VIDEO! Clay shooting coach, Mark Russell, talks you through a basic method of shooting a driven target.
Instruction
Clay pigeon shooting: Shooting a crossing target
When clay pigeon shooting, the driven crosser is certainly not a ‘typical’ bird you’ll find described in many books on clay shooting.
Improve your shooting psychology!
One of the biggest handicaps a shooter can inflict upon themselves is the psychological desire NOT to win!
Problems shooting long range targets?
If you can accept that they're just as easy as any other bird, long range targets can be a doddle.
Problems shooting close range targets?
One of the main problems encountered when shooting up-close targets, and one of the main reasons for missing them, is psychological.
What to do if your gun dog gets over excited!
To anyone with a new puppy or youngster in their care - don't allow it to continually play football with articles it can pick up and drop at will!
How do you stop a gun dog from dropping short?
How do you stop a gun dog dropping the retrieve short of the handler or, alternatively, circling the handler on its return?
Shooting wildfowling targets
It's that time of year again, so it's time for the duck and goose shooters among us to look at wildfowling targets and the way they're presented on the shooting ground.
Shooting gun-up is sometimes best
Coach Mark Russell, of Grimsthorpe SG, explains when and why it's often best to shoot gun-up.
How to plan your puppy training
Nobody said puppy training is easy - just make sure you don't make it unnecessarily hard for yourself.
Don’t train a young gun dog too soon!
There are many dangers when it comes to training a young gun dog. Surprisingly, being enthusiastic can be one of them.
What to do if your gun dog won’t retrieve
How to deal with a gun dog that's a reluctant retriever, one step at a time.
Importance of the stop whistle
The stop whistle is often the only sure-fire way to curb an over enthusiastic return from your dog.
How to keep you gun dog under control
A little too much 'knowledge' can be a dangerous thing for a gundog to possess and they can often become a bit too independent of the handler.