With some practice both of you are correct. However, I've seen some decent shotgun shooters pick up a pump and look much like the monkey and the football.
As far as thousands on the fields, I frequent more than a few fields with more than a few participants. Coming across a pump gun shooter, outside of the few dedicated side pump gun events, which few participate in, is rare. Very rare. That would also include those that only go there for fun and not competition.
To the overwhelming majority on this site a pump gun is a foreign object. They can learn to use one well, but most never will obtain his level of use.
They only see the pump Battue, you and I and maybe a few others see the whole mechanics. The hold point, the swing, the break point, and pump, Then the dismount and acquiring the target on report and following through the shot. I think a lot of people THINK or want to BELIEVE they are that smooth, when in reality they are not. If they were there would be a lot more Mayers around. If I am not mistaken he has won more state championships than any other and Ohio isn't lacking in the talent department.
