The National Shooting Complex will host the 2019 Texas State Sporting Clays Championship on April 24-28, 2019. Registration is now open. The event will feature a 200-target main event, 100-target FITASC, 100-target Super Sporting, plus small-gauge, small-gauge FITASC, Preliminary, Adios Cup, and other side events. Go to the event page. … [Read more...]
NSC to Host 2019 Texas State Sporting Clays Shoot
The National Shooting Complex will host the 2019 Texas State Sporting Clays Championship on April 24-28, 2019. Registration is now open. The event will feature a 200-target main event, 100-target FITASC, 100-target Super Sporting, plus small-gauge, small-gauge FITASC, Preliminary, Adios Cup, and other side events. Go to the event page. … [Read more...]
Wood to Wood 'Wood to Wood' is a term that a student of mine coined for my instruction to remind himself to keep his head down on the stock before, during, and after the shot is taken. I've seen many skeet shooters lift or "float" their head rather than locking their head down hard on the stock. A lot of this seems to be due to bad stock fit. Many shotguns have adjustable combs that are adjusted too low. When the comb is too low, the shooter may be looking at the back of the breech, and in order to see down the plane of the barrel they have to lift or float their heads. Recently, a … [Read more...]
Pointing vs. Aiming I was a rifle shooter before I started shooting a shotgun, and I struggle with ‘pointing’ vs. ‘aiming.’ How can I get out of the habit of aiming? Having grown up shooting and competing in small-bore rifle, I can sympathize. Most shooters, with a little practice, will progress to a point where applying sharp visual focus to the target is natural. There are two techniques I would recommend you employ to avoiding aiming. First, increase the intensity of your focus. Just as a batter tries to “see the threads” on a 90 mph fastball, the sporting clays … [Read more...]
High School Seniors: Apply for NSSA-NSCA Scholarships
NSSA and NSCA will each award four $2500 college scholarships this year to deserving members who will graduate from high school and start a four-year college program in 2019. The scholarships will be awarded based on academics, citizenship, and participation in NSSA or NSCA. Applicants must submit an application, a short essay, a transcript, and a letter of recommendation. The scholarships are paid incrementally by semester, and students must maintain a B average. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2019. Scholarship winners will be notified prior to the end of the school year and will be … [Read more...]
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