We’ve all seen them. Competitors who seem to be able to reach a state of almost other-worldly serenity before taking a shot. They’re calm yet completely focused on the task…
James Simon
Health advice for clay shooters – how to look after your hands
Daddles, digits, brass bands, bunch of fives, lills, meathooks? Whatever you like to call them, most of us probably tend to take our hands and fingers for granted. That is…
Sim shooting: even better than the real thing?
Most readers will be acutely aware that the unholy trinity of Covid, Brexit and bird flu has cast a perfect storm over game shooting, dragging the availability of days down…
What should you do if a fellow Shot has a heart attack?
The prospect of having a heart attack is so unpleasant that many of us prefer to ignore it, to treat it as something that happens to other people someplace else,…
Cost of shooting – how to shoot for less
As the cost of living crisis continues to bite, the cost of shooting rises with everything else, as many of us will struggle to shoot to the extent we did just…
20 things you should know about George Digweed
George Digweed was born in Hastings in 1964 He started shooting around the age of 12 He was awarded an MBE in 2009 He was introduced to clayshooting by his…
E-bikes and hunting – are they the future?
When they first appeared a few years ago, e-bikes were sneered at for not being ‘proper’ bikes, transport for the fat and lazy. How times have changed. Today, e-bikes have…
Is your eyesight affecting your shooting?
Unless you’re blessed with devilish good luck, the less visible a target, the harder it is to hit. While many of us are fortunate enough to have eyesight that, with…
The importance of fitness on a shooting day
You know the feeling. You’re only two-thirds of the way through an enjoyable day’s shooting yet suddenly you feel wearier than a sleep-deprived dormouse. This morning you had all the…
Shooting glasses: how to choose them and why you should wear them
Most clay shooters adopted shooting glasses as an essential piece of kit many years ago, and they’re now mandatory at many clubs and competitions. However, they’re still far less popular…