Inder, simple and expensive answer to recoil is "Gun Fit".
Try to carry the "mount", all the way thru till well after you fire the gun. Raising the gun to the cheek first and then to the shoulder or backwards does'nt really make a difference. Actually, I've seen most shooters do it backwards, they first place the butt in the "shoulder pocket", then ease the cheek on the comb. Once this "cheek weld" is done, call for the bird, follow, fire, follow thru, then break the weld. By breaking the weld, you're letting recoil "hit" your cheek rather than work thru your whole body which "feels" different. Remember to shoot where the target "will be" than where the target "is".
Starting your "aim" or "Gun Hold Point" before calling for a target will differ at each post in American trap. Post one, I start a little outside left edge of trap house, post three right in the middle of the house, post 5 will be opposite of Post 1. Post 2 and 4 will be half way between the right and left hold points. The height at which you hold is a personal preference. I like to hold it level with the outside/leading edge of the house. Some people hold it as high as parallel to the ground and only have a lateral movement of the gun to the target. I like to "lead" the bird out of the house at the same target flight as the bird and break it, or try to. Try and see what you like. I'd suggest start at or below the leading edge because that way you're always looking above the gun which is more instinctive. Atleast that's what I think.
I'm a "beginner" too and have picked up a lot of these points on other sites like trapshooters.com and friends at the club. I also had borrowed a few videos from friends. There's one by Ken Robertson of Pachmayr, that is a great one for "basics". Try to borrow or buy it at the club. Or, go the local library and see if they have one, if they don't they should be able to order one for you. This will (should) be free and after you view the video, you can just return it. If you want to spend some money, you can buy trap shooting videos/dvds from greats like Phil Kiner, Kay Ohye or others. If you buy Phil Kiner's, will you please let me borrow it.
Btw, lots of sites on technique online. Here's one...
http://www.hunttheoutdoors.com/articles ... er-88.html
Lots of good links at the bottom of the page too.
Or, just put a note on the club's bulletin board saying you want trapshooting books videos to buy or borrow. I'm sure lots of people will let you borrow theirs. If the club has a hunter safety class, chances are Ken Robertson's video will be in the collection.