Gabby Smith
Record-breaking win for Wilson
Great Britain’s Peter Wilson won the Double Trap event in the first ISSF World Cup of the year with a record breaking 198 x 200. “With perfect weather conditions and brilliant new shooting ranges conditions were perfect” he says, “and I was sure I could beat the world record”. Self belief and fearless disregard for [...]
Sighting problems
Q. I need advice on problems with my vision whilst clay shooting. I can see the target quite clearly on first looking at it but seems to go quite blurred and difficult to see upon mounting the gun. I am 59 years young, right handed with a right dominant eye but only slightly, I [...]
Back to school
Following on from his coaching day at the Fennes Shooting Ground in Essex with the Helena Romanes School Clay Shooting team, Ben Husthwaite visited the classroom to offer some support to the team ahead of their first entry in the Schools Challenge. The school, whose clay shooting club is organised and driven by teacher Neal [...]
Shot Drop
When a shotgun cartridge is fired and the shot pellets leave the muzzle of the gun they will remain in flight for the relatively short time that it takes the forces of gravity to bring them back down to the ground. As the pellets fly downrange, they are subject to drop as their velocity slows [...]
Club Call: Greenfield Entertainment
Greenfield Entertainment is a husband and wife run club near Oxford. Set amid stunning countryside, the ground offers 70 bird Sporting competitions every two weeks and two teaching layouts. With a range of target including a hydraulic lift throwing incomers and a tower, the Greenfield changes their layout before every competition. For the novice shot [...]
Under Pressure
Q. I find my nerves getting the better of me at many shoots. Predictable, this seems to happen most when “something is on the line” like during a shoot off or near the end of a round when I am shooting well and it looks like I could win. When I feel this pressure to [...]
Safety issues
Q. I’ve only been shooting for a while but have always taken onboard everything I’ve been told regarding protocol and safety whilst shooting. Imagine my surprise, when at a registered shoot, I witnessed a top shooter remove the choke from his gun and shoot a rabbit stand with no choke in. Is this acceptable practice [...]
Phil Coley: Anxiety
You know when you get to a stand you suddenly get sweaty palms, your heart rate increases and you don’t want to lose? It’s the fear of failure. Almost all have experienced it. The fear of failure creeps up on you, and when it does catch up with you, you struggle to shake it off. [...]
Wrapping Up
Shooting in cold weather brings an interesting set of challenges, especially if the weather is really extreme. Temperature affects you, the gun, and your ammunition. I was shooting clays in the States some years ago and it was a freezing February afternoon. I was well clothed, but very cold and feeling it. The cold was [...]
Clay Shooting Classic 2012
The preparations for this year’s Clay Shooting Classic are well underway and the entries are coming in thick and fast. Here are the highlights from last year. The entry form is available here, so get yours in now to be sure of the chance to compete in the event of the season!