RE: Goose ?s
"V" or "U" pattern works, also a "J" with the hook of the J being where you are set up with the wind to your back.
Depending on the number of decoys you have, you may want to try several "groups" of geese, akin to family groups in an area and plant yourself in an open area among the groups, again, with the wind to your back. Put some decoys behind you also.
The mother of invention is innovation. Try several different setups and see which one works the best for you. The best thing I did was buya Final Approach Eliminator Blind so I can be IN the decoy spread. Being IN the decoy spread means more than anything else, especially when hunting grain fields, which my friends and I exclusively do. Get a goose flag also to attract attention to the decoy spread. Most of all, have a ball learning.
DetSgt14
"If it flies, it dies"