If you are trying to compare skeet shooting to deer hunting then you are way off target! Not trying to be be rude or anything to you by any means. IF you want to compare skeet shooting to hunting in any way then you should be thinking bird hunting. I started skeet shooting when I was a freshman in HS...mostly because I wanted to hone my bird hunting skills...and it helped immensely (sp?). When I started I was simply trying to improve my shooting abilities while in the dove field or hunting over my dogs for quail. It really helped me with swinging through and not 'concentrating' on the bird itself. BUT, in all actuality it really helped me overall with my shotgunning skills.....