Category: Shooting Sports
10 Reasons to Invite a Newcomer to Hunt and Shoot
NEWTOWN, Conn. — Before the weather turns uninviting and schedules fill up with holiday obligations, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) reminds experienced hunters and shooters that autumn is a great time of year to invite a newcomer, whether a youth or adult, to experience the rewards of hunting and target shooting. Being outdoors in [...]
Choosing the right chokes for 3-gun
Mark Hanish of Team FNH USA demonstrates why choke selection is an important consideration for shotgun stages. (NSSF Video)
Setting Up Your Shotgun For Sporting Clays
Sporting clays is a refreshing change from the predictability of skeet and the limited variability that the game of trap offers (44 degrees side to side, 5 set positions, 8-12 foot throw height, 16 yd line, etc). Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy shooting Skeet and Trap, it’s just nice having something totally different to [...]
Introducing a New Shooter to Skeet
I’ve been a wing-hunter for decades, sporting clays shooter for years and a skeet shooter for months. Suddenly, my wife decided that she wanted to give skeet a try. First off, she’s small.. scratch that .. tiny. 4’11″ (4’11 and 1/2″ if you ask her) and about 115 pounds soaking wet. If she was going [...]
NSSA World Skeet Championship: Day Five
In yesterday’s shoot I had shot well. A 97/100 was a great score, but it wasn’t enough to earn a medal – fourth place by a slim margin. On Day Five, I was shooting the 28 gauge event and needed to improve over my mini-world 28 gauge score of 90/100 as a matter of pride [...]
NSSA World Skeet Championship: Day Four
Having shot a sub-par set of 12 gauge events yesterday, I was determined to shine in the 20gauge event on my fourth day of competition. During the mini’s I had a not-so-great 20 gauge round and it’s the gauge I practice the most. The weather was a carbon copy of yesterday and the day before [...]
NSSA World Skeet Championship: Day Three
Day one and day two both ended with a medal in my hands, but day three would be much different. The weather wasn’t any different than the last 2 days. Sunny, clear skies, light breeze in the morning turning to spiraling somewhat windy conditions in the afternoon. Today, I’d be shooting the two part 12 [...]
NSSA World Skeet Championship: Day Two
Yesterday resulted in a championship medal in 12 gauge and a lesson in energy management. I took that lesson into the second day of shooting – Sunday, October 2nd – at the NSSA shooting complex in the mini-world skeet event. First Event – 20 guage (4 boxes = 100 targets) Saturday had gotten started just [...]
NSSA World Skeet Championship: Day One
Arriving at the NSSA shooting complex in San Antonio was a first in itself. But not only had I never been to the complex, I had yet to shoot my first NSSA registered skeet target. I was going to go through the World Skeet Championship as a rookie. Being a rookie means all of the [...]
Heading out to the NSSA World Skeet Championship
Nine months of preparation is about to be taken to the field. I started shooting skeet this year and in February decided that this was going to be the start of my run for the 2012 Rookie All-American honor. I shared my early practice rounds and routines in “The Trail to San Antonio”. Lately, it’s been all [...]
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