Trap shooting secrets takes you into the world where professionals reside. with over 132 practice tips and more than 100 illustrations it's like having a shooting coach by your side. this huge 182 page 8x11 size technical book teaches techniques of professional trap shooting; singles, handicap and double trap. endorsed by professional shooters and ranks #1 by trap shooting magazines worldwide! amazon.com review like his other volume,precision shooting, james russell'strap shooting secrets is thick with tips, advice, techniques, and practice drills for anyone intent on improving his or her skills in a highly refined, complex, and technically demanding sport. russell begins with a primer on buying the right shotgun, and builds from there on the essentials of basic shooting and a whole gamut of typical beginner's mistakes before moving on to more advanced targets like the psychology of competitive shooting, developing deeper concentration skills, and strategies for how to write off some of the high costs of trap shooting as a tax deduction. as informative as the volume is, it loses some points on style: pages crammed with text will likely glaze over your shooting eye, and its diagrams and illustrations, useful as they are, are relegated to the book's butt end as if appended as an afterthought.</br>jeff silverman review "i enjoyed yourtrap shooting secrets book so much that i am ordering your other book,"precision shooting the trapshooter's bible." right after reading yourtrap shooting secrets book i won the ata north eastern grand satellite shoot on september 1997 and i just started shooting in june of 1997!! i'm going to the grand american in vandalia, ohio!" </br>ed (trapshooter from marlton, new jersey)"i have been trained by top notch instructors from remington and federal and an olympic trainer and have never received the information that i did from you. i learned one heck of a lot. p.s.: i am not going to tell my friends about this!" </br>joy (trapshooter from rhode island)trapshooting secrets by james russell covers every aspect of the game. if you are looking for superiour advice, and are tired of the same worn pro telling you what you are doing wrong this book is all you need to enter into serious competition. if you are just starting out, this book presents the fundamentals in a way that will help you remember them everytime you shoot. young or old, pro or not this book will help you identify what area of your game needs work.note: richard gentry's long list of olympic trapshooting achievments is impressive indeed!. -richard gentry (olympic trapshooter))amazing! i want you to know you are not selling books you are selling dreams! precision shooting book and your trap shooting secrets book is precisely and exactly what this sport needed for many years! reading your books was easy to read and like taking a breath of fresh air. i just couldn't discover what i was doing wrong until i read your fantastic books. so many problems get fixed so fast and all of the advice and instructions you give all make perfect sense. better yet they work as advertised! if it were not for your books i'd still be shooting poor scores, but not anymore. your books are professionally printed with strong durable covers. i take the books to every trapshoot and they hold up real nice. the illustrations are powerfully effective too. you are charging too little money for these books. they are worth much more. i've won so much option money with them it's a great investment! you were right about one thing (among many) i'd never be able to learn these things on my own! a big thank you to you! -gary (trapshooter from smith river, ca)i have reviewed both of james russell's new trapshooting books</br>i found them to be full of useful trapshooting tips. these books will be an excellent addition to every trapshooter's library. -phil kiner / all-american trap shooteri like precision shooting and