As we gear up for the 2021 Clay Shooting Classic, we’re exploring how you can set off on your journey from amateur to the Classic. This time we’re looking at how to make that first big step beyond beginner level. For…
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Road to the Classic 2021: How to improve your shooting skills beyond beginner level
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Raise your game with former Clay Shooting Classic winner Mark Winser
As the 2021 Clay Shooting Classic gets closer, we’re looking back at the best tips and advice from a former three-time winner, Mark Winser. The Clay Shooting Classic is less than two months away. For all the latest info, just…
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Tips from former Clay Shooting Classic winner Ben Husthwaite
As we continue on our countdown to the 2021 Clay Shooting Classic, we’re going back into the archives for some tips from former winner Ben Husthwaite. The Clay Shooting Classic is firmly established as one of the highlights of the…
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Road to the Classic 2021: How to get sponsored in clay shooting
Want to get to the Classic? This is where you start as we continue on our journey of what it takes to become a clay shooter. This time, we discuss landing your first sponsor, which as a clay shooter can…
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How to plan for clay shooting success w/ Georgina Roberts
Georgina Roberts explains how to plan for clay shooting success, and stick to it! Clay shooters should take heed of the aphorism credited to Benjamin Franklin: ‘By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail.’ Time is precious, so we…
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The importance of winter training
Rhys Plum talks to US shooter and former world champion Gebben Miles about the importance of winter training The dark mornings of winter and frost on the ground signal not just the end of summer, but also the end of…
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A brief guide to chokes with Becky McKenzie
Top shooter Becky McKenzie provides a five-minute overview of what chokes are for, and which ones you should use. In simple terms, choke is a constriction near the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel, which affects how the shot spreads out…
Shotgun maintenance: How to clean your gun at home
In the latest edition of our series on how to clean your gun at home during lockdown 2, we’re moving onto the receiver and action. The receiver houses the mechanisms that lock down the barrels to form a strong, serviceable…
Gun maintenance tips: How to clean your gun at home
With shooting on hold, Richard Atkins explains all the best gun maintenance tips you can use to clean your gun at home, and get to know it better in the process. Today, we’re starting with the set up and then…
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Home workout: Georgina Roberts on quarantine training
OT shooter Georgina Roberts shares her tips for building a exercise and shooting home workout regime during lockdown. Now that we’re stuck at home, we all want to continue as best we can with our training, and emerge from lockdown…
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