Description
Book SynopsisMastering Sporting Clays is a perfect guide for all levels of sporting clays shooters, from recreational to competitor. Beginner and novice shooters learn essential first steps, while advanced shooters, including competitive shooters, will benefit from target-specific tactics, allowing them to focus on improving their problem areas.
Trade ReviewDon Currie is an acknowledged top competitor and acclaimed coach and, with this book, shares his years of experience and vast knowledge of the subject with a wider audience. -- Chris Batha, Greater London Skeet Champion, world-renowned instructor and coach
When I was learning how to shoot I devoured every source of information I could find on the topic. Don Currie's excellent book would have been a great addition to my research library. -- Andy Duffy, five-time National Sporting Clays Champion
Don Currie is a masterful instructor. Engaging, thorough, and effective. This book belongs on the bookshelf of any student of the game. -- Dana Farrell, Editor, ClayShootingUSA
Don Currie’s book is sure to become a must read for the serious sporting clays enthusiast. -- Bruce Bowlen, author, The Orvis Wingshooting Handbook
Don Currie is a coach’s coach. And in this book he shares the winning system he has taught not only to other instructors but also countless shooters of all skill levels. Whether you are an advanced competitor looking to up your game or a beginner hoping to break your first target, Mastering Sporting Clays is the book for you. Read it and succeed. -- Ralph Stuart, Shooting Sportsman
Mastering Sporting Clays incorporates everything the clay shooter needs to know in order to progress. All shooting instructors would do well to develop such knowledge. -- Chris Miles, Association of Professional Shooting Instructors
Mastering Sporting Clays takes you back to the fundamentals of the sport. Don provides the beginner and advanced shooter with a clear pathway to proficiency with a shotgun. Far more than a one-time read, this book is an essential companion for any shooter on a quest to achieve mastery in the field or on the sporting clays course. -- Kevin Sterk, Head Instructor at Griffin & Howe Shooting School
Don is one of the best instructors I have ever encountered, in golf or sporting clays. Don is the best and Mastering Sporting Clays is the bible for clay shooters! -- Ray Floyd, PGA World Golf Hall of Fame; US Open, Masters, and PGA Champion
Table of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1. The Fundamentals Chapter 1. Introduction to the Fundamentals Chapter 2. A Brief History and Other Disciplines Chapter 3. Safety Chapter 4. Eye Dominance Chapter 5. Gun Fitting Chapter 6. The Origins of Focus-Movement-Faith Chapter 7. Focus Chapter 8. Movement: Planning Chapter 9. Movement: Ready Position Chapter 10. Movement: Execution Chapter 11. Faith Part 2. The Path to Mastery Chapter 12. Introduction to the Path to Mastery Chapter 13. When Focus and Movement Converge Chapter 14. The Diagnostic Tree: Putting It All Together Chapter 15. Deceptive Targets Chapter 16. Target Tactics Chapter 17. The Mental Game and the OPTIMAL Process Chapter 18. Practice Chapter 19. Go Ahead, Ask Me! Glossary Endnotes Sources Index
