Every 4-weeks you will find reviews and reports on the clay shooting scene, as well as technical information of interest to competitors and casual shooters of all levels.
Welcome
Clay Shooting
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Delayed start for British Shooting
Beretta buys Holland & Holland
GREEN SHOOTS OF HOPE • They may be hard to find, but there are positive stories as shooting looks beyond the covid pandemic, Simon James reports
A REAL SMOOTHIE • Becky McKenzie looks back fondly on seven years competing successfully with her Zoli Sporter
TECH SPEC
Q&A • Let us know if you have any questions – we have the experts to answer them
YOUR EXPERTS
MAPPING OUT THE SHOT • In part two of his series, Matt Hance describes how to read a target and make a plan for how you’ll break it
MHAIRI-ANN’S TROOP OF DYNAMIC LADIES • Jasper Fellows discovers how Mhairi-Ann Troup aims to bring more women into the sport she loves
BURNING QUESTION • Richard Atkins gives an insight into the powder that makes our cartridges go bang!
GET A TASTE OF OLYMPIC SHOOTING • Aspiring Olympic shooters can get a flavour of top level competition at the British Shooting Summer Camp, says Georgina Roberts
LOCKDOWN 3.0! • Skeet shooter Mitchell Brooker-Smith is doing his best to maintain form and motivation as lockdowns drag on
BOOST FOR COLTS • The CPSA’s Nicola Heron tells Rhys Plum about the association’s new development initiative for young shots
LOAD UP! • Which shells will you be stocking up on for our return to shooting? Eley Hawk offer some suggestions
GET BOOKED IN FOR THE CLASSIC • The Clay Shooting Classic is set to be one of the Sporting highlights of the year, so book your place now for 26-30 May at Orston SG
BACK TO THE DRY MOUNTING! • Leah Southall is using the lockdown to prepare for what she hopes will be a busy season ahead
STOPS AND STARTS • Progress on the road to the Tokyo Olympics, but shooting remains in lockdown for all but the select few, says Anita North
ROD GIFFORD
ROUTINELY SUCCESSFUL • Want to be cool, calm and collected on the stand? Be devastatingly accurate? Then develop a pre-shot routine, psychologist Jess Thom tells James Simon
GEORGINA’S PRE-SHOT ROUTINE • Georgina Roberts, National Academy Athlete, Development Academy Coach and Clay Shooting contributor takes us through her six-step pre-shot routine. It is clearly influenced by Robert Singer’s original routine but has evolved to suit Georgina.
THE FLORIDA NIGHTMARE • Rhys Plum talks to Team USA’s Junior World Champion Joe Fanizzi
CRACKING KIBWORTH • Kibworth Gun Club’s Damian Loach gives Jasper Fellows a tour of a true shooter’s ground
The Guide
GUNS FOR THE GIRLS • Ladies who shoot deserve guns made to fit the female form. Here are six of the best
SHELL SHOPPING • Philip Thompson, Senior Instructor and Shoot Ground Manager at Thimbleby Shooting Ground, picks cartridges for simulated game
Worth considering…
Where to Shoot
HOW TO PICK THE PERFECT GUN • Tony Withers takes an irreverent look at choosing the best shotgun for your claybusting adventures