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The best things you can do to improve your shooting!

The best way to improve your shooting technique - in a few easy steps. Read more

Change your shooting style to bust more clays!

Adapt your shooting style and survive - well, flourish more like! If you can interpret how the bird is presented and then adapt your style to suit, it will be odds on that you're going to bust more targets. Read more

Improve your shooting psychology!

One of the biggest handicaps a shooter can inflict upon themselves is the psychological desire NOT to win! Read more

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. Read more

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. Read more

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! Read more

Switching from shooting an over-under to a side-by-side

Here we offer some shooting advice on maintaining your scores in the event that you have to borrow a gun. Read more

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! Read more

Can you explain what 'maintained lead' is?

Can you explain in beginners' terms what 'maintained lead' is and what are the benefits of this style of shooting? Are there any disadvantages? Read more