Olympics

Skeet Shooter Amber Hill talks about the Olympics

Posted on March 2, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Rhys Plum talks to Team GB Olympic Skeet shooter Amber Hill as she looks ahead to the Tokyo Olympics “I’m just a girl that likes guns,” says Amber Hill. Well, this girl certainly knows how to use one. Amber’s achievements are…

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How to plan for clay shooting success w/ Georgina Roberts

Posted on February 28, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

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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Posted in Advice and tips, Coaching

Ian Coley Sporting MD interview on lockdown and re-opening

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

Jasper Fellows visits Ian Coley Sporting and discusses the challenges of re-opening with MD Adam Bromfield. On March 23 a special ministerial broadcast was beamed across the nation. Boris Johnson confirmed the rumours that had spread like wildfire across the…

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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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Get shooting, ladies!

Posted on January 9, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

More women than ever are taking up shooting sports, but Georgina Roberts would like to see even faster progress. To me, shooting is more than just a sport, but a lifestyle and something that I am incredibly passionate about. One…

New Perazzi marks 2020 Olympics

Posted on December 7, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Perazzi have unveiled a new gun, the HT 2020, in honour of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. It has distinctive engraving featuring the date ‘2020’ and is available in both High Tech and High Tech Sporting versions. Perazzi point out they…

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Heading for Tokyo

Posted on November 11, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Aaron grabs the limelight winning a quota place, but every GB shooter deserves credit for their performance at the European Championships. Anita North reports Another month and more competitions have been and gone! For Olympic Trap and Olympic Skeet, September…

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The work has just begun: Anita North interviews World Cup medalist Kirsty Hegarty

Posted on July 11, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Anita North interviews World Cup medallist and British Olympic hopeful Kirsty Hegarty. About 10 years ago, I was at a competition at Southern Counties Shooting Ground, chatting to my friend David Beattie from Northern Ireland. David was very excited. “We’ve…

A quick Clay Shooting Classic round-up

Posted on June 4, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Click here to view the final standings for the Clay Shooting Classic. In a fitting climax to a week of tricky targets and great shooting, Richard Faulds stormed through in the final minutes to win the 2019 Clay Shooting Classic.…

The road to Tokyo

Posted on March 16, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Anita North explains what it will take to get Britain’s athletes into the running for Tokyo 2020. I’m really looking forward to the competition season ahead. This year is an important year in the international scene – it’s the big year…