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What are the best premium cartridges?

Posted on August 25, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Neville Jay, Essex Gun owner, urges us to go premium. Neville, together with his son Chris, runs Essex Gun, a well-loved retail business with branches in Rush Green and Braintree. Established from modest beginnings just over 40 years ago, father…

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Nutrition plans for clay shooters

Posted on July 24, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Eat better, shoot better. Whatever our level of shooting, we all need the right fuel to compete at our best, says James Simon Take a look at most Olympic sports and, even at a local club level, you’ll find a…

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Olympic shooter Aaron Heading – Clay Shooting interview

Posted on July 4, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Aaron Heading talks to Jasper Fellows about the Olympic delay, The Priory and the hidden benefits of lockdown. In 24 March Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and Shinzo Abe, the Prime Minister of Japan, released a…

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Tips on improving vision for clay shooting

Posted on June 17, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Vision is fundamental to good shooting, and Ed Lyons explains how you can improve your performance with a little expert help. One of the most common questions I was asked during the lockdown period is “what can I do to improve…

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Latest updates on Coronavirus in shooting

Posted on March 19, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Shooting competitions and trade events are being cancelled and postponed as part of measures to restrict the spread of the coronavirus. Several international championships as well as smaller events have been postponed or cancelled thus far – including the Tokyo…

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How to get sponsored in clay shooting (pt 2 – tips from shooters)

Posted on March 10, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Recently we showed you a step by step approach on how to get sponsorship deals as you embark on a clay shooting career. Now that we’ve covered the plan, we have tips from those who have done it themselves! Ami…

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Georgina Roberts is trying to get young people shooting

Posted on February 27, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Shooting is a very inclusive sport. It can be enjoyed competitively or as a bit of family fun. In order for shooting to grow and develop, we need to work to encourage and support the next generation of shooters and…

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Mitchell Brooker-Smith’s Olympic Skeet win

Posted on February 11, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Mitchell Brooker-Smith blows away the Christmas cobwebs with an Olympic clay shooting Skeet win at South Wales 2000. What better way to celebrate the festive season than South Wales 2000’s Olympic Skeet team Christmas shoot! I’ve been extremely busy these…

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Sportrap superstar

Posted on January 23, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

British Open Sportrap Ladies Champion Hannah Gibson talks to Jasper Fellows about her career and inspirations Hannah Gibson is easily one of the country’s most impressive female shooters. She is a multi-discipline powerhouse who has travelled the globe to fill…