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The Orvis Wing-Shooting Handbook

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Tremendous read and a must for all field shotgunners! Bruce Bowlen is clear in his writing style and articulate in instructional shooting technique.

Bowlen not only illustrates proper shooting technique but also includes other equally important topics such as gun fit, safety, and eye-dominance. Probably the most fascinating area to me was the history behind why Americans have had a hard time adapting the classic English technique.

If you enjoy bird hunting, you would be well-served to invest the time to devour the contents of this book. I can attest to improvement that it has made in my success and have shared it with all my friends.

This is a pretty good book that actually spends more time covering fit of a gun than any other single subject. The actual shooting process is described in a unique but very effective concept. Any wingshooter could pick up a pointer or two from this brief guide.

Bruce Bowlen's book is clearly written and well illustrated. I am confident it helped my techniques and success on recent Pheasant and Quail shoots. It may also help skeet shooters. It will help anyone "fit" a shotgun and mount it better.

This book gives a quick and easy to understand method of shooting a shotgun. It decribes the instintive method which is perhaps the best for most bird hunters when there is no time to think about each shot. A must read for those wanting to learn to shoot.

An extremely well-written book about the art of shotgunning. Bruce Bowlen explains shooting technique with a thoroughness and clarity unmatched by other authors. It is a comfortable and informative read. One month after reading this book and adopting many of its suggested techniques, I shot my first perfect round of Skeet.

Excellent for a beginner but I am sure that even a seasoned pro will find good insights here. Pay special attention to the many knowledge "nuggets" that abound in this book. I started using a highlighter on these passages... they are that good!

I've been hunting dove for years, albeit sparingly each season. This little book definitely showed me the error of my shooting ways, and I'm going to have find some time to shoot some clay pigeons to work on this technique. Don't expect to read this book and think that you can bag a bunch of birds the next day. Bruce Bowlen does a masterful job of describing and explaining this English techique of wing-shooting. It makes perfect sense to use this system for hunting birds, but my body and brain are going to need some time to program it in to where I can shoot this way. For being an average shooter, I'm more confident that I'll be able to bring home quite a few more birds next season, once I get the hang of this technique.

Great practical advice for advanced and beginning shooters. It's geared more toward the bird hunter than the clay shooter, however it has some great information for clay shhooters as well.

Great book and a MUST HAVE FOR PHEASANT HUNTERS.

Having trouble with your golf swing? Go find the pro at your local golf course. Having trouble with your shooting? This book may help. It's a great little guide book.