The Wing and Clay Flyer:  Summer 2005

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Quick Shots

Benelli’s Tom Knapp
at  Doc’s Hunt Club
On August 13 and 14 Doc’s hunt club in Adel, IA in conjunction with Scheels All Sports will be hosting trick shooter Tom Knapp.  Knapp holds a world record for shooting 10 hand-thrown clay targets with a Benelli shotgun.  Show times are 2:00PM each day.  In addition, Benelli representatives will be on-hand to showcase Benelli shotguns and Doc’s Hunt Club will have 5-stand sporting clays available to the public.  Call 515-993-3711 for more information.

Treat Your Employees, Family or Friends to a Day of Shotgun Fun!
Tired of the same old
corporate golf outings your company puts on?  Want to impress the family at the next reunion?  Let AA Shooting Instruction help you plan your next event!  Shotgun shooting is great fun and is a good team building exercise.  Trap, skeet, 5-stand and sporting clays are available to you and your group.  Let Ben help plan your outing from start to finish including instruction, facilities rental and catering. 
Contact Ben Berka for more information.

 

Scholastic Shooting
Supplies Program to
Run in September
The Scholastic Shooting Supplies Program (SSSP) is set to run again in September, corresponding to the start of the fall semester.  The SSSP offers high-quality, low cost shotguns, ammunition and reloading supplies to members of youth, high-school and collegiate shooting programs.  For more information, or to receive the program details when they are published, please visit the SSSP page on the AA Shooting Instruction website or contact
Ben Berka.

Central Iowa Hunter’s Safety Courses
 Hunter education is a mandatory program that is designed to introduce students to several life-long skills that are important to the many different types of outdoor recreational opportunities.  Iowa law requires that anyone born after January 1, 1967 must be certified in hunter education before they are eligible to purchase an Iowa hunting license.  For more information, please visit the Iowa DNR website.  For class dates and locations, please check the Calendar of Events section of the Wing and Clay Flyer.

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(Skeet Doubles: Continued from page 7)

· target rather than looking to the opposite side of the gun.  First, find the second target with the eyes, THEN move the gun to the bird.

· Head on the gun.  The primary reason the second target in doubles is missed is due to head lifting.  Practice moving your eyes independent of the gun and work on staying in the gun through the second shot.

To shoot doubles well, it is essential to practice doubles (sounds simple enough, but I am amazed by how little most people practice doubles).  If you are serious about competing, I would recommend shooting two rounds of doubles from 3, 4 and 5 at the end of your regular 100 target (or more) practice session.  Doubles practice at this time will best simulate registered shoot conditions since you will likely be a little tired from the regular practice, much like in a tournament shoot after already shooting a couple events.

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