Carl Malinosky, Jr., longtime resident of Milford, Connecticut, passed away on April 12 at the age of 82. Carl was married to his wife, Patricia Malinosky, for 56 years before her passing in 2013. Carl was an avid skeet shooter and traveled to tournaments with his wife and son throughout the Northeast, East Coast and the South. He was a member of Seymour Fish and Game and Ansonia Fish and Game clubs. Carl was a member of the National Skeet Shooting Association since 1960, shot a total of 170,600 registered targets and attended 18 World Shoots. His many distinguished skeet shooting … [Read more...]
Host an NSSA Youth Skeet Camp at Your Club
NSSA wants you to host a youth skeet camp at your member club, and we're offering cash to help offset the cost of targets and ammunition. NSSA will provide $1000 to member clubs for expenses, as well as assistance in planning and possibly the services of our Chief Instructor. Most camps are held in June and July while youth are out of school for the summer. To take advantage of the financial assistance, there must be a minimum of 10 youth, ages 12-18, but 20 or more are preferred. Ages depend on the maturity and size of youth. Instruction at the camps should be aimed at beginning and … [Read more...]
Ask the Instructor: Lifting Your Head from the Stock
Lifting Your Head from the Stock What is the secret to keeping one's head on the stock? When I raise my head, I miss. I can't seem to stop it, and it's very frustrating. Shooters who have trouble with head lifting usually premount or mount to the shoulder first instead of mounting to the cheek first. The first and best thing you can do to prevent head lifting is to mount to the cheek first, instead of the shoulder. If a shooter properly mounts to the cheek first and maintains the weight of the gun in the hands throughout execution of the target pair, it is virtually … [Read more...]
Ask the Instructor: Barrel Draggers
Barrel Draggers I tend to ride the target a lot. I seem to always pull the trigger later than I want to and later than I plan to. How can I fix that? You have identified one of the key principles in successful clay target shooting: commitment to break point. A clay target changes speed and direction from the time it exits the trap to the moment it hits the ground. A quartering target, for example, undergoes significant "personality changes" throughout its flight path. A quartering target thrown from a trap located 25 yards to the right of a shooting stand and thrown at a … [Read more...]
Ask the Instructor: Hearing Loss
Hearing Loss Why do the older shooters that have been shooting for a lifetime all seem to have hearing problems? Am I at risk for hearing loss? The short answer is, yes. It is important to understand a few basic facts about hearing loss: 1) Hearing loss is cumulative. Damage to your hearing occurs over a person's lifetime. 2) Hearing loss can be somewhat hereditary. 3) Hearing protection (plugs or muffs) reduces exposure to damaging sounds from the shotgun, but no hearing protection can eliminate the risk of damage. 4) The only way to completely eliminate the risk of … [Read more...]
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