he Is not going to miss a single target t. t The result Is that he gets keyed up to such an unnatural pitch that in his effort to make sure of getting his target he tries too hard and his power to aim accurately gets slower er and and slower until Until until un un- til th the d deed ed is is' done and he misses Then its it's practically ll all off and un- un less the shooter collects his wits wits wits- together and shoots pulls himself together and more quickly the chances are arc certain 2 that the thc final score credited to him will nl be far low lower r than it might have haye been considering on the good start he had 1 made I ATCH keenly f for r your target ff fcc w YV er e every time tine and when It comes after actor it and get it as asA I Into sight go quickly as you can Also here Iere are a afew I A hints relative to the thel few ew important that may not be bek 1 handling of a gun t k amiss here even If It the they are somewhat ancient Never point a gun at anybody is empty whether r you ou know know the gun or not It may not be and remember eXCUse the was loaded w Is tg Isby by no means moans means satisfactory Sometime some Borne friend may ask you to put his hia hisgun shoulder and see how well welli gun Jun to your our i it fits fits etc etc If It this happens open the gun and make sure sure that it Is harmless harmles Even friend has told you that Even if your it Is n not t loaded he will approve f and appreciate your our extra care Ii Never put a shell Int Into your gun ex except except ex- ex f- f when you OU are at the score and andl r- r read ready to shoot If b by an any chance the thel l trap breaks down and nd there is a delay in the shooting open your our gun and take out the shell club grounds or where I Never or o on other people about place a 8 th there re nr are p I loaded gun on your shoulder or let It i rest In fn the hollow of your arm rm even If It S 'S the as at half halt c cock ck or or the theor or safety up You mL may y think the JunI gun Jun safe but aside from the probable dan danger er incurred d. d consider tho the feelings of the tho people near you jOl It is decidedly decided db I un uncomfortable for either spectators or shooters to have the gun muzzle pointIng pointing point point- ing in their direction |