The 41st World FITASC Championship returned to the UK after a 14 year break. Don Brunt went along to watch the action. When it comes to hosting large-scale Sporting events in the UK, EJ Churchill has gained something of a…
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A selection of 21gm practice clay loads
Cartridges with 21gm loads have boomed in popularity since their introduction in 2007 and are ideal for practice, simulated days and as a way of reducing recoil. Between 2006 and 2007 the price of lead more than doubled, hitting an…
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EJ Churchill launch George Digweed Academy
How anyone can learn the technique that enabled George Digweed MBE to win 26 world titles and over 150 international titles? EJ Churchill Shooting Ground in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, has launched the George Digweed Academy. George worked with the ground’s…
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Clay Shooting 139 is out NOW
It’s been another month jam-packed with clay competitions. As always, Clay Shooting brings you highlights from the big events. We have reports from the World Fitasc Sporting at EJ Churchill, the Perazzi Grand Prix at Mid Wales, the ICTSF World…
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Limited sight, big vision
Kate Gatacre talks to Ken Newman, founder and owner of Custom Stockz, the company that has revolutionised the look of many a shooter’s gun on the clay circuit. Ken Newman isn’t what you’d expect of an airbrush artist. When he…
Tagged with: clay, Competition, custom stockz, gun, kate gatacre, ken newman, kit, shooter, shooting, Skeet, Trap
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Looking back at the English Open
Don Brunt watches events unfold at the English Open, and sees shooter after shooter defeated by one of the trickiest Sporting stands ever seen. The 2019 English Open Sporting took place on 22-26 May at West Midlands Shooting Ground, Hodnet.…
Tagged with: Ben Husthwaite, Chris Childerhouse, clay, don brunt, English Open, English Sporting, gun, Mark Winser, richard bunning, Richard Faulds, sam green, shooter, Sporting, stand, target, west midlands shooting ground
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Ask the experts!
It’s that time again for the Clay Shooting Magazine Q&A, so let us know if you have any questions, because we have the experts to answer them! If you would like to get in touch, then please send your questions…
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Fibre clay loads for simulated days
Simulated game days are very much in vogue at the moment and a lighter load will increase your enjoyment without beating you up. In the olden days, ‘big is best’ was the clay shooter’s maxim, with Fitasc shooters able to…
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Mike Bartlett on targets!
Mike Bartlett shoots up and down the country, and tells it like it is about the targets. The first shoot we had this month was the England Fitasc Selection shoot at Eriswell Lodge. Sadly the targets were more Compak than…
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Ethan Lowry on building core strength
Ethan Lowry takes a muscular approach to shooting with a look at the importance of building core strength. Ethan Lowry is a physiotherapist and a researcher specialising in pain and nutrition. He makes it to the clay ground two or…
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