Shooting clays is a mind game, so how do we train our brains for success? James Simon gets his head around three different methods. I’ll be fine as long as I don’t get called to shoot just before Jason. If I…
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Sportrap superstar
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…
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The story behind Eriswell Lodge
Jasper Fellows explores the story behind the popular Eriswell Lodge with director Stuart Smith Opening a shooting ground can a daunting experience. Staff need to be hired, clubhouses built, kitchens filled, coaches found, grounds prepared and traps loaded – the list…
Tagged with: coaches, Compak, competitive, DTL, eriswell lodge, FITASC, jasper fellows, sam green, shooters, shooting, Shooting Ground, Sportrap, stuart smith, traps, world skeet masters
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Shooters on tour
Simon Dutton and friends set out to shoot at as many grounds as possible on a whistle stop tour of the Cotswolds. I‘ve been shooting pretty seriously for the past few years, to the point where I’ve been arranging my…
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The future’s bright
As we enter another Olympic year, Anita North is excited about our chances at Tokyo and beyond. It’s exciting to think that when this story is posted online, we will be in an Olympic year! I’m writing this article in…
Tagged with: anita north, british shooting, Clay Shooting, Competition, ISSF, Olympic, Oxford, shooters, shooting, Skeet, Tokyo, Tokyo Olympics, William Powell
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Shooter’s eye view
James Marchington tests the latest version of the Aimcam, shooting glasses with a built-in video camera. It’s an appealing idea, to be able to record your shooting and play it back afterwards – whether that’s to analyse your performance and perhaps…
Tagged with: field, gun, James Marchington, shooters, shooting, shooting glasses, shotkam, smartphone, technique
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Get shooting, ladies!
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…
Tagged with: Alan Paine, anita north, BASC, british shooting, Browning, Double Trap, game, georgina roberts, hull cartridge, hunting, National Ladies SHooting Day, Olympic Skeet, Olympic Trap, Olympics, range, shooters, shooting, Shotgun, sports, the shotgun and chelsea bun club, tokyo 2020, women
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Pathway to success
Anita North reports from the British Shooting Pathway Championships and Promatic Grand Prix. The Promatic Grand Prix provided a friendly competition to round off the clay season at Nuthampstead Shooting Ground over the weekend of 19 and 20 October. The…
Tagged with: anita north, british army, british shooting, coaching, Olympic, pathway championships, promatic grand prix, shooters, shooting, Skeet, targets, Trap
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Rizzini Grand Finale
Everyone’s a winner at the final of the 2019 Rizzini Series, but Richard Faulds stands out above them all, reports James Marchington. Thank goodness we weren’t doing this yesterday! That was the abiding feeling at the big final of the 2019…
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Last minute Christmas gifts
There’s still time to find the perfect present for the shooter in your life, but don’t leave it too late! If you’re stuck for ideas, we’ve put together this handy guide to gifts that any shooter would be pleased to…
Tagged with: AimCam, ariat, christmas, Edgar Brothers, gifts, masterlock, Pilla, purdey, shooters, shooting sports, streamlight
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