In comparison to sports like football and tennis, a layperson could be forgiven for assuming that clay shooting probably doesn’t require that much physical training – that is, exercise of the whole body rather than just your trigger finger. As many of us would be quick to point out, a full day of shooting, whether on the clays, at a sporting shoot, controlling pests or stalking, can be both physically and mentally taxing.
Most athletes supplement their skill-based training with other forms of exercise aimed at building general fitness or