Jimy most of what you have to say is true. However you are ten steps ahead of the point Battue is making. None of your advise and no perfectly fitted stock is going to magically make a guy or gal that shoots 100 +/- rounds a year a good shooter or even a better shooter. It may let me say this again it may make them hit a few more at that time.
I made it 4 punches shy from Master Class with a poorly fitted shotgun. Ask Battue about my homemade stock job!
I wanted to shoot sporting clays with the gun I hunt with the most. A Benelli M1 Super 90. So I made it work.
The best advice I can give to anyone truly wanting to shoot a shotgun well is these few points.
1) Take the bead off your barrel!
2) Shoot as much as you can!
3) Shoot with guys/gals that know how to teach! Accept their pointers and maybe book a lesson or two with them.
4) Shoot Sporting Clays Tournaments.
Work on your hold point/insertion point/break point.
Battue's point about the eyes is the most valid in this post. If your eyes are not tired after shooting a round of a 100 you were not focusing enough on the target!
