Clayshooting is an excellent way of keeping your eye in and improving your technique out of season. Of course, it’s also a popular sport in its own right. Whether you want to brush up on your skills, learn to shoot clays or just enjoy a day out on a shooting…
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How to deal with eye dominance when shooting
Mary has her eyes opened to a shooting technique that stands accepted thinking – and teaching – well and truly on its head
So you want to get into shooting? Here’s how to start …
If you are looking to get into shooting of any kind, this easy guide will give you plenty of hints and tips
Key clay pigeon shooting tips for both the beginner and the seasoned shooter
Understand the jargon heard on the clay shooting ground with Mark Russell's tips for shooting beginners
TOP TIPS: How to shoot a high bird
Many shooters, irrespective of whether they're into clays or game, often struggle to hit high birds
How to shoot long range targets and high birds
Clay shooting lessons: How to shoot long range targets and high birds! Mark Russell looks at evaluating long range and high targets.
Why should you move the gun with your whole body?
Why do you and other instructors make a point of stressing the gun should be moved by the whole body, particularly when shooting crossers and quartering birds?
Hesitation. A common mistake amongst new shooters. Here’s how to avoid it.
Hesitation is a common shooting problem. While teaching my wife to shoot some years ago, she noticed that the person in front of her, shooting a simple going away target, was waiting way too long, or as some would say “hanging” on the target, only to miss when they did…
How much forward allowance do you need to give?
Shooting tips from coach Mark Russell. Here he takes a look at forward allowance, and turning sight pictures into words.
Clayshooting grounds just an hour from London
Whether you’ve always wanted to learn to shoot clays or need to brush up your technique with some lessons before going out in the field again, a trip to a clayshooting ground is always a good idea. We’ve picked out a selection of clay pigeon shooting grounds near London and…
Learning to shoot the George Digweed way
Would you like to be taught to shoot by George Digweed MBE? Who wouldn’t? He is the winner of 26 world titles and over 150 international titles. He is unequalled in the shooting world and his accomplishments extend beyond clayshooting He is considered one of the finest game shots in…
Walked-up shooting and the going away bird
For clay pigeon shooting enthusiasts and game shooters alike, walked-up shooting is making more and more sense in these financially difficult times. Mark tells you how to prepare for typical going away targets.
Do this and you’ll be on the way to improving your clayshooting scores
Follow Mark's tips on how to shoot some typical sporting stands and see your scores improve!
The most common mistakes on the shooting ground (and how to correct them)
Sometimes we need a reminder to correct our shooting by looking at common shooting mistakes often made. Best feet forward Footwork in shooting is crucial to the movement of our body, as it is in any sport. It enables us to have a free moving swing and move the gun…
Just how strict are the rules in FITASC sporting?
I want to try FITASC Sporting but I am not sure what ‘gun down’ means in relation to the gun being out of the shoulder.
Should I start clayshooting with a 20-bore?
I am new to clay shooting and see that everybody at a nearby gun club where I’ve been having lessons use 12-bores.
Learn the maintained lead style of shooting
Sporting Gun's shooting instructor shows how the maintained lead style of shooting could increase your scores and give you the 'X' factor.
Switching from shooting an over-and-under to a side-by-side shotgun
Here we offer some shooting advice on maintaining your scores in the event that you have to borrow a gun.
A beginners’ guide to FITASC clay pigeon shooting
FITASC sporting is a great leveller. If there's any weakness in your clay shooting technique, be it with your gun mounting or swing, this discipline will find it!
Clay shooting: How to hit battue clays
Clay shooting: Mark Russell of Grimsthorpe SG reveals how to hit that loopiest of targets - the battue.