Clay Shooting

BRAIN TRAINING

The day started like any normal training day, but this time our Gold Tier Team are back where it all began at Kibworth Shooting Ground in Leicestershire.

The day will be split into two halves. The morning is training and the afternoon will be putting what we have learnt into action. I’m joined by my team mates: Karl Patten, James Wilson, Brent Woodard, Dean Martin and Sam Stewart, and we all head to the classroom for our first lesson of the day.

Tuition Drill No.1 Spelling and counting

“Training means a lot of missing, be that testing yourself on new targets, developing new routines, or simply increasing speed and accuracy”. These are words I’ve heard Ben say before, but never to me personally as a student of his. Personally, as a new clay shot this was my first insight into the mindset of an athlete like Ben, who know which suits which target? This was a fantastic start to improving our mental game, but

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