Since the inception of the Sunday Trap League (STL) by Chuck Wetherington, I personally have enjoyed watching an idea develop to provide a fun shooting environment that does not exclude anyone, unless they do not enjoy having fun.  With that premises, Ken Cheney, our first President began to invite anyone to come join in the fun, rent or borrow a gun and you were fully qualified to become a member of the STL.  The only Rules for the shooters: 1-Be SAFE; 2- Have FUN!   This philosophy has found a home at the Tom Lowe Shooting Grounds with the support coming from Luke Deshotels and his staff going out of their way to make each Sunday a fun day to shoot Trap. Just now entering our second growth phase the STL is welcoming new members weekly and has more families and ladies participating each week; however winter has cost the STL some of our afternoon tailgating activities and a few wonderful friends who needed a break from the weather or to meet obligations that business and family demand. The very positive side for the STL are the new faces each week and the enjoyment of learning the art of shooting Trap in weather that Winnie the Pooh would call "blustery!" 

How to Evaluate:

In the spirit of assisting others to learn the skills of Trap shooting I have taken some very basic ideas that are fundamental to shooting shotguns and attempted to communicate each idea in a manner that will apply to anyone.  Such a gross over statement would suggest that the "one size fits all" is the way to go; however in my professional life, the complexity of the person seldom allows such simplistic answers and athletic endeavors are very complex.  Thus, one of the cautions that will appear more than once:  Every technique may not work for you; you may have to invest in an Instructor to assist in helping you modify your current style to adapt a technique to work for you. The test that you should always apply is "Does this (item, technique, etc.) give me more gun control?"   If it does not provide more control for the intended purpose, the n it m ay not be for you, at your current level of shooting.  Thus, it can be filed away until you deem their to be a sufficient reason to see if it deserves another try.