Following is an Excerpt from "A Parachute Swing", a Sporting Clays article by Dan Schindler, previously published in Sporting Clays Magazine September 2005.

The Paragon School of Sporting is now making available the remainder of this article as well as numerous others, available for download on The Paragon School of Sporting Website:(http://www.paragonschool.com/catalog)

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Good shooting form is my trade. It is because I typically study and adjust hundreds of students each year that I’ve developed the ability to see the slightest infractions in their swing and shot. It is these errors of varying degrees that contribute to shooter inconsistencies, hence their importance to both shooter and instructor alike. As you would expect, a day in my office is to spend time with r.g.m. (random gun movement).

I’m very comfortable in this educational environment and fortunate to share in the many triumphs over adversity. Step by step, r.g.m. is effectively reduced, consistency is achieved and rising scores do break through the seemingly ancient plateaus. It’s always a pleasure watching marked improvement, a form developing with grace and timing. And, ever so rarely, I get to observe gun skill that symbolizes the definition of good form. This was one of those times.

Typical of Mr. Judah and staff, the Homestead Cup went off flawlessly again this year. Kudos to you David and everyone at the Homestead for keeping your promise, delivering a blue sky event with great hospitality and targets.

It was during this week-end that I had the privilege of watching a young gentlemen shoot by the name of Gregg Jackson. That’s Mr. Gregg Jackson. This commentary is my modest attempt to report on his stellar performance at the Homestead. Gregg’s skill in the box and personable demeanor put a real shine on our sporting clays image.

I’ve seen good shooting before and will again but Gregg was more than a good shot. Yes, he scored well and center punched most of his targets. But what impressed me was his confident and consistent style of shooting. I followed Gregg in the shooting order and was able to carefully observe his superb game. Gregg never rushed. Not once. He wasn’t late with the target nor was he early. He was right on time consistently, target after target. Gun movement was so precise, harmony with the target was established early allowing Gregg to pace his shot and place his shot with near perfect accuracy.

I distinctly remember watching Gregg focus intently on each shot but not once did tension or caution inhibit that graceful swing. In my opinion, this is the mark of so many great shooters. They understand the importance of flow in the shot and use it to their advantage. More about that in a minute......

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Epilogue:
Sporting clays continues to be an elegant sport born of long tradition, fulfilling our wingshooting passion to experience the wing and shot. Feather and clay, inescapably tied, grants us so many learning opportunities to hone our skills, a path of personal growth that affords us a refreshing, unbiased look at ourselves. Time and again, my students have learned how entirely more capable they are than once thought. The American sporting clays shooter can honestly and proudly say, in a very short period, he has indeed advanced to take his rightful place among the best in the world. And, let's not forget, no one is having more fun out here than you and I are.

The events, times, places and persons in my articles are all true. While I changed a name here and there, 100% of the information came from my experiences with you. Each tournament, each lesson, each experience with you generated the material for my work. I am grateful.

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Dan Schindler
The Paragon School of Sporting

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