My oldest son and I found ourselves with a free afternoon, so yesterday we went to the range to shoot the shotguns.  Our range, the LDWF complex at Woodworth, LA offers rifle and pistol ranges along with 5-stand shotgun shooting, If you've never shot 5-stand, it's a great way to tune up your wingshooting.  Plus, at the Woodworth range it's a great bargain.
You provide the shotgun, the shells, and $5.00 per round of 25 shots. They provide the clay targets, the range officer and six automatic traps. It's a heck of a deal.  We shot two rounds apiece yesterday.  Five stand is a fairly easy game to understand.  Each shooter fires five shells from each of five stations.  Six traps are throwing targets in a pre-programmed progression.  Those six traps provide almost all the common field shots.  Incoming, outgoing, crossing left and right, and flushing.  There's even a rabbit target.  It's a hoot.
If you feel like your shotgun work needs a tune-up, get to a shotgun range. After my performance yesterday, I know my skills have eroded.  If you're within easy driving distance of Woodworth, their operating times are posted at the link above.  This range complex is a great resource for the shooters in central Louisiana and we should take advantage of it.
 
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