Why You Miss —
and how to actually fix it
Every miss has a cause. Not "give it more lead" — a real, fixable cause in your gun fit, mount, stance, vision, or timing. This library shows you how to find it, and how to fix it.
“Missing with good technique is better than hitting with a bad one.”
— Bill Erdőss, Olympic clay shooting coach
How to Find Your Dominant Eye
A two-minute test for your dominant eye — and what to do if it's cross-dominant.
Why You Miss Behind the Target
The most misdiagnosed miss in clay shooting. It's almost never “more lead” — the app finds the cause that's actually yours.
Why You Miss In Front
Your shot keeps getting ahead of the bird. There's a reason — and it's not “less lead.”
How to Shoot a Crosser
The complete setup — stance, hold, head, visual, timing — for every crosser, both hands, both directions.
How to Shoot a Quartering Target
Part crosser, part going-away. The full setup for quartering birds, both hands, both directions.
Why You Miss Over the Target
Your shot keeps going over the top. It looks like aim — it's usually the gun, the mount, or the stance.
Why You Miss Under the Target
Your pattern keeps passing under the bird. Almost always the gun or the mount, not your aim.
How to Shoot an Incomer
The simplest target in the game — plus the quartering incomers that need more setup.
How to Shoot a Going-Away
Low and flat, away from you. Start the gun the moment the bird clears the barrel.
Why You Lift Your Head
The most common fault in clay shooting — and it hides behind half your other misses.
Why You Stop the Gun
A gun that slows before the shot leaves the bird behind. The real question is what made it stop.
How to Shoot an Overhead Target
Follow it as a body-gun unit, head on the stock, and take it as it comes over.
How to Shoot a Rabbit
Lean in, keep the gun low, and break it at the level of its front “legs.”
Why You Rock the Bird
Leaning instead of turning. It comes almost entirely from your stance — fix the base and it's gone.
How to Shoot a Teal
It climbs nearly straight up. Take it at the top, where it hangs for an instant.
How to Shoot a Battue
Thrown on edge, flat at the apex. Wait for the apex and break it there.
Cause, not symptom
Most shooting advice stops at “you were behind it.” This library doesn't. Built on the coaching system of Olympic coach Bill Erdőss, every guide traces a miss back to its real cause — in your gun fit, mount, stance, vision, or timing — and gives you the fix. It's the same logic ClaysBuddy's shot heatmap uses to find the cause in your own rounds.