Sporting Clays and Wingshooting Tips

Jan

2020

Perception Versus Reality

When an entry-level shooter decides to work with me, I can almost always count on his or her open mind and eagerness to listen. That's because from their perspective of "why did that just happen," they have little or no experience to fall back on. ...

May

2019

Shooter: X Bully: 0

Humbled by the scores of teaching opportunities presented to me over the decades, I’ve come to realize how a few simple solutions answer so many student questions. By simple, I’m not implying the solutions are easy. I am saying, the ...

Mar

2019

You Don't Need Luck!

Did you know that each leaf of the four leaf clover has a meaning? Hope, Faith, Love and Luck. Our granddaughter, Samantha, has an incredible knack for finding them in our Flat Rock yard that sometimes is more clover than grass in spite of ...

Mar

2019

Drive-By Shooting

“Learning the art of the swing is the difference between X0X00XX0 and XXXXXXXX.”A drive-by shooting looks like this: X00XX0. And yet, many are still trying to break the target.Please consider: once the shot string leaves our ...

Feb

2019

Dirt, Steel & Clay

It’s a given, we all want to break targets and especially in competition with a scorekeeper behind us. That keeping score part very understandably introduces all kinds of distractions, stress and unwanted thoughts. I thought we might look at ...

Jan

2019

Dear Mr. Exo

As an Instructor, Coach and published writer, I’ve personally written maybe half a billion words on how I believe we can improve our shooting. I am deeply appreciative of the positive feedback I have received from my students and my readers ...

Dec

2018

Looking for X's in All the Wrong Places

Rated X – Reader discretion is advised.It’s called the Lead-O-Matic, or LOM. The LOM solves all those pesky “forward allowance” or lead formulas in shotgunning. Developed during a late pub dinner with Tom Fiumarello, ...

Nov

2018

How To Build A Trustworthy Swing

“Only trust what you can see.”First, the small print at the bottom of the page. The vast majority of us do have reasonably good hand-eye coordination, commonly referred to as our instincts. This instinctive move with our shotgun works ...

Sep

2018

Fall Down 7 - Stand Up 8

For many of us, Sporting Clays – along with all the other clay target disciplines – is about hitting the target. The “not missing” part – that pretty much applies to all the shooting sports. The problems begin when we ...

Sep

2018

Paragon School of Sporting's Instructor Certification Class

"There simply is no better shotgun shooting instructor program - anywhere - at any price" Bob Lockett, Paragon Senior Professional Associate Instructor "Without a doubt the best coaching and clay target instructor training ...

Sep

2018

Teach a Man to Fish...Paragon Teaching Philosophy for Clay Targets and Wingshooting

This IS the Paragon teaching philosophy: "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher and founder of Taoism XXXXXX We teach ...

Aug

2018

Higher Sporting Clays, Trap and Skeet Scores: The Hard Way or The Easier Way

It’s common knowledge, we’re all happy when the targets are breaking, and rightfully so. Along with this happiness…many are then mystified by the ongoing absence of any real improvement in their shooting. Understandably…it ...

Aug

2018

GIT’ER DONE!

If there’s a common denominator in the phone calls we receive regarding instruction, it’s about the same word…consistency. As in, “Why am I not consistent?” The gentleman in Alaska was on the phone asking ...

Jul

2018

Chasing X’s - Grit, Grace and Glory

Greetings and thank you for visiting with us again. Here’s hoping most of your shooting boxes are in the shade. As I converse with each of my students in the clubhouse before we touch the gun, I respectfully ask, “Why are you ...

Jul

2018

Want Consistency? Here's How...Plain and Simple (Part II)

There’s an enormous joy found in shotgunning. But, when the missing starts…for some of us…there comes a time when we decide to become more CONSISTENT with our shotgunning. To do that, here are some truths that have a direct ...

Jun

2018

Want Consistency? Here's How...Plain and Simple (Part I)

"The good news is…when that same swing component is executed correctly…the target will break." All those who DON’T care if they break the target…please raise your hand. The truth is, we all want ...

Jun

2018

Are You Giving Your Game Away?

You shot well today. Even your swing mistakes managed to catch a piece, XX. Everything just felt right, the targets looked slower than usual. Every X reinforced the momentum…your confidence a force driving the gun. Planned and rehearsed, ...

Jun

2018

Secrets to Breaking More Clay Targets Consistently

Please be patient and bear with me as I lead into this story. I promise it will circle back around to why you stopped by here in the first place. I used to be a serious golfer, self-taught from my first swing. There was never a lack of ...

May

2018

Garland Mountain Sporting Clays - Instruction with Daniel Schindler

Sign Up Now Lessons with Dan Schindler Simple, Clear, Easy Steps to Consistently Shooting Better! Garland Mountain Sporting ClaysWaleska, GA May 30 thru June 3 Call 828.243.4428 ...