The 28 April saw the country’s finest young shooters turn out in full force at EJ Churchill shooting ground, all after one thing; glory at the British Schools and Young Shots Championships 2012. The day was thoroughly enjoyed by all,…
British Schools and Young Shots Championship 2012
Tagged with: British Schools and Young Shots Championships, Clay Shooting, EJ Churchill, young shots
Posted in News
Posted in News
DTL stalemate
Q. I find myself shooting DTL on a regular basis of late and have got to a stage where my scores are roughly the same each time. Can you suggest what chokes and cartridge combination in your opinion is the ideal…
Tagged with: Clay Shooting, DTL, improving scores, MArk Brownlee
Posted in Ask the Experts, Coaching
Posted in Ask the Experts, Coaching
Using the right method
There are different ways to shoot clays, and choosing the right one for each target is half the battle, says Steve Rawsthorne If you want to become a better shot, you need to understand what each of these are, be…
Tagged with: coaching, cpsa method, holland and holland, practice, shooting, Sporting, Steve Rawsthorne
Posted in Coaching, Sporting
Posted in Coaching, Sporting
Back to basics
<<MG7658>> Q. Sometimes after a shoot I will try to practice specific targets that I may have struggled with. This seems the logical thing to do but, frustratingly, I have found even if I ‘figure it out’ and make…
Starting out
Q. I have recently received my Shotgun certificate and I am looking at buying my first gun. I will mainly be shooting at my local sporting clay club but may want to do a bit of rough shooting. I…
Dealing with anxiety
Phil Coley explains how centering can help steady the nerves before that all important shot So far we have covered a number of areas within the spectrum of sports science and in particular sports psychology. The feedback and response from…
Tagged with: Clay Shooting, clay shooting success, competitions, mental training, Phil Coley
Posted in Coaching
Posted in Coaching
Gamebore’s Street Racers
Don Brunt tests the Gamebore range and finds out why it is the choice of champions: The Gamebore name has been with us since 1973 when the company was first formed; importing the popular Gevelot brand of French cartridges…
Tagged with: Ben Husthwaite, cartridges, don brunt, Gamebore, George Digweed, shooting
Posted in Reviews
Posted in Reviews
Get yourself centered
Q. I have heard about centering and how it helps with concentration. Can you explain this? Trevor Michaels, Lancashire A. Centering is a way of focusing the mind and body to be ready to work at the…
Tagged with: centring, Clay Shooting, concentration, mental training
Posted in Ask the Experts, Coaching
Posted in Ask the Experts, Coaching
Olympic Skeet at London
Skeet shooting became an Olympic discipline in 1968 and there was every justification for including this highly skilled form of clay target shooting alongside Trap. In its Olympic form, Skeet has produced a breed of gun handlers second to none.…
Positive Shooting II
Mike Yardley begins a series on his new and improved Positive Shooting technique More than 20 years ago I started to develop my Positive Shooting System. I was a really keen competitive clay shot – it would be no…
Tagged with: Clay Shooting, coaching, mental training, Mike Yardley, positive shooting
Posted in Coaching, Features, Sporting
Posted in Coaching, Features, Sporting
