The sport that satisfies
What IS it about clay target shooting that gets most people addicted the moment they try it? Is it the symbolic hunt? Or the sheer thrill of catching a flying object and pulverising it in mid-air with a shotgun that makes its power known as you see the clay target shatter into a thousand pieces? Whatever it is, the sheer joy on the face of a guest who hits his or her first clay target is a delightful sight to behold.
How to feed the addiction
Which shotgun should I buy? Which cartridge should I use? Which discipline should I shoot? What chokes should I use?! These are all questions that arise when we start shooting clay targets for the first time. And they are very important questions, too!
Don’t get bogged down in the detail
It’s very easy to get ‘analysis paralysis’ and confuse oneself with too many variables. There are many different styles of shotguns, cartridge loads and choke tightness, not to mention the different shooting styles. You can ask a dozen different people about where to start and you may end up with a dozen different pieces of advice.
