Beauty Queen

[Sunray]

"...the right elbow elevated..." Dates back to shooting styles using rifles with no pistol grip. Armies being Armies, the same techniques are taught for eons. "That's the way we've always done it and that's the way you're going to do it! Or you can spend some time peeling potatoes!"

[holdover]

I was taught over 60 years ago elbow up rifle, down shot gun. Works for me also, and my son and grand kids