With some early successes for Team GB in 2013, Vic Harker considers what the sport needs to do to flourish on the international stage
coaching
Trained on the future
Tagged with: Amber Hill, Caroline Povey, coaching, Cyprus, funding, ISSF, Michael Gilligan, Olympics, Peter Wilson, South African Grand Prix, Steve Scott
Posted in Features
Posted in Features
Received wisdom
Top shooter Ed Solomons recently took some time out to coach a group of students from Essex, as teacher Neal Wilcox reports
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…
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
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…
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…
Tagged with: clay shooting success, coaching, mental training, Phil Coley, psychology
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Posted in Coaching, Features
Leading the way
As most people who are involved with the sport will agree, promoting young newcomers is essential to keeping clay shooting alive. There is no bigger champion of this than professional Sporting shooter, Ben Husthwaite. 2011 has been a bumper year…
Why the long barrels
Q I currently use a 28” Skeet gun with mixed success – I’ve noticed that you and some of the other top Skeet shots are using 32” barrelled guns. What are the benefits of using longer barrels?
Tagged with: Clay Shooting, coaching, Dave Beardsmore, Skeet
Posted in Ask the Experts, Coaching, Skeet
Posted in Ask the Experts, Coaching, Skeet
