Advise for my newbie son - 02/12/24
Hi all,
My son (Trace) recently decided to join the local trap team. He has shot a few turkeys and ducks and I took him to shoot clays 1 time. They had their first meeting/shoot today and apparently he did pretty good. He shot an 18 for the two rounds that he shot. The coach seemed pretty impressed with that being his first attempt. I have never shot trap and am completely naive about the discipline and I feel like the coach is more there for support than training. What is everyone’s advice on where we should proceed from here? We are not wealthy people and I know the sky is the limit in these sort of events. He currently is shooting his moms benelli nova compact 20 guage and it seems to fit him well for now but I know he is also a growing 15 year old. Will this gun continue to work for awhile? I noticed all the other kids on the team were shooting 12 guage. Will 20 be a handicap for him? If anyone has any advice or pointers I am more than accepting and will do my best to pass it on. I would like Trace to continue on with this endeavor for as long as he can and help him be as successful as possible.
Thanks in advance.
My son (Trace) recently decided to join the local trap team. He has shot a few turkeys and ducks and I took him to shoot clays 1 time. They had their first meeting/shoot today and apparently he did pretty good. He shot an 18 for the two rounds that he shot. The coach seemed pretty impressed with that being his first attempt. I have never shot trap and am completely naive about the discipline and I feel like the coach is more there for support than training. What is everyone’s advice on where we should proceed from here? We are not wealthy people and I know the sky is the limit in these sort of events. He currently is shooting his moms benelli nova compact 20 guage and it seems to fit him well for now but I know he is also a growing 15 year old. Will this gun continue to work for awhile? I noticed all the other kids on the team were shooting 12 guage. Will 20 be a handicap for him? If anyone has any advice or pointers I am more than accepting and will do my best to pass it on. I would like Trace to continue on with this endeavor for as long as he can and help him be as successful as possible.
Thanks in advance.