I don't miss ducks. Ducks miss me. Even when I'm not hunting them, ducks miss me.

Look only at their heads.

One mans trash, another mans treasure

This pic looks old enough that he probably legally shot those dux with lead.

To the OP, what kind of shots are you missing? Hovering over the dekes, on the way out, or ones flying by?

True ....but why do people not follow thru? It's easy to say give it more lead. More than likely you are stopping your follow thru. A lot of people lift their head when they shoot and try to admire the work. When you lift your head , you typically stop you gun. Find a skeet field and shoot station 4 alot. let your trapper stand behind you he or she will be able to tell if you are lifting your head. Practice practice practice & don't worry about what shells or choke the more trigger time the better shot you will become I promise.

Thanks for all the advice. Sorry I have been MIA. Had some health issues and since i'm a teacher and coach it has been non stop since school started. Just from reading your responses I think I have a gameplan. I do need to go pattern my shotgun. I would be interested in trying to go to a improved to see if that makes a difference rather than keeping in my modified. I am shooting 3" #3 black clouds. The most trouble I have is the one's that circle and are on the move flying by when I swing on them. I am not a professional shot, but I think I have a follow through. I haven't even thought about watching their heads and that will be the first thing I do when I miss this year to see if I am leading too much or not enough. I hunt Ray Roberts mostly and I have a variety of cover spots. I have a couple in timber and then I have a couple that are more "open" if you can call it that. Thanks again for all the tips. I will let you know how i start off this year.

just go hunting and keep shootiing....doves are entirely different
to me just like quail shooting is different.....use a good ammo
something NOT steel (if you can afford it)

go to the skeet or sporting clays range and practice practice practice